JOHANNESBURG – Soweto parents protested outside Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s office on Tuesday, saying the protracted subsidised scholar transport strike is negatively affecting their children.
Subsidised scholar transport providers in Gauteng have been on strike since 1 February, claiming the provincial Education Department has failed to pay their invoices for three months. Parents have been left scrambling to get their children to and from school to ensure they are not left behind academically. In Tshepisong, parents approached a local councillor,…
