Gauteng’s school bus dilemma continues

School bus operators in Gauteng deny that busses will run as normal from Wednesday. This follows an earlier statement by the province’s education department that normal school bus operations will resume on Wednesday after some 66-thousand children were left stranded by bus operators on Tuesday. The South African Bus Operator's Association says school busses will only run normally again once the payments have been made. Bus operators claim the department owes them 22-million rands. Education spokesperson Mbela Phetlhe told the media all authentic claims for operating expenses would be settled with individual contractors by the end of the week. The department subsidises 400 of the busses that transport pupils to school in Gauteng.