Happening TODAY: Huge march protesting BELA Bill

The Solidarity Movement is leading a march in protest against the BELA Bill today starting this morning at the Voortrekker Monument.

The Solidarity Movement is leading a march against the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill today, 05 November 2024. Markedly, organisers are expecting it to be the biggest march of the Afrikaans community in decades.Thousands of people are expected to partake in the march. It will take place today starting from the Voortrekker Monument just south of Pretoria to Freedom Park. Over 7 000 people have registered to participate.

Participants will meet at the Voortrekker Monument at 08:00 with the programme starting at 09:00. The walk to Freedom Park will commence at 10:00.Participants will walk 2,4 km from the Voortrekker Monument to Freedom Park to hand over a memorandum of protest against the BELA Bill to parties of the government.

Gayton McKenzie, leader of the Patriotic Alliance and Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, will also be attending the events. Members of 41 organisations gathered yesterday to sign the memorandum. The signatures represent approximately 2 million South-Africans’ opposition to the BELA Bill and in particular clauses 4 and 5 which entail giving the government the authority to dictate language and entry policies to schools.2025 SASSA grants should enjoy an adequate increase next year, following the minister’s ‘reality check’ budget statement. But there’s a catch.

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