At least 203 of 485 buses in the Gauteng scholar transport programme are unroadworthy, provincial education MEC Barbara Creecy said on Thursday.

Speaking at the Randburg testing station in Joburg, she said there were 700 buses in the subsidised scholar transport programme, 485 of which had been tested so far.

Most of the buses found to be unroadworthy had defective brakes, faulty steering mechanisms, and loose wires and bolts.

“A lot of the buses had major oil leaks and their brakes were not effective, but I would not say they were an immediate danger to the public,” said testing station manager Charles van der Heere.

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