An investigation has been launched into a bus crash which claimed the lives of nine people who were returning home to Mpumalanga after the African National Congress (ANC) election manifesto launch in Durban.
According to media reports, the bus accident happened at around 5am in Paulpietersburg under the eDumbe Local Municipality in Zululand on Sunday.
‘The law enforcement team on the scene has so far confirmed nine fatalities. However, they have not concluded the full recovery of the bus at the accident scene.
‘Scores of other occupants sustained injuries, with four being more critical [and] they have all been taken to a local hospital. The cause of the accident is being investigated, and experts will be deployed to assist with the forensic investigation,’ KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC, Sipho Hlomuka said.
The MEC said a team was deployed on the scene to work with all law enforcement agencies.
‘The investigation has already started, and we are in touch with the bus owner. Our investigation is looking at th
e condition of the road, condition of the bus, weather during the times of the accident, and the condition of the driver,’ Hlomuka said.
He expressed his deepest condolences to the ANC and all affected families and wished those who sustained injuries a speedy recovery.
The MEC encouraged road users, especially public transport movers, to be extra cautious on the road.
Source: South African Government News Agency
A committee made up of representatives of The Prime Ministry, the ministries of Finance, social affairs, employment and professional training and the interior, will be created to evaluate the socio-economic and financial impacts of ending subcontracting labor contracts in the public sector.
This decision was made by the end of a cabinet meeting on the issue of subcontracting labor, held Monday, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister, Ahmed Hachani, in the presence of Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia, Social Affairs Minister, Malek Ezzahi and Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Lotfi Dhiab, reads a statement of the Prime Ministry.
The cabinet meeting focused on the current situation of the labor sector in Tunisia as well as the issue of subcontracting labor, precarious employment contracts.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse