{"id":26007,"date":"2013-12-04T04:35:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T02:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/12\/e-tolls-a-costly-blunder\/"},"modified":"2013-12-04T04:35:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T02:35:10","slug":"e-tolls-a-costly-blunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/e-tolls-a-costly-blunder\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Tolls a costly blunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsr_floatbts_anchor\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Inkatha Freedom Party in Gauteng said today that it is with a heavy heart that they cry for the 2.5 million road users of Gauteng. Over the last few years the IFP has been fighting in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) and other platforms for the stoppage of this expensive and cynical project.<\/p>\n<p>IFP Caucus leader in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL), Bonginkosi Dhlamini said, \u201cIt is sad that having a means of transport has now become a sin. Our people are being coerced and manipulated into paying for what is going to prove to be the most expensive blunder this leadership has ever done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The IFP in Gauteng said it understands that citizens need to pay for the upkeep of roads and other infrastructure projects and tools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever if we are being forced to pay directly for these projects, why doesn\u2019t the government stop the fuel levy and take down the price of driver\u2019s licenses? Which is where they are currently getting money for the road project from, asked Dhlamini.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that this government is trying to put a positive spin on this shocks the IFP a great deal. The party doesn\u2019t understand how this government in their wildest and most bizarre behaviour would see it logical and humane to rob Gauteng citizens in broad daylight,\u201d said Dhlamini.<\/p>\n<p>Dhlamini said the most worrying for the party is the plain fact that our people\u2019s food prices are now going to go skyrocket and as a result continue the exclusion of the most downtrodden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis current action by our government will prove to be a major blunder in the history of Gauteng and South Africa. 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Over the last few years the IFP has been fighting in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) and other platforms for the stoppage of this expensive and cynical project. 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