Santaco concerned about the non-payment of scholar transport operators in the Eastern Cape [SOUND]

# The South African National Taxi Council National Office has expressed deep concern over the ongoing non-payment of government-contracted scholar transport operators in the Eastern Cape. Over 100-thousand pupils in the province could be left stranded today, as scholar transport operators have decided to indefinitely suspend their services due to non-payment. Santaco’s spokesperson, Mmatshikhidi Phala, says the provincial government must act swiftly to resolve all outstanding contractual and payment issues: