Explain & Verify I BELA Bill

Before we begin today's topic, let's look at a different aspects of the BELA Bill. President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow sign the BELA Bill into law, however the minister of basic education Siviwe Gwarube is a member of Democratic Alliance (DA) that is fiercely opposing the Bill.

How is the department going to implement BELA, when its political head is opposed to the bill? Our SABC News political reporter Samkele Maseko speaks to Basic Education Spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga.

[louisnaidu]

Thank you for revealing the confusion that exists in the most import department of the nation. Education is what supports the economy of a country.

[mxolisipercy]

1 ministers salary including benefits amounts to at least 5 teachers salary, kodwa government doesn't have money. This pains me as one of qualified teacher seating at home.

[gustabeumer]

The government seems to forget who pays them and that they are NOT our parents.

[nkosenhlentshangase]

Mr Mhlanga sound more like politician than an educational professional, he dodges questions.

[SundayRooster]

If Afriforum is opposed to it. Just know that that the Bill trying to accommodate everyone.

[mabaker]

Compulsive school attendance - excellent law. Then the clowns get rid of many teaching posts for financial reasons.... Really? A circus without a tent....

[martieschutte]

First you need to get the current schools in proper shape, get the finances in place - shortages of teachers and supplies. And it will be come more as you cant pay them. Don’t we need to get this first sorted. You can't have dysfunctional schools and add more financial pressure.

[louisnaidu]

Why does he not answer the questions direstly about teacher vacancies.

[starking]

So while "defaulting " parents are in prison- who will be responsible for ensuring this "law" is enforced and who will take care of the kids?😮

[ntswakimoloi]

You don't have the budget for teaching positions, but you sign the bill which needs a budget of R16 billion wow

[helgard]

I would rather die for the Most High, than live for Ishtar.

[Toughj]

31k + vacant teaching positions yet we have thousands unemployed qualified teachers sitting at home..

[PhindileTwala-oi]

Our government needs to revamp our schools and change the curriculum and teach relevant stuff like Science, Technology, Agriculture inorder for our kids to be ready for tertiary just like China and Japan. Hhayi oLabel the locust and irrelevant current curriculum

[hlayisekarussel]

This is the funniest thing i've heard, a vacancy neing defined as a post that is currently filled by a contractor ...how exactly?

[amogelangmokaila]

How does he sign the bill while our education structure is not looking so well

[fxwic]

Post elections, the ANC is trying to address issues that should have been properly addressed immediately post 94. Now they are scrambling going about things in a radical way to make up for lost time.

[sabeloshabangu]

I wonder when will tertiary education be compulsory

[danielschauffer]

With all the issues in South Africa right now was this particular Bill REALLY needed! We have a chronic problem of too many laws without the resources or competence to implement them! Resulting in fragmentation with the vast majority of the country simply ignoring the law!

[mikejoneswho]

Is this the bill which also gives government the right to teach our boys they can be girls and our girls they can be boys?

[abelmadzinga]

Great initiative, no African will be illiterate