MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG: The MEC responsible for the North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng, has appealed to communities to stop hijacking buses used to transport learners to and from school as a form of bargaining tool during service delivery protests.
The MEC’s appeal follows disruptions at several schools in Kagisano Molopo Municipality where scholar transport busses were “hijacked and forced to transport” protesting community members leaving learners stranded. The protesting community members allegedly forced both teachers and learners of Kgononyane Secondary School to vacate school premises.
Almost 2 000 learners from five schools were affected and the majority of these learners are beneficiaries of the scholar transport provided by the Department.
MEC Morweng urged communities to use alternative avenues to raise concerns rather than to deny learners opportunity to attend classes.
The situation was reported to have calmed down and no disruptions were reported last Friday morning. Head of Department, Dr Hans Kekana has appealed to bus operators, parents and schools’ management to inform the department at once should there be any challenges faced by learners who rely on scholar transport to access schools.
