SADTU is calling for the immediate implementation of the entire BELA Act
October 25, 2024
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), representing more than two thirds of the teachers and education workers, and the working class that called for and welcomed the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA Act) cannot be at the mercy of the DA and its deployee, the Minister of Basic Education.
The signed Act must be implemented effectively from the date of signing – 13 September 2024 – by the State President.
We, accordingly, call upon the Minister of Basic Education, MEC’s and the Department of Education, School Governing Bodies and School Management to implement the signed Act in its entirety (inclusive of clauses 4 and 5) with immediate effect. The suspension of the clauses was unlawful and must just be ignored. Admission policies and language were used to deny many to access some schools. They cannot be allowed to continue to do 30 years post the democratic breakthrough.
Transformation is non-negotiable and all our members are called upon to be vigilant and report any resistance by any official or any school management to the Union so that the Union can take such intransigent officials to court to explain why the Act cannot be implemented.