The tragic learner transport accident that occurred in Vanderbijlpark on the morning of 19 January has once again placed the safety of scholar transport in South Africa under intense scrutiny. The crash, involving a scholar transport minibus and a heavy vehicle, resulted in the deaths of several learners and left others critically injured while they were travelling to school. Beyond the immediate loss of young lives, the incident has exposed deep-seated and long-standing systemic failures within the country’s learner transport system.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Wheel Well Founder, Peggie Mars.