Chante Hohip5 March 2025 | 5:57

Discovery’s Safe Journey to School Initiative is getting more kids to school safely

Thousands of children die on South African roads every year on their way to school.

Discovery’s Safe Journey to School Initiative is getting more kids to school safely

FILE picture: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

702’s Bongani Bingwa speaks with Andronica Mabuya, Head of Corporate Social Investment at Discovery.

Listen below:

Discovery’s Safe Journey to School Initiative with Afrika Tikkun is prioritising child safety, ensuring that everyone gets to school safely.

“Road safety for scholars remains a major concern for South Africa… Our country has one of the highest road fatality rates in the world… a significant portion of these fatalities involve pedestrians and children.”
– Andronica Mabuya, Head of Corporate Social Investment – Discovery

The initiative works with transport drivers to monitor, educate and reward safe driving.

Since its inception in 2013, the programme has over 750 drivers signed up, transporting more than 24,000 learners daily across the Western Cape and Gauteng.

“Most of these road accidents are not just random events but rather the result of human choices and behaviour, it’s about reckless driving, poor judgement and also avoidable risk.”
– Andronica Mabuya, Head of Corporate Social Investment – Discovery

Scroll up to the audio player to listen to the discussion.