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Homeschooling parents don't need to worry about imprisonment as long as they comply with the provisions set out by the Bela Bill.

This weekend’s public participation process for the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill in the Northern Cape was marred by what was clearly an ANC attempt to influence the community’s inputs. Instead of the allocated 3 minutes, the Northern Cape Basic Education MEC, Zolile Monakali, was given 7 minutes to deliver a speech touting the benefits of the Bill. This despite the fact that the acting Chair of the parliamentary portfolio committee on basic education, Nombuyiselo Gladys...

The portfolio committee on basic education will host public hearings on the bill in the Western Cape this weekend.

The proposed closure and merger of smaller schools deemed as non-viable has invoked mixed reactions from KwaZulu-Natal communities.

The controversial BELA Bill is one step closer to being processed and implemented in schools across South Africa.

South Africa: Committee on Basic Education to Resume Public Hearings on Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill

The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education will only rejig its public participation process for the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill next month, when Parliament reconvenes after recess.

Parliament needed to delay public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill. Getty Images/ Witthaya Prasongsin Parliament’s

Parliament's processing of the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill hit the skids due to "some challenges" with the public hearings for the bill.



Chairperson says decision was made to give divisions supporting the public hearings enough time to iron out some challenges identified