Gauteng ANC accuses Gwarube of delaying release of BELA Act guidelines

JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng has accused Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube of delaying the release of guidelines for the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act.

The Department of Basic Education is in the process of drafting the regulations, norms, and standards that will govern the rollout of this controversial legislation.

Although Gwarube has pledged to publish the regulations by the end of June, the ANC in Gauteng argued this timeline was holding back the act’s implementation.

ANC Gauteng coordinator, Hope Papo, said the sooner the guidelines were released, the better.

"The minister of education from the Democratic Alliance (DA) is delaying in issuing the guidelines. We want the regulations to be issued speedily. That process needs to be unlocked at national level by the minister and MECs, so that we can get on with the implementation of the BELA Act."

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