--- title: GP residents mustn’t be burdened with paying for e-tolls, says MEC | ITWeb description: The provincial government is resolute in its position against the controversial tolling system, with MEC Jacob Mamabolo saying it rejects the implementation of e-tolls. image: https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sk9gAH8WtB7MoJlpH1jX4SsVvmFKQkMgR8WjIUO_uhmpWNstN2dfmDabvcaDLeVDqymT1ZxiEDeAdXpdk3OvUQ=w816-h428.jpeg --- [![vast.png](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ObscureLogo-02.png?width=1000&height=354&name=ObscureLogo-02.png "vast.png")](http://www.obscuretech.net) Open main menu Close main menu - [Technology Partners](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/technology-partners) Open the submenu - [BeyondTrust](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/beyondtrust) - [Cybereason](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/cybereason) - [Forescout](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/forescout) - [Gytpol](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/gytpol) - [Netskope](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/netskope) - [OKTA](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/okta) - [OneTrust](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/onetrust) - [Palo Alto Networks](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/palo-alto-networks) - [Pentera](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/pentera) - [Proofpoint](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/proofpoint) - [Radware](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/radware) - [RiskIQ](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/riskiq) - [Rubrik](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/rubrik) - [Splunk](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/splunk) - [Tenable](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/tenable) - [Trend Micro](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/trend-micro) - [Obscure Blog](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog) - [About Us](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/about-us) - [Contact Us](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/contact-us) # GP residents mustn’t be burdened with paying for e-tolls, says MEC [ITWeb](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/author/itweb) [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/rgevdvpyk4e7kjn3) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/rgevdvpyk4e7kjn3) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/rgevdvpyk4e7kjn3) ![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sk9gAH8WtB7MoJlpH1jX4SsVvmFKQkMgR8WjIUO_uhmpWNstN2dfmDabvcaDLeVDqymT1ZxiEDeAdXpdk3OvUQ=w816-h428.jpeg) ![Gauteng public transport and roads infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo.](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sk9gAH8WtB7MoJlpH1jX4SsVvmFKQkMgR8WjIUO_uhmpWNstN2dfmDabvcaDLeVDqymT1ZxiEDeAdXpdk3OvUQ.jpeg) Gauteng public transport and roads infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo. Despite finance minister Tito Mboweni advocating for the “user-must-pay” principle in regards to state infrastructure, Gauteng’s government remains firm in its opposition to motorists paying to use provincial roads. Gauteng public transport and roads infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo [reiterated](https://www.itweb.co.za/content/dgp45qaGbLV7X9l8) the provincial government’s long-standing position against the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), popularly known e-tolls. Despite public resistance, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) moved ahead with plans to introduce e-tolling on the Gauteng freeway system on 3 December 2013. The Electronic Toll Collection company, which has been contracted to collect COLLECT [![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SqwidNet-logo_xl-Sep-18-2023-05-27-45-9981-PM.gif)](http://adx.itweb.co.za/adclick.php?bannerid=27046&zoneid=0&source=&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sqwidnet.com%2F&ismap=) [Driving innovation through IoT. Sqwidnet can give you the tools to bring your ideas to life. Connect with us.](http://adx.itweb.co.za/adclick.php?bannerid=27046&zoneid=0&source=&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sqwidnet.com%2F&ismap=) ![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/adlog-Sep-18-2023-05-27-27-7467-PM.php) e-toll payments on behalf of Sanral, has had a tough task during this time, due to ongoing resistance from motorists. The provincial ANC government and national government also still do not see eye-to-eye on the controversial tolling system. Mamabolo reaffirmed the Gauteng government’s position against the e-tolls system. ##### See also ## [E-tolls are pro-poor, says ETC](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/content/JBwEr7n5mp9v6Db2) ## [ETC pays big to get motorists to settle e-toll debt](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/content/WnxpE74DL147V8XL) “We have made a very comprehensive submission to the president, the minister of finance and that of transport, which we believe can resolve the e-tolls matter once and for all. We have made a compelling case clearly stating it is not correct for residents of our province to be burdened with paying for e-tolls,” he says. According to the MEC, provincial government has been working with national government to ensure the implementation IMPLEMENTATION [![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/gen2software-logo_xl-Sep-18-2023-05-27-30-9052-PM.gif)](http://adx.itweb.co.za/adclick.php?bannerid=26948&zoneid=0&source=&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gen2sa.co.za%2F&ismap=) [Budgeting tools that you can ACTUALLY use. See the difference.](http://adx.itweb.co.za/adclick.php?bannerid=26948&zoneid=0&source=&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gen2sa.co.za%2F&ismap=) ![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/adlog-Sep-18-2023-05-26-03-1525-PM.php) of e-tolls in Gauteng is halted. In addition, Mamabolo indicated he wrote to transport minister Fikile Mbalula in November, outlining the provincial government’s rejection of the implementation of proposed Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) regulations as another method of enforcing the tolling system. The AARTO system includes the licence points demerit system. “We reject the proposed AARTO regulations, which are another attempt to bring back the e-tolls system in our province. We are of the strongest view that the freeway network that is being tolled services the national economy and the Southern African Development Community as well as the international economy. “It is therefore not fair to expect the people of our province to carry the burden,” Mamabolo concluded. ### Leave a Comment ## Related Articles [![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/St9SjCppXwvfO-_yszydJLqFGbAaROBeSpayt7eqxHjUWeKON80C4kaEo9109uAUPbX36JLDbAwcDyPbxYsWiLg=w816-h428.jpeg)](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/o1jr5mx9dkbqkdwl) ### [Altron retrenches 600 employees, pays them R19m](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/o1jr5mx9dkbqkdwl) [ITWeb](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/author/itweb) [Read More](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/o1jr5mx9dkbqkdwl) ### [Reducing cyber attacks in the retail IOT realm](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/rgevdqpykgzvkjn3) The digital transformation to using modern, connected retail devices should not come at the cost of incurring unacceptable levels of cyber risk. 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