Eastern Cape scholar transport woes escalate with protests, road closures in Gqeberha

WATCH | Eastern Cape scholar transport woes escalate with protests, road closures in Gqeberha

A week since almost 1 000 pupils in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro were left stranded as they waited for their scholar transport in vain, the dispute escalated as parents and pupils in Gqeberha took to the streets in protest on Wednesday.

The scholar transport issues stem from a lapsed contract with the Eastern Cape Department of Transport, which is currently in the process of receiving tenders for these contracts.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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