Poor and black people the least affected by e-tolls in Gauteng: survey
28 June 2016 - 15:51
Rich and white people are most affected by e-tolls‚ the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) survey on the quality of life has revealed. Director of research at the GCRO Graeme Gotz said participants were asked if they believe they should pay for e-tolls."We asked the question ‘do you believe that you should pay for e-tolls?’ Some said it is not applicable to us‚ 34% of Africans said I do not use freeways‚ and 15 percent of white people said I do not use freeways‚ not because of e-tolls.""This is basically saying that e-tolls in a nutshell is an issue of rich people and whites‚" said Gotz...
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