The National Assembly committee on basic education has issued a reminder to stakeholders and interested individuals of the approaching deadline to submit written comments on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill.
BELA was introduced to Parliament on January 10 and seeks to hand control to the department in determining a school’s language policy.
The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2022.
Committee chairperson Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba said the committee received several requests for an extension to the deadline, which was initially set for June 15, 2022.
“The committee noted several factors that could have impacted on the public not having sufficient time to comment on the…
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