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E-TOLLS DEBT WIPED OUT
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|June 09, 2026
Cabinet approves write-off of billions owed by motorists as COSATU and OUTA welcome the long-awaited end of a 13-year saga
THE elimination of e-tolls has been applauded by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA).
Outa and Cosatu, however, agreed that the ruling ought to have been made much earlier in order to shield drivers from thirteen years of legal ambiguity.
The province's controversial electronic toll collections (e-tolls) was officially shut down in April 2024, by former Gauteng MEC for economic development, Lebogang Maile. At the time, the total debt was estimated to be R43 billion, with the province saddled with a 30% portion, standing at R13bn, while the national treasury was forced to cover the remaining 70% of the debt at nearly R30bn.
On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet approved the write-off of e-toll debt, allowing the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) to write off unpaid amounts owed by motorists.
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