{"id":95195,"date":"2026-02-02T18:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-mandates-safety-inspections-for-scholar-transport"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:00:16","slug":"gauteng-mandates-safety-inspections-for-scholar-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-mandates-safety-inspections-for-scholar-transport","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng Mandates Safety Inspections for Scholar Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The roadworthiness of school transport operators in Gauteng will be tested during a mandatory inspection this month.<\/p>\n<p>In a brief statement, the Gauteng government announced that all contracted pupil transport services will be required to present their vehicles for roadworthiness tests at vehicle testing stations in the province.<\/p>\n<p>The inspections will start on Tuesday and run until the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Government said that those who fail to present their vehicles for testing will face precautionary suspension of services until their vehicles have been successfully tested.<\/p>\n<p>This follows last month\u2019s fatal crash in the Vaal, in which 14 pupils died when the taxi they were travelling in collided with a truck<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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