The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will carry out "massive" demonstrations on SA's roads, starting next month, in a renewed effort to get government to scrap its controversial e-tolling system.
Cosatu - SA's largest trade federation - said yesterday, because government "continues to push e-tolls", the union "will continue to occupy the highways".
Patrick Craven, Cosatu's national spokesperson, says three dates have been marked for demonstrations. The first two take place next month - on the 11th and 25th - with the third scheduled for 7 March - the anniversary of Cosatu's nationwide strike against e-tolling and labour broking last year.
He says, while details have not yet been determined, the demonstrations will not only take place across Gauteng. "It is a national issue. The government has made it clear that it intends on instituting electronic tolling across SA and we expect to have support from other provinces too. It can safely be said this will be a national campaign."
Craven says a shop steward meeting will be held next Thursday, when details will be finalised.
Meanwhile, the legal saga between government entities, the SA National Roads Agency and National Treasury - and the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) on the other side - is ongoing.
On Friday, the North Gauteng High Court granted Outa leave to appeal a December ruling by Judge Louis Vorster that e-tolls were legal and could be implemented. Outa now awaits a date to present its argument against e-tolls in the Supreme Court of Appeal, in Bloemfontein.
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