The Eastern Cape Education Department (ECDoE) MEC Mandla Makupula mourns the passing on of five Libode district learners who lost their lives through a bus accident yesterday.
According to the MEC, the provision of scholar transport is meant to ensure that learners' access education as it is their Constitutional Right but despite that an unintended consequence this time around claimed their lives. He therefore calls upon all owners of the scholar transport services to be cautious when transporting learners.
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