According to the Sunday Independent, those in opposition to the controversial e-tolling scheme in Gauteng do not have a clear plan to continue the battle.
The paper reports that the largest trade union federation - the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) does not have a concrete plan for its continued resistance of the scheme.
Cosatu has said it will not go down without a fight.
However, the Sunday Independent says there is growing acceptance among congress members that e-tolls are inevitable. It reports this based on commentators inside the federation.
The paper adds that the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa), which has to meet to consider a way forward after losing a recent court bid, will need more money to continue fighting.
It quotes chairman Wayne Duvenage as saying it has strong ground for appeal, but faces a shortage of funds. The civil society movement will need R1.5 million to take the case to the Constitutional Court.
Outa recently lost a Supreme Court of Appeal bid to quash e-tolling on Gauteng's freeways.
The South African National Roads Agency, which has placed several advertisements punting the merits of open-road tolling, has lashed out at Outa for making inflammatory claims.
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