Etoll ruling: The fight goes on

The federation also urged motorists to reject user-pays for basic public services and not to buy e-tags, which will make e-tolling unworkable.

National spokesperson Patrick Craven said Cosatu learned with regret that the Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed the bid to stop the implementation of e-tolls on Gauteng highways.

“This decision will however make no difference to our campaign against this attempt to privatise out public highways,” he said.

“The attempt was never primarily based on the legality of the tolls but on a fundamental political principle that our roads are a public asset, already paid for through taxation and the fuel levy, and motorists should not therefore have to pay again to drive on them.”

Craven said their socio-economic commission will meet on 11 October to set a date for a national day of action on e-tolls, better public transport and all the other campaigns.