A week before e-tolling comes into effect, several organisations are going to court in a last effort to declare the process illegal.
 
Mass demonstrations are also in the pipeline. 

In a last desperate attempt to prevent e-tolls, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) and others will go to the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday to hear the outcome of an application launched in March.
 
The group’s Wayne Duvenhage said there are a number of legal issues that they are fighting.

“The lack of consultation, but the main crux of the matter is the irrationality of e-tolling.”

Duvenhage said this was the last legal option they had available.

“This is the only real way to stop it.” 

Meanwhile, the Congress Of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is planning what it is calling the “mother of all protests” against e-tolling. 

Demonstrations will be held outside the South African National Road Agency Limited’s (Sanral) building and the Transport Department’s offices on Wednesday.

Cosatu’s Provincial Secretary Dumisani Sakile said this was a fight they will not give up on.

“We are determined to make sure these e-tolls are not operational and no one is supposed to register and pay for tollgates.”

(Edited by Clare Matthes)