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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 target Afrikaans schools at all. “The ANC is a champion destroyer of value. The fact that any ...

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

The National Assembly has passed the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill, which will bring about several legislative reforms in the education sector. But opponents say MPs were too hasty in signing off on last-minute amendments.

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Trade union Solidarity is concerned about how school language policy will be managed under the BELA Bill.