According to the Western Cape Education Department (WCED), over 128,000 school pupils missed school while the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) held a two-day taxi strike. The department reported that on Monday, 128,699 grade 1 to 11 pupils were absent from school, and on Tuesday the number of absentees was 128,747. These numbers reflect that 11% of grade 1 … Continue reading More than 128,000 pupils missed school because of taxi strikes