Clause 2 of the BELA Bill proposes a number of changes to the penalty. The penalty for parents that fail to send their children to school was increased from 6 months imprisonment OR a fine, to 12 months OR a fine OR both imprisonment AND a fine. The same increased penalty was also given to persons that prevents learners from attending school. However, BELA Bill also introduces a new offense, namely...

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is arguably one of the best-run education departments in the country. MEC David Maynier had a plan to deliver quality education for a growing school population and visibly delivered against this plan. I can personally attest that extra classrooms were added to three schools in my immediate area in the last year. In November 2023 the national government dealt a massive R716.4 million blow to...