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The most recent statement of the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, about the value of mother-language education and her department’s appreciation for Afrikaans schools, amount to a mere ruse in the run-up to the election and in light of the growing opposition to the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (better known as the BELA Bill). This is the opinion of AfriForum after the minister’s efforts to reassure Afrikaans speakers yesterday that the Bill does not ...

Organisation says with BELA, Afrikaans schools and quality education are next to be destroyed by ANC

After completing the latest leadership change that installed as new Senate President Francis Escudero, senators on Wednesday voted to install a new set of chairmen for the standing committees The new committee chiefs are: Former Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri for Economic Affairs; Senator Mark Villar for government corporations and…

President Cyril Ramaphosa could face legal action if he signs the Bela Bill without considering requests from the union and the DA.

Inspiring stories of resilience and social entrepreneurship were shared at STI West Negros University's recent event, where women leaders championed the

Critics of the bill say that it will remove all School Governing Body (SGB) powers and place the powers to govern in the hands of department heads.

The Department of Basic Education 2023 National Senior Certificate provincial district award ceremony followed the stellar performance by KwaZulu-Natal in the 2023 NSC exams, which saw the province obtaining 86. 4%.

21 May 2024 Joint media statement: Victory for all out-of-school learners in the Metro East Education District as the Western Cape High Court orders the Western Cape Education Department to place learners within 10 days #SofundaSonke On Friday 17 May, the Western Cape High Court ordered that the Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) place…

Pupils in South Africa are currently in the second term and will no doubt be counting down the days until their June-July holidays.

The Western Cape High Court has ordered education authorities in the province to find spaces for unplaced learners.