BALANCING ACT OP-ED There are 56 good reasons South Africa needs the Bela Bill 6 min 30 By Michael Le Cordeur
LEARNING CURVE Bela Bill seeks to bring SA’s education system in line with Constitution, say civil society bodies 6 min 14 By Lerato Mutsila
EDUCATION REFORM Ramaphosa signs Bela Bill into law, but presses pause on two controversial clauses for three months 5 min 8 By Victoria O’Regan
BELA BILL Q&A Bela Bill will immediately be taken to court if signed into law, says powerful lobby group 6 min 16 By Ferial Haffajee
CONTENTIOUS CHANGES OP-ED The school governance amendments in the Bela Bill are constitutional 5 min 5 By Faranaaz Veriava
NOT A CLASS ACT Theft, fraud, extortion - Corruption watchdog red-flags abuse of schools by governing bodies 5 min 8 By Msindisi Fengu
SCHOOL REFORM From sex education to alcohol sales and minority languages, Bela Bill gets roasted 5 min 2 By Msindisi Fengu
BELA ALARM BELLS DA rallies against Basic Education Bill adopted by National Assembly 4 min 0 By Chuma Nontsele
BASIC EDUCATION LAWS Parliamentary report mostly gives thumbs-up to Bela Bill, with a few amendments 4 min 0 By Msindisi Fengu
EDUCATION OP-ED This is a critical time to defend democracy and the powers of school governing bodies in education 4 min 0 By Liesl Pretorius and Nicola de Jager
LESSONS IN LAW ‘Crumbling’ education landscape prompts ‘Basic Education Rights Handbook’ update 3 min 0 By Karin Schimke
EDUCATION OP-ED In the wake of the pandemic, a proposed new law to reduce school dropout is still falling short 3 min 0 By Mila Harding and Merle Mansfield
EDUCATION OP-ED Schools bill is no betrayal, it’s a belated move to update the law 7 min 0 By Roné McFarlane
OP-ED Public schools are under siege: It’s time to drastically revise their funding model 8 min 0 By Ashley Visagie, Sara Black and Xolisa Guzula
OP-ED Schoolchildren, know your rights 3 min 0 By Tarryn Cooper-Bell, Pila-sande Mkuzo and Asiphe Funda
