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A school bus driver in the Eastern Cape has been suspended for allegedly drinking on the job.
A video of the driver from the Moshesh Agricultural High School in Matatiele went viral.
It shows him drinking while a pupil is steering the bus which was full of pupils.
We spoke to the education department's spokesperson Vuyiseka Mboxela for more on this incident.

In 2017, parents and pupils,
from Pinelands High School in Cape Town,
approached the school management,
about the school's crest.
They raised concerns about some problematic symbols
in the crest, linked to South Africa's colonial past.
The school has spent the past three years engaging with the school community to create the new school crest.
Why the crest? And what are they hoping the change will bring?
We chat to the school’s principal, Dave Campbell,
for more on this.

Fresh after being given the green light to return to action contact school sport has been suspended with immediate effect.
The decision was made by the council of education ministers on Wednesday due to the rise of COVID-19 infections in schools.
Basic Education’s spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga says authorities were forced into making this tough decision due to the impact of the virus.

The Basic Education Department is meeting with provincial department heads today
to discuss the possibility of cancelling the October school holidays.
That's according to the SA Onderwysers Unie.
The Department says several options are on the
table and an announcement will be made soon.
Unions plan to fight any decision to change the school calendar.
The SA Onderwysers Unie says it's received communication from the DBE
that five days from the 4th to the 8th of October will be used to catch up on teaching time.
Chris Klopper is the union’s CEO.

Eastern Cape high school principal is arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted pupils at the school.

There is a high possibility that school holidays will be shorter.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that schools will close again have been met with mixed reaction.

The decision comes after unions expressed concern over schooling as South Africa reaches its COVID-19 peak.

The decision to close schools, however, only impacts public schools.

For more on this, we spoke to the Executive Director of Naptosa, Basil Manuel.

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