Is the Bela Bill the last straw for the ANC-DA GNU?
The Bela Bill, which proposes controversial reforms to South Africa’s education system, is only the latest battleground for ...
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R3.6 billion matric examination printing bill condemned – EFF
EFF statement on exorbitant R3.6 billion matric examination printing bill. 11. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns ...
Bela Bill part of quest to rectify past imbalances
South Africa’s quest to undo the imbalances of the past is envisioned in the new education law; during the apartheid era, the ...
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Bela bill: South Africans face jail if children not in school
South Africa's parliament has passed a major education bill that could see parents face prison if their children are not in school. Under the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela), they could be ...
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Education reform row threatens South Africa unity government
Experts say that South Africa's education system needs ... Civil rights group AfriForum has described the bill as an attack against Afrikaans education and has said it remains committed to ...
EFF condemns Solly Malatsi’s withdrawal of the SABC Bill, accuses Minister of serving white-owned media
EFF condemns Minister Malatsi’s withdrawal of the SABC Bill, accusing him of undermining public broadcasting and serving ...
South Africa’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn: new bilingual education policy is a start
Language has always been used as a political football in South Africa. This can be traced back to the competing English and ...
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AfriForum To March Against BELA Bill Implementation
AfriForum's Kallie Kriel said the lobby group will march to Freedom Park in Pretoria to protest the Basic Education Laws ...
South Africa’s civil service should be restructured, but a plan to reward early retirement won’t solve the problem – economist
Past initiatives to entice public servants to take early retirement have done little to reduce the cost of government.
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ANALYSIS | BELA Act: A step forward or backward for South African school governance?
While school governing bodies' consultation with the heads of department for approval is in line with the arbitration and ...
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Government’s R11 billion master plan to cut South Africa’s bloated wage bill
South Africa has reinstated a R11 billion plan to reduce the nation’s significantly high public sector wage bill.
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Significant support for Tobacco Control Bill in KZN public hearings
The public hearings were part of the final stage of public input before the Tobacco Control Bill moves forward in the ...