Dead end: E-toll to be scrapped - officially

E-tolls will start officially being scrapped next month, after a decade of controversy that created little more than a huge pile of debt for authorities, and widespread animosity among Gauteng motorists.

The segments of Gauteng road where e-tolls have been operating will be stripped of their status as continuous toll roads with electronic toll points. This was officially declared in a Government Gazette published on Thursday morning, which was signed by the Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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