The GOOD Party notes the announcement by Solidarity and AfriForum that they will be instituting legal proceedings against the promulgation of the BELA Act, with legal letters being sent to both the President and the Minister of Basic Education.
The President is not the one acting irrationally in this case, it is Solidarity and AfriForum who claim that title.
The BELA Act relieves School Governing Bodies of the sole power (and burden) of determining school language policies but contains sufficient safeguards to prevent provincial education departments from taking arbitrary decisions.
The governing bodies, of course, retain the right to seek protection from the courts should they feel legal processes haven’t been followed.
The BELA Act is a win for children.
GOOD Secretary-General Brett Herron speaks to eNCA’s Rofhiwa Madzena.