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Cradock Primary School will be closed on Monday as learners and staff mourn the death of principal Wimpie van der Merwe, and ten year-old learner Stefanus Ferreira.
They were among the 17 people killed on Saturday when their school bus collided with a mini-bus taxi.
Fourteen passengers in the taxi died in the horror crash while 12 others, including passengers and school childlren were seriously injured.
On Sunday, deputy transport minister Lydia Chikunga visited injured passengers in Cradock after travelling to Port Elizabeth to visit injured patients in PE hospitals.
Eastern Cape Transport MEC, Thandiswa Marawu, says she's seriously considering 24-hour patrols by provincial traffic in a bid to stem the carnage on the province's roads.
President Jacob Zuma has extended his condolences to the families of those killed in the Cradock accident.
