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UPDATED REPORT: President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Bela Bill into law this morning at a public ceremony at the Union Buildings that was boycotted by his own Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube, a DA MP who urged him to return the bill to Parliament for further deliberation. In a […]
Losing her seat in Parliament after the recent elections has not stopped feisty former ACDP MP Marie Sukers from continuing her fight against the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill which is currently awaiting President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signature. The former member of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has written […]
The National Assembly passed the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill yesterday but opposition parties have indicated they will continue to oppose its implementation before and after the President signs it into law. ACDP MP Marie Sukers said in Parliament yesterday that “theย tragedy of the bill is that the […]
The ACDP, which carried out protest marches to government buildings in various provinces yesterday morning ahead of a voting session on the BELA Bill in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), has welcomed a decision by the NCOP not to vote on the bill due to a technicality. An error […]
Concerned parents, teachers, and community activists in George yesterday mobilised for a peaceful protest march against thes BELA Bill, which seeks to centralise government control of schools and governing bodies. The march took place at 10.30am, commencing from Eden School at the corner of York & Union Streets and concluded […]
Upington, February 23, 2024 In a dramatic turn of events at the Piet Thole Community Hall in Upington on Thursday, the community witnessed an intense showdown over the controversial Bela Bill, sparking outrage and accusations of rigging from concerned citizens. The Bela Bill, particularly clause 39, has been a subject […]
The National Assembly (NA) this afternoon approved the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill which the DA vowed earlier today to challenge “all the way to the Constitutional Court”. At 12.15 today the DA, ACDP, FF+ and civil society groups united outside Parliament to protest against the forcing of […]
The Basic Education Portfolio Committee adopted the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill on Tuesday after six members voted for its adoption, while the DA, ACDP and FF Plus voted against it. Opponents of the bill accuse the state of pushing it through for ideological reasons, while ignoring the public […]
The ACDP wishes to raise concern over discrepancies found in the BELA Bill draft report, says ACDP MP Marie Sukers in a media statement released today. She says: “The discrepancies in the report, with a staggering gap of nearly 9 000 overlooked submissions, is of grave concern. Every voice, every […]
Philip Rosenthal of ChristianView network urges parents in KwaZulu-Natal to speak up at the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill public hearings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If the legislation, commonly referred to as the BELA education bill, passes in its current form it will result in government taking power away […]