Deputy Minister, thank you for the answer and we acknowledge that it is a provincial competency. Having said that, I must just say that in staying in these rural areas, where I travel most of the time, I find learners on the streets because the buses have broken down. The condition of the transport modes that are being used is not very pleasing, honestly. You find that they are not capable of doing the job and most of the time even the drivers themselves seem not to be qualified to drive.
I want to know if any proposals can be made for a working relationship between the department and the traffic officials, or maybe the metro police, in regard to their constantly monitoring whether learners are being transported on safe modes of transport, and by people who are qualified to do so. Thank you.