Will President Cyril Ramaphosa signing the BELA Bill into law open a political can of worms?

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Will President Cyril Ramaphosa signing the BELA Bill into law open a political can of worms?
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The proposed signing of the BELA Bill has exposed cracks within the Government of National Unity. The DA is not backing down from its stance that the Bill in its current form is not Constitutional.

following word that President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to sign the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill into law at the Union Buildings on Friday.

The DA's John Steenhuisen says the party will not allow the African National Congress to erode the powers of school governing bodies . The DA will not allow the ANC to further erode the powers of school governing bodies using the BELA Bill. This is why DA Leader John Steenhuisen will meet President Ramaphosa.

ActionSA Parliamentary caucus chief whip, Lerato Ngobeni, said protestations over the bill may have been ignored, as the signing of this “fatally flawed” piece of legislation is set to be assented to by the President on Friday. He said other controversial clauses relate to giving provincial department heads the final say on schools’ language and admission policies, and home-schooling.

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