Kzn Department Of Transport Inspects Scholar Transport: 47 Vehicles Fail Safety Checks

Forty-seven buses failed and were removed from transporting pupils in KwaZulu-Natal following a scholar transport inspection by the provincial Department of Transport on Tuesday.

The department inspected 245 vehicles and found that 47 were declared unroadworthy and could not transport pupils on the first day of the 2025 academic year.

Concerns including steering, brakes and suspension were flagged.

At Golden Investment Business Park in Pietermaritzburg, KZN Department of Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma inspected 150 of the buses and minibuses that provide scholar transport to 77 369 pupils who are expected to walk more than 3 kilometres to 433 schools.

He expressed satisfaction with the readiness and condition of the inspected fleet. They have mandated the Road Traffic Inspectorate RTI and other law enforcement agencies across the province to be on full alert and do spot checks.