Motlanthe believes Gauteng e-toll 'making good progress'

File Photo: Motorists cheer on DA protesters outside the Pretoria High Court.

On Friday, the SABC reported that Motlanthe had given an indication that the tolls would go ahead during an interview with the broadcaster.

Speaking on SABC television, the country’s Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said: “As a middle road, we believe we are making steady progress, we are really getting closer to a meeting point.
 
“However, I am not in a position to say so conclusively because we still have to meet other stakeholders.”
 
A week ago, the Constitutional Court opened the way for the Gauteng e-tolling system to be implemented when it set aside a Pretoria High Court ruling made in April that prevented the system from going ahead, pending a judicial review in November. 
 
This means SANRAL and the Department of Transport are legally entitled to begin rolling out the system.
 
A final round of talks between government and stakeholders on the Gauteng e-tolling system got underway in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The inter-ministerial task team has already consulted labour federation, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance and will end with a meeting with the Road Freight Association.