Mosuwe Molaba appeared in the Hoopstad Magistrate's Court on Friday and his case was postponed to 10 February 2023 for a formal bail application. 

Molaba was arrested earlier this week after a video clip went viral, where he was seen assaulting and strangling a school learner on the bus. 

He is facing charges of common assault and attempted murder. According to Free State police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng, the ANC Women's League and most of the school learners were protesting in front of the court in Hoopstad.

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Free State Education MEC, Tate Makgoe, has called for the driver to be permanently barred from working with learners. This after confirming that learners who witnessed the incident will be provided with psychosocial support and counselling. Makgoe said he was disgusted by the physical and emotional abuse of learners and others who witnessed this brutality.

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A taxi driver was also arrested earlier this week for assaulting a female traffic official at Dr Belcher Road in Bloemfontein. He is expected to reappear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on 9 February 2023 for a bail application after his case was postponed on Thursday.  

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