ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. 1 minute ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party will meet with the South African Communist Party (SACP) for bilateral talks, to discuss among other issues the SACP’s decision to contest elections. Earlier this month, the SACP which is in alliance with the ANC, announced that it would contest the 2026…
1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube holds a press conference to address the commencement of all the clauses stemming from the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. Live stream below:
DA leader John Steenhuisen and ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. 6 minutes After nearly 24 years in opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has finally ascended to the highest levels of South Africa’s government. This achievement has seen it having to join hands with old foes and negotiate strategic compromises. But even as it proceeds to work…
File photo: President Cyril Ramaphosa holds up the signed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the full implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. During a signing ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria in September, Ramaphosa announced a three-month delay in the implementation of two contested…
Digital learning in progress. 2 minutes The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive to have Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube fully implement the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA Act) with immediate effect. This follows a decision by Parliament’s clearing house, where all parties agreed that the BELA Act…
Empty classroom 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille says Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube must first draw up norms, standards and regulations to govern the implementation of the BELA Act. Zille was reacting to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive that two sections of the BELA Act which have been in contention must be implemented in their entirety. Section 4 and 5 of the BELA…
Learners in a classroom 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to fully implement the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA). This follows a decision by Parliament’s clearing house where all parties agreed that the BELA Bill should not be sent back to Parliament to make changes to the sections…
President Cyril Ramaphosa signs into law the BELA Bill on September 13, 2024. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) has described the outcome of negotiations on two clauses of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act as a compromise among all parties in the government of national unity (GNU). Yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the…
1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) holds a media briefing on the enactment of the full Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. Live stream below:
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2024 SONA 1 minute The annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2025 will still be hosted at the Cape Town City Hall like in the past two years, after the fire that gutted parts of Parliament in 2022. This is according to Parliament after the Department of Public…
