The Human Rights Commission has called for the gaps within the National Learner Transport Policy to be addressed urgently. The Commission says the policy needs to be clear on the vetting of scholar transport drivers and the number of trips they can make in a day.
This comes in the wake of the tragic Vanderbijlpark crash which claimed the lives of 14 learners on Monday. This week Transport Minister Barbara Creecy indicated that her department was in the final stages of reviewing the policy.
Commissioner Professor Tshepo Madlingozi says they also want to see other parts of the policy, such as the clear marking of scholar transport vehicles being implemented.
