Concerned parents of learners who have not been going to school due to the scholar transport strike in Gauteng , have urged the provincial Department of Education to pay bus operators what is owed to them. Among the hundreds of learners missing classes are matric students preparing for examinations.
Operators affiliated with the Gauteng Small Bus Operators Council have downed tools, alleging non-payment for services, with some claiming they have not been paid since last year.
The Council has vowed to continue their strike until the provincial education department has paid all service providers.
