DA's opposition to BELA Act has nothing with protecting Afrikaans, says Gwarube

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DA's opposition to BELA Act has nothing with protecting Afrikaans, says Gwarube
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One of the biggest challenges of the GNU has been the signing into law of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill.

JOHANNESBURG - Democratic Alliance member and Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says it is"shallow" and"lazy" to think her party’s opposition to the BELA Act is only to protect Afrikaans interests.

When President Cyril Ramaphosa signed BELA Bill into law, he delayed the implementation of two clauses for three months, to allow for further public participation.Recently, a minority lobby group, Afriforum, asked the DA to leave the gnu if these clauses are not amended, saying they threaten the existence of Afrikaans schools.

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