Stop LesufiI: Make use of recently extended opportunity to submit comments on BELA Bill to save Afrikaans education
29 June 2022
The parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Basic Education decided last night that written comments on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (the BELA Bill) can be submitted until the 15th of August.
The FF Plus wants to encourage all interested parties who have not yet made use of the opportunity, to make submissions. It is vital to thwart Panyaza Lesufi's plans for Afrikaans education.
This Bill was published for the first time in 2017 and was shrouded in controversy right from the start. It transfers the power to determine a school's language, religious and admission policy from the school governing body to the provincial Head of Department.
The Bill, furthermore, lowers the school age. In addition, its approach to homeschools, micro-schools, online education and other forms of education that function outside of the outdated paradigm remains unchanged. It is as if Covid-19 never happened.