Gauteng Community Safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane says the school bus accidents in the province are as a result of an unregulated transport system.
Nkosi-Malobane was speaking on the sidelines of a dialogue event for women and the LGBT community in Soweto on Tuesday.
On Monday, 13 schoolchildren were injured in a school minibus accident in Soweto.
The man has been arrested and charged for drunk and negligent driving as well as culpable homicide.
Nkosi-Malobane says the unregulated school bus system continues to be a major issue in the province.
She says that strides have been made by the department but the response from drivers has been poor.
Nkosi-Malobane says the department is still experiencing major challenges, especially in the school transport sector.
“We still have incompetent drivers driving our children. People who are drunk… some of them don’t even have a license.”
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