Gauteng govt says it is making progress in paying of its e-toll debt
Finance MEC Lebogang Maile emphasised that the province remained committed to settling the debt.
The Gauteng MEC for finance, Lebogang Maile, holds a media briefing to give an update on repayment of e-toll debt on 29 June 2025. Picture: Alpha Ramushwana/ EWN.
JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng government is making progress in paying off its e-toll debt, with a further payment of R3.3 billion expected to be made to the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) on Monday.
Finance MEC Lebogang Maile announced at a media briefing on Sunday that this marked the department’s second payment.
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When the e-toll system was abolished, National Treasury agreed to cover 70% of the debt, leaving the province responsible for the remaining 30%.
The province has now paid off nearly half of its R15.9 billion e-toll debt.
Maile emphasised that the province remained committed to settling the debt.
"We wish to announce that tomorrow, the 30th of June 2025, the Gauteng Provincial Government will honour the province’s obligation by paying the second instalment towards the e-tolls debt as disclosed in the 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).
"The second amount due on the 30th of June 2025, based on the memorandum of agreement, is R3.377 billion in terms historical debt. This is the amount that we will be paying to the National Treasury tomorrow as a second instalment as part of our 30% contribution."