E-toll battle heats up

The battle between the South
African National Roads
Agency Limited (Sanral) and
the Organisation Undoing
Tax Abuse (Outa) heated up
on Sunday last week, with the
roads agency challenging the
lobbyist organisation to clarify
its standing in relation to its
practice of collecting funds
from the public.
Earlier in the week, Outa
issued a statement noting that
all current and future Outa
members were provisionally
exempt from legal claims
by Sanral for non-payment.
Sanral spokesperson, Vusi
Mona, pointed out that the
statement had concluded with
a drive for late membership
applications.
Outa chairman, Wayne
Duvenage, in turn expressed
his amusement at Sanral’s
“latest tactics”, stating that
the organisation’s “tens of
thousands” of members were
happy to support Outa. “Many
support us not only for the
benefit of being defended but
also for the work we are doing
to challenge corruption and
maladministration."
CAPTION
Outa chairman Wayne Duvenage stands by his statement that
Outa members are provisionally immune from Sanral legal
claims.