Education activist says Gauteng Education must urgently address learner transport safety [SOUND]

# Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, says the untimely death of a six-year-old Grade R girl learner from Letsatsing Primary Mine School in Carletonville in Gauteng is heartbreaking. The learner sustained serious injuries while boarding a learner transport bus last Friday and died in the hospital. The Gauteng Education Department has described the tragedy as a freak accident. Makaneta says the urgent need to address learner transport safety cannot be ignored: