Limpopo Transport MEC Violet Mathye condemns the use of bakkies for transporting school learners following a fatal crash in Dididi Village. Reports say the accident results in the death of a 15-year-old student. Mathye says bakkies are not designed to carry children and warns that taking pupils in these vehicles is unsafe. She urges communities to reject bakkies as a means of scholar transport and to seek safer alternatives for students’ travel. The MEC’s comments are framed as a response to the loss of life and as a call for more responsible transport practices around schools and learner routes. While details of the crash circumstances are not consistent across accounts, both sources focus on the same central message: communities are urged to stop using bakkies for learner transport and to prioritise safety after the tragedy in Dididi Village.