Sanral CEO quits - report

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Sanral CEO Nazir Alli Photo: Antoine de Ras

Sanral CEO Nazir Alli has resigned, a week after a judge called a halt to the controversial Gauteng e-tolling system, a report has said.

According to the Mail & Guardian, the board of the South African Roads Agency Limited has accepted Alli’s resignation, the agency said on Tuesday morning.

Sanral’s chair, Tembakazi Mnyaka, reportedly said that Alli would stay on in his post untilJune 3.

He thanked Alli for his contribution since Sanral's inception in1998. Sanral did not give reasons for Alli's resignation.

“The immediate focus and priority of the board is to ensure that Sanral continues to perform its essential role in operating and maintaining more than 16 000km of national roads across South Africa,” Mnyaka said.

Processes had been initiated by national government to address the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project and e-tolling, the start of which was halted by a court order on April 28.

“The board will ensure that Sanral contributes to and co-operates with the deliberations now underway,” he said. - IOL, Sapa