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It is alleged that on Monday 22 July, the driver picked up his siblings, who later alerted the family to Lifalethu\u2019s plight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A search immediately ensued for the Grade 6 learner to no avail. His image was also posted on social media. It was only later in the day when he eventually arrived home, having walked roughly 35 km from Simon\u2019s Town to Khayelitsha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An irate mother accused GABS of suspending the driver after feeling the pressure from the public. She said she won\u2019t let it lie like that. \u201cMy son was traumatised by walking the whole distance from Simon\u2019s Town to Khayelitsha. I was also mad when I heard that my son was left behind because he lost his ticket. GABS doesn\u2019t care. If it was not for the public outcry, they would not have provided any counselling for us,\u201d said Mbasana. She vowed to fight against the company without sharing the details of her next move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Narrating how she felt when Lifalethu arrived home accompanied by law enforcement officers later that night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI cried in front of my children, something that I never did. I was so emotional I couldn\u2019t contain myself. While at that time he was smiling saying, \u2018Mom I\u2019m fine, look at me\u2019. He hugged me, but I was crying,\u201d said traumatised mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbasana said her children only started using Golden Arrow a week earlier. They were previously dropped at school by their father, but a mechanical fault to his vehicle prompted the family to opt for the bus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She thanked everyone and the public for their support during this difficult time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbasana said she also received messages of support from people outside the country. \u201cThere were lots of messages and presents that we received from different people and different organisations after the incident. For example, this coming weekend there is a guest house in Muizenberg that offers to accommodate the whole family to stay there for the whole weekend,\u201d explained Mbasana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GABS spokesperson Bronwen Dyke-Beyer said the bus company can confirm that its policy is to assist uniformed scholars in exceptional situations where they have lost their tickets and that the driver who failed to do so has been suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA disciplinary process will now take place. We cannot speculate on what the outcome of this process will be. We have undertaken to review all mechanisms related to lost scholar tickets to ensure that protocol is followed in such cases,\u201d said Dyke-Beyer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said Golden Arrow was involved in the search for the learner, and they have been in contact with his parents, having visited his home on the same night (22 July). She said the company has also provided Lifalethu with a ticket that can be used for the rest of the term on the bus and arranged for family counselling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn circumstances where unaccompanied minors are making use of our services, we would ask parents to assist us by ensuring that their children are able to contact them in an emergency situation and that they advise their children on what to do in a situation where they are not able to catch their bus for whatever reason. 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