#PODCAST Education Expert, Professor Mary Metcalfe, unpacks and analyses the newly passed BELA Bill #NewsbreakTalk

By Newsbreak's Shanell Daniel -  President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill) into law at a public ceremony on Friday. However, he did press pause on two controversial clauses for three months. These include Clause 4 of the Bill which provides for a provincial head of education to override a school's language policy – that authority currently lies with School Governing Bodies (SGBs), and Clause 5 which provides for the provincial education department heads to control admission policies. Education Expert, Professor Mary Metcalfe, says the Bill is a step in the right direction for the education sector...