the finance minister reassured the nation that cabinet had considered several other options to resolve the impasse over the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, prior to reverting to e-tolls.

"Government has decided to retain the user-pay principle. While there will be a further dispensation and value-added services, compliance will also be strengthened," said Mboweni.

He continued to state that not paying for e-tolls has resulted in the deterioration of Gauteng roads and an inability to maintain the network.

Mboweni encouraged South Africans to pay their bills.

"We need to build a culture of payment, as government services can only be sustainable if all of us that can pay for services, do so."

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