ANC calls on Ramaphosa to implement Bela Act after DA, AfriForum march

The ANC study group on basic education says it is not true that Afrikaans is under threat as Afrikaners marched against the Bela Act.

The call comes after the Democratic Alliance , Freedom Front Plus, Solidarity, and AfriForum held a march against the Bela Act on Tuesday, 5 November. They said it is a direct attack on Afrikaans and mother-tongue education.The ANC study group said the notion that the Bela Act infringes on the right to be taught in one’s mother tongue language is disinformation.

Further, Louw said there are challenges in basic education that impede progress, as learners have been denied admission to schools because of their language policies.DA, FF PLUS JOIN MARCH ‘TO PROTECT MOTHER-TONGUE EDUCATION’Steenhuisen said these clauses give the state too much control over who gets an education at any particular school, and in what language.

DO YOU THINK PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA WOULD IMPLEMENT CLAUSE 4 AND 5 OF THE BELA ACT THAT HAVE BEEN HALTED AFTER CONSULTATION?

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