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Ministry tops up eTransport card

Apenisa Waqairadovu Multimedia Journalist [email protected]

May 16, 2023 4:05 pm

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Students’ transport cards have been topped up.

The Ministry of Education says parents and guardians can now redeem the cards for their children for term 2.

It says redeeming can be done at Vodafone outlets, buses, district offices, and the Ministry’s headquarters.

The new school term  starts next week.

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