President Cyril Ramaphosa will soon make an announcement on a lasting solution for Gauteng’s e-toll system, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said on Tuesday. He said the executive council had made strong and persuasive arguments to national government on e-tolls. Last year, Makhura said the Gauteng government was willing to help settle billions of rands of e-toll debt. Last year, Makhura said the Gauteng government was willing to help settle billions of rands of e-toll debt. The debt was one of the key reasons why Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has opposed the scrapping of the system, saying it would cause further stress on the South African National Roads Agency. In 2018, Sanral collected R5.6-billion less than budgeted, partly due to the government’s lack of clarity on e-tolls.