On the 7th of march 2012, the streets of Johannesburg were filled with estimated 80 000 people who were protesting against the installation of the E-tolling system. The protest lasted for the whole day and people did not go to work, school and wherever they were suppose to go for that day. With this system, the motorists foresee expenses that are unnecessary that will be added to their monthly bills. The E-tolls will be installed on Johannesburg highways that follows:
According to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), the
system is expected to roll out next month. Even though people have protested ,it seems like they will start to function at the end of next month which is April. Cosatu is still planning to strike at the end of march since the government is going ahead with it. Vavi announced that the African National Congress Youth League, including its
suspended president Julius Malema, would join the strike. Is this our government's way of improving the economy of our country?. According to the report by Mncedisi Ndlovu & Sedumedi attorneys,
Dornier Consulting and Blackmagic raised concerns that no mention out was made of public transport in the SA
National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) proposals. This means that the government made a decision with the people in parliament about the E-toll and they saw the benefit out of this. As a Public Relations Practitioner, speaking in a communications context, what has happened is not good for our country and it has brought bad publicity for the government. The country has lost a lot of money because of the strike that took place on the 7th earlia this month. If the strikes continue as planned, this might be the start of our country's economic downfall.
If you would like to hear some more on the E-tolling system, view the debate below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzVqp8Gc08g
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