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Johannesburg - A motorcade is set to drive slowly to the "expensive" Swartruggens toll-gate in the North West to demand that its fees be reduced, the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Friday.
"We have been raising this issue about this expensive toll-gate since 2011 and nothing has been done. This march, in the form of cars driving slowly, is aimed at causing a traffic jam at the toll-gate," said Cosatu North West spokesperson Solly Phetoe.
The "drive slow" was scheduled to begin on Friday afternoon, and a memorandum would be handed over to a representative from the transport department.
"This is the most expensive toll-gate in the country, and it is robbing the poor of their hard-earned livelihood; we will continue to fight this."
A task team formed to address the matter was not functional, did not have terms of reference, and was biased, Phetoe said.
"We want to put on record that the task team has failed the masses of our province and the motorists who use this road on a daily basis."
The motorcade would leave from the Swartruggens police station and proceed to the toll-gate.
