BELA Bill I Prof. Mary Metcalfe on the adaptation of the bill

[@theosokupa2861]

Why would you want to reward a government that severely under performed with more power…..crazy !

[@shombela2]

Such smooth reassurances from the prof...trust the government. What could possibly go wrong...go wrong....

[@RonnieKudau]

I'm a bit disappointed they left out 1. teacher safety 2. Learners falling pregnant at alarming rates 3. Cellphones in class and disruptions caused by leaners while disregarding rights of others. 4. Bullying is prevailing in Schools. No incentives and no penalties. I'm starting to think that this bill was introduced to destabilize the school system more. Is the government even prepared to school more kids, especially younger ones as they need more attention...

[@SylviaMitchell-tz2sl]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@5qwert7]

sure that could be for another segment. This was specifically for bela bill. So "left out" is not the correct wording

[@janmoolman]

Prof Mary why dont tell us the damage this bill is going to do to us and our kids.Ingekoop deur die regering!

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

This started already when she was minister of education, she is ANC cadres member, I remember how she was grilled years ago by the portfolio committee about the level of education

[@leilanizietsman7312]

My sons was in Grade R many years ago and i was then told that it was compulsory for them to go to grade R, this is a suprise to me that they now only saying it is compulsory.

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

R500 billion per annum to produce 30%ers... No wonder SADTU is so powerful

[@biko8229]

😂😂

[@truth-Hurts375]

But you got no Problem with Matric Domkoppe Winde and Steenhuisen... Why not rather explain that to us !!!! DomDoos !!!

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

@@truth-Hurts375 the truth hurts as much as Malema at night?

[@Lily-ed2sc]

John does not even have the 30% 🤣

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

@@Lily-ed2sc and just imagine, John's IQ is higher than the entire ANC EFF and MK combined

[@BenNjapha]

Religious leaders need to stand up for this

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

Will not happen,if they couldn't stand up during the planned Demic,why will they now

[@kennethjonathan3558]

They are the same,more corrupt than anything else,

[@kennethjonathan3558]

😂show me one religious leader in South Africa that hasn't sold themselves for the Ways of the world, In church they now take your Bank card and swipe for Thithes😂😂

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

@@kennethjonathan3558 its only a small group who have not done this, its a heartsore to see and hear how they only worried about money,

[@farrel13sw]

4:56 a lot of money but 2500 Western Cape teachers are losing their jobs.

[@ntswakimoloi2084]

Wow,Prof you actually clarified this Bill much better to us.thank you so much for explaining this 🙏🏼

[@kennethjonathan3558]

@@ntswakimoloi2084 🤣she didn't clarify the real reason this Bela Act is about she gave you the make believe,don't be gullible

[@HelenJooste-i8i]

How will they monitor that every child must be at school by the age of 5. How many children living on the streets

[@truth-Hurts375]

Not millions....Domkop !!!!

[@seanprinsen7265]

Let me guess, it's the governments responsibility to do this and not the parents, right?

[@boitumelomotingwe7806]

@@seanprinsen7265 both read the bill i have Domkop

[@NtandokaziDlamini-ey9jj]

It has been mandatory for a long time that children under 16 be in school. And the responsibility is placed on the guardian.

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

​@@truth-Hurts375😂😂😂 Would love to know the real figure

[@vuyelwaafrica6903]

In my simple thinking, we have seen the budget for basic education has been decreasing ,maybe this bill will put basic education as more of a priority when the budgets a drawn

[@laylahbarnes3997]

Quit messing with homeschooling...trying to create doubt in homes that parents cannot educate their own children. and also the idea that a classroom overflowing with 40 kids is the better option for your child with demotivated underpaid teachers...sigh...all beautiful in theory but in reality this BELA shenanigans is just nonsense.

[@boitumelomotingwe7806]

Domkop!!! read

[@iforget6940]

Dude, my parents passed me in homeschooling and didn't even finish grade 12. Criticizing homeschooling is not bad.

[@kennethjonathan3558]

@@laylahbarnes3997 the idea is the dismantle family values, and introduce our children to the Darkness of Gender Identity and Gender Transition

[@daughterofsarah6172]

What are we going to do about this bs..

[@godfreytopham8877]

Indoctrination,Indoctrination and Indoctrination

[@suzygirl1843]

What exactly IS education but indoctrination? Honey, please go back to school if you don't understand the purpose of School

[@ChantalArnesen]

Maybe you should go back to school to learn how to be a kind and respectful person. Clearly you slept through that class. ​@@suzygirl1843

[@janmoolman]

@@suzygirl1843 You are confuse

[@bhaktibeat2162]

@@godfreytopham8877 everyone knows it these days. You are 100 percent correct.

[@suzygirl1843]

@@bhaktibeat2162 Education is assimilation tactic. Otherwise why are we only learning Western doctrines? If it was education and not indoctrination, why isn't the curriculum broader? Why can't we African history FRIST instead of in university as it's own specific degree? Why not instead study Chinese curriculum? Why do South Africans need to learn about American Civil War? It's got nothing to do with us.

[@ianthomas7819]

If the ANC and other people had not been so financially corrupt for personal gain, it may be a different story.

[@TomSutherland210]

Mary, I question whether the DBE possesses the administrative capacity and competence to truly implement the spirit of this bill. Private education has consistently outperformed public education for three decades, and the gap continues to widen. Perhaps we should be focusing on legislation that empowers the private sector to guide the public sector in fixing education in South Africa.

[@kabelo4321]

They are but face challenges or focus on addressing issues schools face along with learners to education. Private education(sector) performs well due to the resources they have at hand. Most of the dobe's problems boil down to that, access to resources which had not been there before especially in no-fee schools in rural areas largely dependent on government financing. Investing imore money will be beneficial, along with extra curriculars and talking to mental health professionals will be more beneficial to students continued enrolment/performance in schools.

[@gladysmatlala5092]

South Africa is sinking down. We are having a lot problems in that needs that kind of attention than Bela bill.

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

It happened already in 1994 when evil Mandela became president, communist are not interested in the education of children, not one school has been successfully built since 1994, there are so many half built schools,

[@louisenieuwmeijer5337]

There is no certainty that the officials are competent, will do their word diligent and competent and that decisions are not politically influenced. Until we engage and keep battling.

[@boitumelomotingwe7806]

They will Racistys

[@AIRview2]

EXACTLY. THEY ARE THE SAME IN ALL DEPARTMENTS

[@tshepophefadu2481]

When it comes to legislative amendments, always give more weighting to independent analysis from field experts and not politicians who are often compulsive liars.

[@desoxx]

With regards to Home Schooling, the bill unfortunately assumes that the government's curriculum is the best one for each child, and this is grossly false and won't be in the best interest of all children. If the government's curriculum was indeed the best, why have basic numeracy and literacy skills worsened over the last 15 years? Why is South Africa's education system rated amongst the lowest in the world? Parents must have the freedom to choose curriculums that are superior and in the best interest of their children! The government is already struggling with a shortage of skilled maths and science teachers and with capacity/resources to administer responsibilities that are currently on their hands, why worsen this by adding further complications to the system?

[@deonloots3274]

What about bought education certificates, exam questionnaires or other.

[@kennethjonathan3558]

@@desoxx exactly, and they couldn't handle the influx of kids now they can afford to take all ages 5-6,this bill is to introduce our children to Darkness Shame on this Government

[@kennethjonathan3558]

@@desoxx the bill actually even lowers the standard of education to keep them Indoctrinated not educated

[@desoxx]

​@@deonloots3274 What do you mean, please elaborate?

[@JohanvanderMerwe-bc5ec]

If you leave this in the hands of the education department you can be assure of another FAILURE !

[@hgfku-tn6hb]

Let's not oppress those who can do things their own way

[@karenthomas4532]

Can we talk birth control and have less kidz in this country??

[@suzygirl1843]

Whites can volunteer first. Decline YOUR population. We need less white babies overall

[@duzzitright3084]

No😊

[@jennychurchill2716]

Birth control pills should be handed out to children in all township and rural schools.

[@KeabetsweKekana-c6u]

Birth control has been there for years...As long there is a reward for having a baby without a proper structure from the government it won't stop..There are incentives for young and single mothers which are called grands ..Free housing is one of them..

[@cheryldaniels9745]

Can we talk about children not having sex before marriage. Kids are having kids and they cannot even take care of themselves. The only birth control there should be is stop having sex. Take a lesson from China on this one.

[@Ummo2850]

Where she climb out from now after all the non performing years within this portfolio and comrades platoon. Smh

[@matthewm9949]

“Maybe one woman could” this esteemed guest is fantastic!

[@sowetoninja9398]

Feminist that is ideologically driven and thus could not get anything done while she was in politics

[@zeldacoetzee2886]

I work on ground root level with an NPO & the Dep of Education is absolutely failing the Educators - More than 55 Learners per Pre-Fab classroom with understaffed reality. Wellbeing & social workers for Educators, learners & parents/guardians - NO show up even after 1 year of Traumatic realities daily in the school communities. No way for your positive , & might I say academic philosophies. You are definitely NOT involved in ANY SCHOOL @ grass root level. you & the Bella Bill have failed the future & the Nation. Shane on you

[@KazumaKiryu1234]

I am sorry but a degree does not make you an honest person. We can fantasize about the intentions of the bill but do some basic reading on what our education system looks like. How is this ignored?

[@kabelo4321]

They're not, they're explaining how it works and what they want/hope to achieve with the bill, same with any piece of legislation.

[@matshidisomarule5357]

When coming to the issue of teenage pregnancy, parents should play a big role in that. Parents should teach their kids the danger of having kids at a tender age. There are a lot of families in South Africa who don't struggle that much with teenage pregnancies cause the parents are hands on in that department

[@adelevisser8579]

They going to build a university for Afrikaans. But yes Afrikaans is our inherited language. And i will not put my kid in a eng medium school. Sorry u take my rights away. 😔

[@suzygirl1843]

LEAVE this country, Karen. You are not slick. When they displayed Reeva Steenkamp as some sort of victim, I laughed. She's in an all white neighbourhood, white women are heavily involved in oppressing black people. You are the reason black women don't like white women and tyour Feminism. I never even lasted 1 month working for white women. Y0u don t like it here or the Africans here, there's America, UK, Australia full of white people. You're not our priority. Everytime a white woman dies at the hands of white men, I do not care. Reduce your population and leave us alone. You don't do that, you will see the wrath of the upcoming generation of Africans. We know YOU are the real enemy

[@boitumelomotingwe7806]

What rights Racists

[@eeveegg6onpc507]

being white and speaking another language is racist to you? What a moron

[@adelevisser8579]

Language culture

[@cornakamffer6345]

​@@boitumelomotingwe7806you are a racist!!

[@mixi2090]

Can you imagine the collective scale of uselessness of those who teach in the system through whom they where taught i.e. our SA education system.

[@suzygirl1843]

What exactly is the alternative? 60 million people in South Africa, who will teach those kids?

[@seanprinsen7265]

​@@suzygirl1843 BEd has the lowest m-score requirement out of all degrees. Maybe we should stop dropping standards for black people in order for them to compete. This just furthers the culture of entitlement and delusional expectations. It's why the ANC is still in power and the EFF/ MK exists.

[@suzygirl1843]

@@seanprinsen7265 And why do you think that is? Africans should not be learning English or Afrikaans. Symbols are better, I would definitely encourage Chinese characters as a standard reading device

[@manieregoed]

@@seanprinsen7265 Let everyone who want to be teachers attend teachers colleges first before they start studying for degrees. Those teachers who came out of such are still the best teachers because they were trained to be teachers. Oh, our brilliant ANC Government has decided that Teachers Colleges are just a waste of money and they closed because degrees were seen as more important.

[@mixi2090]

@@manieregoed Now diseased ANC MP Ben Turok admitted to me on cape talk that it was one of the ANCs big mistakes to close the old training colleges.

[@cornakamffer6345]

Cry our beloved country

[@nosiphoCT]

I am happy with all children going through Grade R, which is a School Readiness Programme. Secondly, South Africa is multicultural. This should be taken into account. I am referring especially to the language issue. Parents should start thinking broadly i.e taking into account that the language chosen should be the one that will benefit all the pupils. Please be careful not to domesticate your children. You'll be surprised at how children fit in easily. Look also into the future of the children where they will have to make their own decisions. You do not want your children to be educated but "unemployable." Not all languages are universal.

[@wouterdewet1155]

Every sector has to pay fees to be "regulated". In my work sector it costs me R3500/year. I wonder what they are going to charge the homeschoolers to be "regulated"?

[@RodneyErnstzen]

The biggest problem is not enough schools and toilets .There should be catchment areas .ie you go to the school in the area you live in . School transport should be compulsory .

[@ForexdailytradingsystemsCoZa]

Thank You SABC. Thank You Professor.

[@janmoolman]

@@ForexdailytradingsystemsCoZa FOR WHAT?

[@aarongunnz9513]

Marry Metcalf was MEC of education in Gauteng 1994

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

Wow so long ago,I remember when they interviewed her back then,

[@aarongunnz9513]

@@Palmstreet-u7x Paul Mashatile was MEC of safety(police) The premeir was this skelm drug dealer Tokyo Sexwale. The hard working MEC then was Mr Khabisi Mosonkutu(transport MEC)

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

@@aarongunnz9513 hard worker????????? Really 🥺😦😦 I don't know of any ANC member who even works never mind hard 🤣🤣🤣 Driving around in cars, arriving late for a interview or assignment 🤣🤣

[@aarongunnz9513]

@@Palmstreet-u7x the guy was working hard so they removed. There was time when taxi drivers were out of control . He stood between them and by doing so it was against ANC ethics

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

@@aarongunnz9513 I remember when these taxi did that, experienced it myself during 2007/2017,

[@Kelly-d9l4t]

Well let’s hope the pass rate is lifted to 50% Where they going to get 12 billion from ?

[@Maria63756]

Grade R was always compulsory I remember when my son was that age he went to Grade R ,so I don't know what is the problem with this Bill , I have read it nothing wrong with this bill it makes sense

[@nicolaasludick4807]

Which court are you going to task to make a decision on thr fairness of a decision taken by the HOD and his/her team of "superior inellectuals". The main tasks of the courts are criminal, divorce, small claims, labour et cetera. So now you want the courts to further deviate from their main responsibilities and make decisions on fairness of a HOD decision that will include a whole community. Do you think that chsir of the court will have 1. Knowledge on the language division within the area where the school is; 2. Be totally unpartial in his/her mediation role, 3. Will the HOD implement the instruction given by court. Furthermore, with then 2 tiers of decisionmaking bodies ftom government's side, what chances will there be that the input from the SGB of a school will not be directly overruled?

[@kongowea9903]

Homeschooling must always be an option, my child is homeschooled and I can guarantee you that she's 90% more intelligent with both spoken and written intellect not to mention the level of analytical and critical skills... than most schooled children have currently. If the schooling system is of high morals and curricular stature( high results )then I the non teacher can send my children.

[@Kelly-d9l4t]

And I bet you she get way over 30%

[@kongowea9903]

@@Kelly-d9l4t she gets 97-100% last regional exams she was amongst the highest performers. We have homeschooled in two countries one being the USA and it's a method that should be taken seriously for not just the rich but for parents who value the potential & future of their children.

[@Kelly-d9l4t]

@@kongowea9903 absolutely amazing ❤️

[@adelevisser8579]

Its better to go live in Oranje to have our Afrikaans kids future

[@kats0077]

Who is stopping you,?

[@ofentserabuthu2216]

Bye!😂

[@adelevisser8579]

Nothing

[@sowetoninja9398]

No, fight back against these people that want to eradicate our values and culture

[@thomasmathaichakalyil2791]

Why should the parent submit the marks to the deot? At the end of home schooling, if a child is given opportunity to write certificate exams and performs well like any other students why not recognize that childs' success? Parents have the right to his child's education. We are not living in a communist state.

[@ChantalArnesen]

Let him sign it. There are already lawsuits waiting to be opened against him if he does. It's unconstitutional. Period.

[@boitumelomotingwe7806]

What? This is how you got to own our land "MKP will put you in your place"

[@n.d.umedia7173]

Cry some more 😂

[@eeveegg6onpc507]

no...we laugh at you clowns.....you're showing the world you cannot develop your own education system nor your language for Education...you need whitey again to teach your children...dam pathetic...as usual

[@deanrodgers4302]

@@boitumelomotingwe7806 🤣🤣, who? the MKP?....please!!!!....

[@ChantalArnesen]

@@n.d.umedia7173 idiot

[@christinefinniss6263]

Creating grade R is great but yet no budget for teachers at higher grades ? Sounds like tosh!

[@bhaktibeat2162]

Race to the bottom always. Well done thou "educated" ones.

[@thobanivitaleous2837]

Journalists need to learn to give a guest time to respond without rushing to ask more questions.

[@ZonkeKwelemthini-ld1pg]

Time..

[@rj-qe3jv]

There must be schools where we have mixes of different race groups and languages to build social harmony for all of us

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

There are,but look what happens, racism is on the forefront, look what happened in 2022 in Randfontein,

[@sowetoninja9398]

It does exist, not sure what school you go to lol

[@thandomthethwa7509]

The education system is a mess after COVID-19. Where I stay there's a high school that stops schooling/go home after 10h00 or 11h00 Thats ridiculous. As a parent I'd rather home school my kids...the fact is that - teachers want salaries only

[@ariahvansaal-hb5hj]

I cannot stand this profs voice. Where are the people who make sense.

[@SylviaMitchell-tz2sl]

We don't have enough teachers, schools and there are truly some lazy and useless teachers 😭😭😔

[@pie.lot.bliksem]

2:29

[@Icnivad76]

Agtog. Hou aan met julle akkies. Ons sal dit net moet oorwin.

[@sunnyboykaphioa2782]

Thank you Prof Mary for clarifying this, DA can Jump, they are uneducated them self's but they pretend to be the expert in this matter, nonsense 🙄, there only problem is Afrikaan language that they want to push ,it's not right that we can have only Afrikaans school in the democratic country but we do have isizulu or south sotho only schools. They want to preserve Afrikaans language and do away with other indigenous languages and is not fear.

[@hyltonswemmer4824]

sunny it has nothing to do with the language issue - the Heads Of Dept at each school (the School Governing Body) STILL determines the school's language - that hasn't changed and will not change. The problems are (1) the extra costs and the fact (2) the controls and procedures need to be more thorough and their isn't enough manpower ....

[@sowetoninja9398]

It’s not right that Afrikaans, language of a minority group, is being systematically attacked and eradicated by government. 95%+of schools are not Afrikaans but you guys REALLY don’t want to ever see or hear us, huh?

[@josejoaquim4928]

...I like the humor there from the Prof: 'may be 1 woman could'(9:10)😅 that is another level of intellect being humorous while talking serious stuff, not these clown ministers we see every day doing theatrical peaces, ( exhausting,and so simply explained, 'she should've been my grade R teacher😊

[@trza100]

Very informative, factual not emotional. This helped.

[@Impala_Lily]

Agreed. Always insightful to hear a non-hysterical, non-dramatic approach to anything.

[@mrmsiza5482]

What I understand from your explanation Prof, it sounds as if the DA are opposed to the empowerment of black children.

[@maburwanemokoena7117]

DA is definently led by someone without matric. Why shouldn't grade R be compulsory? It's always far better listening to an expert than listening to a politician who are influenced by funders of their campaigns.

[@sowetoninja9398]

Maybe the DA considers actually having enough money to appoint and pay the CURRENT shortage of teachers for the already existing grades to take a priority?! We can’t even do that, but sure adding a grade will fix everything? This is about centralized control of education….

[@RodneyErnstzen]

And the Anc was run by a president with grade R .

[@RodneyErnstzen]

What standard has the PA president have .

[@maburwanemokoena7117]

@@RodneyErnstzen And the DA hated him because he was not educated, only for them to appoint one, I guess they loved Zuma.

[@maburwanemokoena7117]

@@sowetoninja9398 We still do not have budget to maintain our current school conditions so must we get rid of grade 1, 2 and 3? They must add them so they can figure out a plan

[@weymouthesterhuizen1145]

Education is education and on choice not so? There for each person and thus group(s), instatutions has those power as no one may limit education on an agreement of instatutions or groups. The more groups instatutions the more educated people of a wider culture range for a better social freedom and self determenatuon under SA Laws and social concepts there will be.

[@valsables5299]

ANC DONT REALISE U WONT GET A JOB IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IF U CAN ONLY SPEAK & WRITE IN A BLACK LANGUAGE. THE SA ECONOMY LSNGUAGES ARE ENGLISH & AFRIKAANS. GETVTHAT INTO UR HEADS. ALSO FOREIGNERS SPEAK MOSTLY ENGLISH WHEN OPENING A BUSINESS HERE. GET A WAKE UP !!!

[@Philisiwe-u3r]

What is a black language?

[@lwandlezondi9658]

The UJ Prof knows what is talking about,a Wits Prof would have been more preferable, but she did fine.

[@pajun1078]

What does that even mean? Why would a Wits Prof be better?

[@hyltonswemmer4824]

how is that relevant ? how does it have any bearing on the facts that were communicated ?

[@sowetoninja9398]

She’s pushing the gov narrative

[@BornSupreme-lu7vb]

One foreign langue is more than enough. Afrikaans is a waste of state resources.

[@ntombifuthisenanela2308]

Agreed, I don’t know why Afrikaans is elevated than other languages

[@gerritkruger4014]

​@ntombifuthisenanela2308 its not elevated. 10million people speak it in the country and the majority want the option to have it in schools. Thats every citizens right in this country

[@Dalf80s]

Scared of Afrikaans. Thats all

[@thato596]

​@@gerritkruger4014 majority of the country do not want afrikaans in schools

[@gerritkruger4014]

@thato596 but this bill has nothing to do with afrikaans as a subject but rather Afrikaans as a language of instruction. There are 25000 schools in South africa. Of them, 2500 are Afrikaans (duel and single medium). Of those, only 1200 are Afrikaans as a single medium. In other words, we aren't talking about a lot of schools. This is NOT the status qou of RSA to have Afrikaans schools. Futher more, the constitution allows schools to teach students in their mother tongue. I completely understand if there are Afrikaans only schools in areas where the overwhelming majority people are english AND no english school exist OR can be built in that area (worth to note the ANC has severly lacked in building enough schools the last 20years or keeping existing schools at adequate performance) And then what about German schools? Or Tswana schools. If people wish to send their children to a school that not only provides education in their home language but rather more importantly provides a cultural meaning (which is for most people more important) then it is their right to recieve such education. Lastly, a TON of afrikaans schools are already english. I dont see how introducing this bill will drastically improve education in South africa. Seems like a populist move, but im open to debate

[@athiathi3827]

if this bella bill was going to be signed by white person it was going to taste nice for sure thank you mr president we see the pressure i salute

[@homonaledi640]

The white population in the comments 😂😂

[@daliwami...believe]

😂😂😂😂😂uyaba bona they don't want black people to have education 😊

[@sowetoninja9398]

What about them?

[@jacqueswvanwyk3735]

Sorry for being white🙏

[@eeveegg6onpc507]

Translation: please whítéman, teach our children cause we cannot develop and maintain our own mother tongue to educational levels despite having all the resources to do so for 30 years.....Lord, how pathetic🤣...

[@sparkle7670]

I think those who want to have one language in a school should consider independent schools.