JOHANNESBURG - Many drivers in Gauteng overload scholar transport in pursuit of profit, citing insufficient earnings to sustain their livelihoods.
In response, the Gauteng Transport MEC has decided to set up a committee to address the backlog of permits and applications.
"We have been sitting with them for almost six months, dealing with issues of permits and applications," said Kedibone Pauline Diale-Tlabela.
"We have been running workshops. The reason we run workshops. We realise they do not know the legislative framework governing them.
"They think it's about profits. Catch up with fuel and make money to live."
Over 60 vehicles were impounded on Thursday morning in a transport blitz operation.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says they're concerned about the safety of vehicles used to take children to school.
Many of the vehicles lack proper permits and are not roadworthy, raising the alarm about the potential safety risks during transportation.