Concerns over bus safety as SA's roads plagued by bus crashes

First Take SA

South Africa's roads have been plagued by a series of devastating bus crashes, sparking mounting concerns over bus safety. In the latest incident, a bus crash in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday claimed the lives of two pupils, with 60 others injured. This tragedy follows a string of fatal accidents, including a collision on KwaZulu-Natal's roads that left 21 people dead. Nine lives were lost when a bus veered off Van Rhyns Pass in the Western Cape, while a separate incident in Limpopo resulted in five fatalities. Earlier, a bus accident outside Makhado claimed the lives of 10 Zimbabwean nationals. To discuss the alarming surge in bus accidents, Elvis Presslin spoke to Phumudzo Mukhwathi, Chairperson of the African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association, AUBBTA