The president is set to sign the Bill into law on Friday, which has heightened the threat of legal action from detractors
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.on-government organisation Cape Forum has said that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill on Friday is an indication of “school capture”, and that it would turn to the courts to stop the legislation.
“However, we know that this is not the case, as traditionally coloured schools can also be forced by the legislation to adjust their Afrikaans language policy to accommodate small numbers of non-Afrikaans-speaking learners.” The Bill was tabled by former education minister Angie Motshekga and seeks to amend the South African Schools Act of 1996 and the Employment of Educators Act of 1998.“both the letter and spirit of the joint statement of intent that forms the basis of the government of national unity”.
But when the Bill is made an Act, it would require more teachers to be hired to implement certain aspects, such as making grade R compulsory. The reduction in posts will mean that some contract teachers will not be reappointed after their contracts end on 31 December, and some permanent teachers will be asked to move to schools where there is a suitable vacancy.
The Eastern Cape education department announced in a meeting last week with teaching unions that it plans to maintain 52 817 existing posts with “no retrenchments” for the next three years. Previously, in February 2023, the treasury allocated additional funds to the provincial education departments to pay teacher salaries.
But, when provincial departments start to take the strain, the ripple effect is felt across the national system.
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