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IFP Gauteng province has joined the likes of Cosatu in reiterating its disagreement with the direction the Gauteng and National government is taking regarding the pending implementation of the E-Tolling.

IFP Caucus Leader in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Bonginkosi Dhlamini said, “This situation has been disappointing. Last year the IFPGP cautioned in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature that in dealing with the implementation of E-Tolling, there must be a strong consideration of people’s will. But all that seems to have fallen on deaf ears, as the people’s will continues to be overlooked.”

Since the beginning of the E-Toll hearing last year to November 2012, IFPGP has been observing the opinions of various Gauteng citizens on various media platforms, and from their responses, it is crystal clear that they do not want this project to go ahead.
“Albert Einstein once remarked that, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. And this is the position we as the opposition and citizens of Gauteng face. Can we honestly make it any clear that we do not want this E-Tolling project to persist? We are not insane, but rather fed-up with the ruling party’s lack of sympathy towards the voices of the masses of Gauteng citizens,” Dhlamini added.

“Furthermore, the economic recession of 2009/10 left Gauteng consumers reeling with the economy shedding a sizeable amount of jobs. So, in light of the current economic tensions in South Africa, it is absurd and unjust to expect already pressed citizens to pay to use roads they already fork out for via indirect tax,” Dhlamini concluded.