BELA Bill: Truth vs Misinformation About Controversial New Schooling Laws

[@bryansteyn9542]

Could we get a deep dive as to why so many political entities are against the bill? You have mostly presented the bill from a positive view, and it felt partisan. You are totally entitled to your opinion, but if we subjectively need to look at this bill as parents. I would like to know why there is this divide. So what are the negatives of this bill? Why are so many parties against it really? Why are they presenting it in such a negative light if you say its such a good bill? How is South Africa even going to afford such a bill when the country cant even accommodate the current schools? Many many questions left unanswered

[@Yvdberg]

@@bryansteyn9542 The government will now have the authority, to tell schools, what language the kids in that school must be taught in. It is a gross overreach of the government and against the constitution to let people choose how their kids are educated.

[@karaboTladi-kh1xu]

WELL 228 Voted yes in parliament and 72 voted no in parliament for the bela bill

[@lizavanwyngaard346]

Voting took place before the election. Why did the ANC only get 40% in the election? They are not able to produce what they are mandated to do. Also, draconian legislation is pushed through regularly whithout the proper mediation with the public. Please be realistic here, the public pushed heavily against this BELA bill before it was accepted by parliament. Please people, Afriforum, Neil de Beer, and lots more are not stupid. Listen to what they have to say as well.

[@nathanaelbartholomew]

The opposition is based on color of the hair. This presenter is not racist, that is why the bill is positive.

[@YolanderNokuthula]

The problem is that the Bela act is accompanied by another document that teachers receive. They are told to teach kids on LGBTQ stuff and soon will be taught how to "please themselves" and so many things. Belgium is funding that agenda and I'm shocked that no one is talking about it

[@movk5448]

Sex education 👅 ? Yay 🙌 I can't wait for it 🤗 Let the agenda take over the world 😂

[@KhanyoSopangisa]

Satan is playing in south Africa

[@sbudambele1603]

I sometimes wish parents could see how their children behave in classes, some kids are straight up possessed and disruptive

[@charmainecarstens1031]

because they know they can

[@carolb8452]

Problems begin at home. Then they expect teachers to discipline instead of teaching. When are parents going to realize teachers are there to teach and parents are there to discipline

[@GoliatKoekemoer-v9d]

99% the black ones. That is why YOUR black schools are destroyed. Now you want to be in white schools so it can looks like the rest of SA, a shithole

[@resphantom]

It's also good to communicate with the parents if their kid misbehaves. Make sure you have proof, keep a record of what is happening and mention that this behaviour will greatly affect their kid's future if they don't do something about it. Otherwise why else are they in school? Keep addressing the parents, let them know if their kids behaviour is improving or getting worse.

[@BYE-kv5rh]

They make teachers cry, in high school imagine.

[@CarlSwart-d1j]

As an Afrikaans person I have no problem with BELA as you have explained it. The school from my hometown however is owed millions by the department of education. The SGB and parents of the school must make plans and do fundraisers all the time to keep the school afloat, as the government is not fulfilling its legal and financial duties toward the school. This relates directly to admission policy because the school now requires application for admission on about 4 levels during the schooling processes from Grade R through to Matric. People with a history of non-payment of school fees, are not accepted again at the next application stage. So its simple. If the government does not force SGB's to financially fight for the continued existence of schools, and honoured their obligations to the schools and schooling system of the country, there would be much less opposition to stricter oversight of admission policies, and more trust in the ability of government to run things.

[@nevfelix]

This is common across all schools in our country in honesty... so I hope it changes

[@BongnkosiNgcobo]

😂😂Man without this guy I would still believe every b.s everyone is saying online

[@katlegosehole1041]

How do you feel about undocumented kids going to school?

[@ronm4385]

​@@katlegosehole1041It is a concern for me I must be honest with you Katlego but I get solace from the fact that if we do everything right surrounding our emigration policy we will not have to deal with illegal immigrants at our schools, not on a large scale anyway. Emigration is a problem around the world and it's not a zero sum game half the time. You win some, you lose some. I want Afriforum and all the agents of anti transformation to take this bill to the constitutional court so the court can pronounce on these matters once and for all. Mind you the land bill is also going to be highly contested so it will be great for the constitutional court to set the tone cause ultimately all these issues are intertwined. It's transformation versus anti transformation. That's what it boils down to.

[@ronacalitz7919]

​@ronm4385 at least one person who are not falling for the propaganda. This is to reduce all good schools to 30 percenters. Build more schools with well educated teachers and with good Western values teaching children the abc's, write and 123's. Also good financial education to provide for themselves. But, alas, a well educated independent adult does not make a good slave to the 1% elite

[@ronm4385]

@@ronacalitz7919 Ag man, enough with the fear mongering. It's really getting tired. People like you said the very same thing about the end of apartheid. Mandela spent his entire presidential term just doing damage control. All you want is exclusivity and the preservation of Western culture exclusively. That's what this is really about. It's about the preservation of a few at the expense of the majority. Just because black people are a majority doesn't mean they want chaos otherwise parties like the EFF would thrive. You people just don't get it.

[@xerofox1373]

Keep in mind that the first version of this Bella Bill was nothing like the one they have now, the first one that I read was totally insane .

[@monicakieck7501]

Pity Anc can't even build one school; they closed down hundreds of schools; 10 incomplete schools that cost billions; the bela bill is the American woke bill; parents should protect their children against this evil

[@lizavanwyngaard346]

Yes, Government prescribes the curricula and parents are not allowed to homeschool their children. Totalitarian controll over our children. Please familiarise yourself with the sex education which will be interoduced at the age of 9. You don’t whant your child to be exposed to such explicit visual content, think again, you might land in jail for not complying.

[@daphnestemmet4720]

​@@lizavanwyngaard346 Homeschooling is still possible. Contact the DBE. There are a number of accredited institutions online

[@annettesimpson9420]

Still think parents, not heads of departments should have the bigger say. Heads of departments have not done too well the last 30 years

[@KKOPPONG]

The problem with that is parents will end up picking the children that learn with theirs and prevent some from ever entering that institution. The gvt hold should cease after the admissions process then what you’re lamenting will make more sense

[@PXTCH590]

That creates clear bias

[@frederickhamman7725]

I generały like your opinion and agree with you. You presume that the present education system will equip our children for life. The present education system does not create problem solvers and alternative thinkers that we so desperately need. This system is more that 180 years old and is absolutely behind the times. School is a production line for producing mediocrity. We are taking playful learning away from our children and put them in a „Prison” for 12 years and then we try to integrate them into life. We destroy the natural genius of our children! Many studies are available on this, read the study by Dr George Land that was done for NASA in 1970. Why are a very small percentage of people happy in their jobs as adults? Because they were forced to do something that has nothing to do with their passion. THE PRESENT SCHOOLING SYSTEM IS FAILING OUR CHILDREN AND HAMUNTITY WORLD WIDE. 😢 Dan are you a parent?

[@mossie1000]

😂 You haven't given one supplement for disciplining a child. I am a teacher, you are not. Go teach for a year and see how you do with unruly kids😂😂😂 Teachers are helpless already. E.g. In our school we have a debit system, x amount of debits = detention. Parents come with lawyers to school to fight the teachers about their debits and detention. It's absolutely crazy. The parents don't discipline their children, they encourage them to be unruly.

[@MrIronklad]

You sound like a mouthpiece for the government. You dismiss the valid concerns around language and admissions with a trust me bro attitude.

[@jw841]

Most of his videos are like that.

[@tsholofelomosima3078]

What are the valid concerns

[@MrIronklad]

​@tsholofelomosima3078 the government has proven that they cannot touch any single thing without damaging or corrupting it though incompetence and corruption. Now they are coming for the schools that are well administrated and flourishing rather than trying to understand why these schools are performing better and working with them to uplift the failing schools.

[@nathanaelbartholomew]

​@@tsholofelomosima3078the valid concerns are the color of the skin being in the same place.

[@SugaryBob]

What 'valid' concerns? He said they aren't replacing languages just adding languages. Only racists will be upset with this and racists opinions aren't valid anyway

[@HelenaOlivier-l4q]

Nope. The Bela Bill is trying to increase the Government's power over parenting.

[@karaboTladi-kh1xu]

HOW SO DOES IN ENTER INTO YOUR HOUSEHOLD OR JUST IN EDUCATION BASES 🤔 this is so ignorant of you

[@HelenaOlivier-l4q]

@@karaboTladi-kh1xu ignorance is not realising what this Bill implicates. The government will have the power to jail parents if they don't comply with their regulations - it is very broad. Children will receive education on same sex relationships as well as abortion. These are not topics that parents should be excluded from.

[@karaboTladi-kh1xu]

@@HelenaOlivier-l4q well am from the townships and I see alot of kids Kasi who are of age ...not attending school and some being turned to child labourers....So power to the Bela Bill Cry all you want it has been signed and as a student of education i support the Bill....✊🏿

[@HelenaOlivier-l4q]

@@karaboTladi-kh1xu You are using a single aspect of the Bill that everyone welcomes, as an argument to condone a draconian Bill in its entirety. Your credentials as a "student of education" does not make you more of an expert on parenting, than that of an actual parent. I am the latter, by the way. If the Government's sole agenda was to help more kids attend school, they should have focused on building actual schools and training teachers - all of which we have a disgraceful lack of. Their solution, in other words, will be to cram more children into already overcrowded classrooms, which will inevitably lead to less attention to all children. It is the same old solution of "let's make all people equal by making them equally worse off".

[@KhanyoSopangisa]

I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing it

[@tinuszelie]

The older generation was discipline at school and at home and we have more respect for the elders than todays kids....

[@JeshuaOurGod]

This Dan oke lies- he is hired by the ANC

[@jw841]

​@@JeshuaOurGodYep I've noticed most of his videos have a pro anc or government stance to them.

[@helenduplessis4166]

Unfortunately, it is the fault of the adults that we sit with this problem.

[@orlandodeoliveira7445]

The one problem I have is, were are all the teachers going to come from. Their are some schools with 40 -50 children in classes? We need more good teachers in South Africa that do it for the love of it and don't just see it as a job.

[@riccithefree]

thats how all teachers are but unfortunately their salaries arent enough to keep them doing it for the love it

[@changing-the-world]

My wife has 64 grade 2 students

[@Draginsezluvnlite-jp8sv]

@@riccithefree if they do it because of a bigger salary then they're doing it for the money - not the love of teaching...

[@rogerkelly4235]

We all work for money because we need money. And the economy isn’t great. So yes. Bigger salaries would be good. I love what I do. But we do need to eat.

[@jacquespotgieter7391]

​@@Draginsezluvnlite-jp8svyou dont know how much work goes into teaching, do you? Lots of the work of educators are done at home, marking books, marking tests, marking exams, after hours, with no overtime.

[@DecentralisedMindset]

Karl Marx wrote in the communist manifesto that it is necessary for children to be educated by a state controlled education system and the reason being, so that they don't even see the indoctrination taking place in front of their very own eyes. It is despicable to see the centralization of power taking place in South Africa to the extent that it currently is, and there are very few people (certainly not in mainstream media) who are willing to speak up and stand up for our freedoms. South Africa truly has the potential to be the greatest nation in Africa, and we will not allow the marxist globalists to tear our country apart.

[@biancabarbeito1483]

Exactly they can't see it now that it's all part of the bigger plan of one wld ordr, let's pray together that the blind will see

[@ThatOuti]

So what are you going to do about it?? Keep posting comments on KZbin 😂😂😂

[@adriaancarolus1188]

​@@ThatOutiyou're here too. When people speak common sense, there's people like you whom love to cause trouble because you're too weak to do something yourself.

[@pastelbow-s2l]

This 'comment on youtube' helped me see a different perspective. Quite alarming. Thank you for taking the time.

[@plugthestreets_za]

when i need pure unbiased political truths i know The Issue on KZbin has my back South Africa is a wild case study

[@stephensutherland413]

Not disciplining kids IS harming them.......woke B.S.

[@just2view874]

Discipline your own kids

[@stephensutherland413]

@@just2view874 I did...thank god.

[@galgamekthegreatlord4823]

This guy is woke and a black sympathiser

[@Nobodyokbro]

Agreed

[@Peter-sp4dd]

If you actually address your own bs behaviors as a parent, and you keep your kids active and engaged, and teach them good values and logic when they're young, there's a good chance you'd never actually need corporal punishment...

[@M0bi100]

Teacher here: Unless words like "fear" are defined properly...then that could mean that me saying to a pupil that they will get zero (and fail) if they do not submit their project...could mean the parents could take me to court. Because I would have induced "fear", "Anxiety" and "psychological harm". I know alot of you will disagree with me, but, I've been in education for a while. Just watch.

[@srperpetuam7590]

I agree. I’m a teacher too and already parents will tell you that telling their child that they are failing is emotional abuse. We’ve had to have a meeting with parents telling them that their children were abusive. Luckily many responded well. Education has been and will always be a collaboration. Without Parent-Learner-Teacher (not government) nothing will work.

[@M0bi100]

@@srperpetuam7590 I feel you. Recently had a teacher leave our school because she was bullied by pupils...I fear this will only get worse.

[@user-hv5vw9oz7z]

But who's to blame, obviously not any teacher,parents must discipline their kids starting at home self,we all were once a kid in school...much poorer facilities but we were discipline and respect our teachers,we were even too afraid to came crying at home,the probleme is really the parents to have a close relationship with their kids

[@ndumisomtshali383]

Woke-ism: Present teacher

[@tshegomotaung5249]

I can tell you that a reasonable interpretaion does not include the example that you've just used and is higjly unlikely to attract sanctioning

[@Azikhale_]

When are they going to give teachers dignified salaries?

[@saamstaan6540]

What's that?

[@starboy7938]

For what y'all doing nothing fokof.... teaching for 30% pass mark gemos

[@phillipkleopas7230]

When you are ready to pay more in taxes. Where do you think the money will come from?

[@shaungrobler3607]

Should be the highest paid job in the world. Education is where it starts

[@dogdog2635]

@@starboy7938try to get a 30% pass rate in a class with 60 students and no desks or stationary with those same children going back to an unstable home

[@SWCMNP523]

He who spares a child discipline hates the child. Corporal punishment pre-1994 made adults of kids. It tought them respect and consequences to bad actions. Since corporal punishment has been banned, kids have become snowflakes, unruly, and with a very low moral standard.

[@KhanyoSopangisa]

Yes !

[@farrel13sw]

How will this ensure quality education when 2500 teachers will lose their jobs in the Western Cape.

[@SugaryBob]

Go argue with the DA about that

[@rowanphillips2324]

A failed state

[@davidnimmo6006]

Telling a child that they need to work harder and put in more effort or else they will fail, is already considered threatening behaviour and can get the teacher fired. Don't ask a radio DJ to say "for me this makes sense" when he has NO experience of how difficult it is in the classroom. Every teacher who really cares about education and helping children has already had their spirit broken by over-officiating by the department. These laws don't affect schools and teachers who don't care and just collect a salary for doing nothing. They handcuff the schools who really want to serve. Ask yourself - is the department going to pay for extra teachers as they force a school to add an extra language of education. You are a fool if you believe that. So ultimately, yes the school will have to retrench the Afrikaans teacher in order to employ the Venda teacher. OPEN YOUR EYES. If you speak the truth you will lose your easy TV job.

[@livinganddyingabroad]

Who said retrench Afrikaans teacher ?

[@Yvdberg]

@@davidnimmo6006 Only the parents who's kids schools are currently thriving are outraged about this bill.

[@gysgijsbers4202]

​@@Yvdberg Do we want to break the thriving schools too?

[@Yvdberg]

@@gysgijsbers4202 Yes, by dictating what languages can be thought in any and all schools.

[@lynneagar3620]

​@@Yvdberg Dan clearly doesn't have any kids

[@thatomokoena4673]

The hullabaloo around the Bill is also because South African political parties are adopting American style reactionary politics and it's quite genuinely rotting the quality of our discourse.

[@helenduplessis4166]

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[@ernstschultz1822]

Jaja need I mention that the same people that transformed Eskom, Post office etcetera has got the best interest for our schools

[@ronacalitz7919]

You are so right. All the best schools will be dragged down to 30% pass figures

[@Grootkoos]

I am afraid Dan that it is you who misunderstand the implications of the language and admissions policy changes in the Bela Act. If you understood it better, you would have realised that you cannot 'add' a language to a school. Does that mean you have assembly twice on Mondays? Once for the one language and once for the other language? Do you invite one language to join the Voortrekkers and the other to join the Boy Scouts? What about sport. Will one group play rugby and the other soccer? Do you have the facilities for that? Then, what about teachers? Does the department now send a complete team of teachers to teach in the new language? Obviously that will not happen. Lastly the most important. Will the new group pay their school fees as diligently as the parents of the original language group? Experience have shown that where Afrikaans schools allowed an English class to be added, the Afrikaans parents were required to financially carry the 'English' group. The result was that the Afrikaans parents took their kids to a different school and Afrikaans at that school died.

[@wynanddercksen2679]

Yes give more power to government....what can go wrong everything they touch turn to gold?????

[@Sharon-ls4bt]

Yip 🙄

[@LimitlessDomain]

It's gonna collapse

[@venge5665]

The cANCer has the magic touch after all😂

[@bafanamahlatse1923]

But the current system has its problems. We can't just say it perfect. Sgbs abuse their power wen it comes to language. To exclude the African population

[@godfreyberry1599]

All hunky dory until the cANCer get's involved. More opportunity for cadre deployment and LOOTING under the auspices of feigned morality. Just adding another insiduous layer to an already broken education system.

[@Jay-rd3hn]

Kids are not allowed to be punished for their parents behaviour but parents are being punished for their kids behaviour that’s one doesn’t make sense.

[@goitselegoete]

U normal?

[@sharonadams9721]

The issue is that government has failed dismally to lead with any measure of competence, so fear of collapse of the schools is not surprising.

[@galgamekthegreatlord4823]

Im a teacher and you cant force me to teach at a school that needs teachers ,Im tired of non-teachers pretending to understand ,there no more English schools ,because BEE fucks everything up ,30% pass rate ,we let them make these laws...

[@buhleshezi5222]

You can’t teach at a school that needs teachers???🤔

[@galgamekthegreatlord4823]

@@buhleshezi5222 I can , I just don't want to

[@theonly6359]

@@galgamekthegreatlord4823hebanna 🤔

[@jw841]

Well said many teachers are leaving the profession. With this bill even less teachers will be willing to stay in their jobs. Its much easier to work in the corporate world than being a teacher in South Africa. I talk from experience.

[@hansiejansevanrensburg291]

The problem people made is that they associate corporal punishment with abuse. Abuse will always be abuse. But proper corporal punishment will teach children discipline and respect.

[@davidangel905]

Some teachers take their frustrations on our kids, that's the problem

[@gysgijsbers4202]

​@@davidangel905 Children do not learn discipline at home, that is where it should start, then teachers would have much less challenges of having to discipline pupils.

[@keitulakes9570]

I believe in corporal punishment. However, some people tend to abuse childrend in the name of corporal punishment, and the only way to do away with the possibility of abuse towards minors is to cut it completely. I think Parents should be at the forefront of the discipline of the children from early development and do away with soft parenting so that they don't terrorize teachers and fellow learners.

[@lutha1720]

@@davidangel905 those would be easy cases to handle, any person can tell the difference between coporal punishment and abuse, we went through schooling getting beaten by teaches and there was no sign of abuse, there were cases of kids being bruised or swollen which proved they were being used for frustration

[@shahidnyker2900]

No it won't.

[@thudeshreenaidoo3330]

Please explain what “other” ways teachers may use to discipline children. I have a family member who dedicated his life to teaching maths and physics ( he is an absolutely brilliant teacher and would have been snapped up by any private school) He felt he wanted to contribute to education in less privileged areas But for the most part of his teaching career his was tormented by a lot of his students The poor discipline and total “anarchy” destroyed him and took a toll on his health He is the gentlest soul I watched his passion for teaching wither over the years It was so sad He has now taken an early retirement at age 58 and will tutor from his home But I can honestly say education has lost a gem My son attends one of the most prestigious private schools in JhB and is one of the top maths students. When he gets stuck or needs some help he calls on this family member. My son says that he has a gift.. he is patient and has an ability to break down complex maths problems into simple and understandable ways I just wanted to share this story as I don’t believe it is unique by any means but I do believe our teachers are not well supported

[@ianthomas7819]

The ANC's history after 30 years, does not give much hope. What about having jail time if you do not follow.

[@PM2-4-7]

"BELA Chao" 😅 That's a punchline right there!

[@raoulrossouw3789]

From the 23 000 schools in SA only 900 are Afrikaans. Tackle the problem at the root... Build more schools. MP education promised 40 schools, of which only 4 were built (with one standing empty). Politics should stay clear of SA education system.

[@nicholas.j.w]

Go see Neil De Beer's recent fiery criticism of the Bela Bill. This is how all of us should be reacting to it! ❤️‍🔥

[@vnlpat001]

100%!

[@cheesecakecartel5022]

Is he whining about maintaining white privilege and why whiteness should continue rogue unabated ?

[@vnlpat001]

@@cheesecakecartel5022 ag man shut your bek about race. This has nothing to do with race. This is about people's right to freedom to CHOOSE without government interference. Who the hell do these poltiicians think they are interfering in our private lives? People throw "white privilege" around when people themselves built their OWN SCHOOLS with their own bare hands and now the government want to dictate what to do with something they had no hand in building. Is it supposed to be people's problems that the government were too lazy and criminal by stealing money to not build schools for the other 9 languages in this country? And if you think Afrikaans schools are white only dream on. Go to the Western half of the Northern Cape and rural Western Cape where coloureds form over 75% of the population and Afrikaans is over 85% of 1st language speakers. A couple years back there was uproar in Upington because the government tried to change an Afrikaans medium school to English. They backed down after parents protested. Guess why it never made national headlines? Because it was COLOURED parents and not white. You a typical person being played by this race card which is beyond pathetic,.

[@mabaker391]

Increase the access of children to education - most noble ambition indeed. Why then are they downsizing the numbers of teachers?

[@katlegosehole1041]

Maybe they wanna push online learning.😂

[@Samlee-h2x]

I have been wondering the same thing, it doesn't make any sense.

[@abbafatherswarriorprincess3627]

@@Samlee-h2x I said the very same thing to my husband. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AT ALL!

[@ianthomas7819]

ANC's ability to account for South Africans is under question.

[@freekeek2102]

My apologies. From what you are saying, I am pretty sure you have no experience serving on a SGB, dealing with the "department ", especially in Gauteng. You have NO idea how the department abuses any power it gets.

[@tiaanengelbrecht3759]

You turned into a mouthpiece for the state Really disappointed in you bud!

[@cheesecakecartel5022]

how because he read between the lines and didn’t whitewash events to suit the minority….!! white privilege is so boring. If you don’t like how Africans are making decisions in Africa, you can always go back to Europe.

[@mbapiki340]

Truly true

[@SugaryBob]

Because he refuses to make up facts to suit biases?

[@themalejodietaylor2599]

Appreciate the explanation. You should provide a service to parliament for citizens on new legislation.

[@katlegosehole1041]

How do you feel about undocumented kids going to school?

[@Allycat_8702]

The million dollar question is: how do you incentivize school children to stop misbehaving? If it were that easy, we wouldn't have problems at schools. There are many school teachers sitting with a problem where the pupils refuse to follow instructions such as not doing their home work, using cell phones during lessons and those who even go as far as hitting/stabbing/shooting their teachers. Pls educate them if you have any viable suggestions

[@AccidentalExpat143]

If teachers don't want to be hit by children, I think it is safe to assume children don't want to be hit by teachers. What worked quite well at the school where I went to was mutual respect between the teachers and the pupils, and for those who continued to not behave detention and expulsion.

[@Allycat_8702]

@@AccidentalExpat143 These schools know abt detention and they do implement it but yet it fails. Look at primrose principal shooting, the pupil went and shot his principal after disciplinary measures were enforced. The shooter's parents knew about their kid's problem and had been called to the school. There many other incidents where kids attack teachers unprovoked. You will remember the incident where a white was smacked by a black student because the teacher caught her using a cell phone during the lesson.

[@edmundwessels2072]

We use to be punched by our senior pupils, nothing wrong with it. There were never paper work and tomorrow was a new day. Kids which suffered were arrogant or mamma's boys. The old way helped to develop leadership skills. Today we sit with thousands of managers which don't have the ability to manage. Bring back the old ways of learning and get rid of this don't care teachers which only wait for salaries. ​@@AccidentalExpat143

[@staciad4466]

To start with reduce overcrowding in schools and the teacher to kid ratio.

[@Allycat_8702]

@@staciad4466 to reduce teacher-to-pupil ratio and overcrowding in schools, ppl must make use of birth control. The government provides this for free🤣🤣🤣

[@rivancreative]

Thanks for the report, Dan. My only criticism is that you underplay the impact largely undocumented foreigners have in our society, and in this case our schools. At the cost of sharing limited resources with more kids not born in this country we run the risk of excluding and limiting access to quality education in our most vulnerable comunities. Making it easier for illegal foreign nationals to become part of society and participate in our social and welfare systems is at the detriment of South African Children, all be it one Child. We have a responsibility to uphold the constitution but not at the detriment of people whose ancestors have sowed seed, taxes, blood, sweat, and tears to make this land what it is.

[@pastelbow-s2l]

I watched a documentary recently about how crimelords from all over the world (south america, middle east, etc) tend to hide in SA and prefer to do business here as its geographical and political situation makes it perfect for their needs (be it hiding from authorities or smuggling, etc). It was shocking to learn. Its been going on for yeears. That and I also found a video that looked into how apparently there are circles among affluent communities that make ways for ppl from better off countries to build whole lives under protection while bypassing home affairs and stuff... Securing jobs, homes, community for groups of ppl here and there. This country is very weird when you look at its underbelly. I can see how this bill is written to perpetuate these kinds of things... I dont know much tho, i can only watch and pray it seems. Im at a loss as to what can be done to clean things up.

[@za5814]

This guy should go teach a grade 8 class for a little while and see how nice they are 😂

[@kwanelesbonokuhle6111]

Thank you Mr Dan 🙏🤝for this information. I for one didn't know anything about the Bela Act

[@khanyasambumbu3474]

So based on what Ive just heard this Bill will do more good than harm right??and if thats the case whats all the fuss in the media about then?

[@AccidentalExpat143]

@@khanyasambumbu3474 Yes but part of the harm is that it would mostly end single medium Afrikaans schools, and for some bizarre reason this gets Afrikaans parents with children in school somewhat irritated.

[@kwanelesbonokuhle6111]

@@khanyasambumbu3474 yes it will do more good than harm however I think the media has agenda on why they are making noise about it.

[@kwanelesbonokuhle6111]

@@AccidentalExpat143 that's not true, Mr Dan did explain that learners will be taught in a language of which they understand the most

[@Missk1516]

​@@khanyasambumbu3474 The Afrikaner community and home schoolers are the ones that are angry. I guess they are not happy that Afrikaans dominant schools will now have to open for those that cant speak afrikaans

[@EyeGodZA]

Centralisation of power is - and should be - considered a threat to democracy. It may well be that this act doesn't prove any immediate threat, but then you need to remember that the whole world attended the 1936 Olympics in Nazi-era Berlin, and that the Allies cozied up with the likes of Stalin. Nothing is ever simple or black and white, and no dismissive epithets like "dis- and misinformation", the progressive buzzwords of the current zeitgeist, should bandied about lightly.

[@physicianb884]

Centralisation of power is a step in the wrong direction.

[@usaamarhoode2399]

There was no place in schools for 18000 children at the start of the 2024 school year, if the Western cape education department goes ahead and gets rid of 2400 teaching jobs that number is likely to more than double. Before the government criminalizes parents for not enrolling thier children in schools they should make sure there is enough schools for the children as well educators to teach the children.

[@se7ensavage707]

What's up with gov pushing p0rn on kids though? I was horrified to see the books my 10 year old nephew brought home. page 2 or 3 is literally man on woman, woman on woman and then man on man. Kids do not need to be seeing that. Why is it that schools are being forced to show kids this stuff? Our education system needs massive improvement, I think that's the most important step in fixing our country. I have seen these books with my own eyes and I was disgusted.

[@TheHighlighter76]

Is this true?

[@mbalipamela3790]

I was led by the Lord to pray for the education system in South Africa. Now I know why. Lord please have mercy on these kids.

[@se7ensavage707]

@@TheHighlighter76 You'll see, unfortunately.

[@user-ed6qe5bk2x]

I live in a Rural area , with Rural schools surrounding us. The Teachers are very dedicated and so are most of their pupils, however the Government does not provide them with Basic stationery requirements like paper for printing out tests and reports. This bill is just more smoke and mirrors. Making it look like the government is doing something but in fact they will be doing nothing. They can not even get the basics right.... like stationery and ablutions.

[@myburgher]

Thank you for this. I tried to read the Act after reading all the hoopla about it and I struggled to understand it at a detailed level, so this was much appreciated.

[@katlegosehole1041]

How do you feel about undocumented kids going to school?

[@mangalisondabeni]

@@katlegosehole1041they are kids brother. Introspect a bit.

[@staciad4466]

mangalisondabeni undocumented kids have undocumented parents. I have compassion but find it strange how the country has so many issues with overburdened schools already and letting go of teachers. This could lead to SA kids suffering in the long run. Government has no interest in changing the teacher kid ratio it seems.

[@dun8410]

Everyone say don't punish the kids but fails to tell us a new course of disciplinary action. Dan includeded

[@summerautumn7507]

Expel,suspend.criminally charge. Those aren't phased out.Parents should deal with their own children.

[@dun8410]

@@summerautumn7507 ...and how should parents deal with it? Coz remember it is the same for parents in some way.

[@summerautumn7507]

@dun8410 If your child is a problem find ways to solve your own child. Other people shouldn't be burdened with them because they will take things far because they don't have time to waste understanding them etc. They suggest counseling,taking things away ( money,TV,time with friends,"Christmas clothes " etc ). Others say it works....Others still spank their kids so if you are willing to risk prison better you than a stranger that was trying to help.

[@dun8410]

@@summerautumn7507 no one is burdening anyone. You're just asserting my point that the government keeps taking away all disciplinary actions and criminalizing them even at home, SO WTF should be done??? Those taking away TV money, trust me some kids don't give a shit.

[@BMXSTUNNAS]

​@@dun8410bro I never gave a shit about those materials, the only time I listened and did the right things is when I had a little whooping 😂😂 they confuse abuse with whooping for discipline

[@KinomaroMakhosini]

The misinformation on social media is deep 😂🙌🏾im glad your spoke about this because wow it had such a negative rep

[@saamstaan6540]

What a watered down explanation of the bill,total joke,only people who have not read the bill themselves will believe you.

[@clarindas]

It is a sad day when we need someone to interpret information for us, and we open our mouths and swallow the any false relief that this brings. I encourage all of us to download and comb through Bela for themselves. We have engaged in the community hearings and although I agree that there has been some misinformation doing the rounds, it is so much more prudent to bring robust engagement into this platform, rather than be a mere mouthpiece. If each of us as South Africans engage with things rather than rely on others to frame our thinking, we are better able to stay wide awake to changes that slowly impact us.

[@malesletsgetgoing5717]

Whole problem is that we have a poor education system. We need to adopt most of Finland's education system, which has no homework or very little homework and longer playing times. The Finnish schooling system is often rated the best in the world, we're placing too much dull theory, heavy homework placing a lot of stress on our children and it has a negative unfruitful outcome. Eaze up, the kids need to have less heaviness which has no good outcome

[@minilillyanimates3223]

Hi Dan, What about the fact that as a home schooling parent, you have to apply to homeschool and the DBE can decline your request without having to give you a reason? What if you have a Neurodivergent child, who needs to learn outside the box, what then?

[@francoismienie8502]

You dont know the first thing about homeschooling or why most people home school, and you just want to put home schoolers in the same box as public schools. Home schooling creates an environment for children to learn at the pace they can, it provides a way for parents to teach children in creative ways which helps the child learn without making them feel less and a shamed. This will be taken away if they are now being measured by a certain standard at a certain age, they will get to these standard matbe just a year or two later. And what do you think will happen if your child is not up to standard in their opinion, there is already talks about you home schooling registration will be reviewed then, and that by the people that dropped the current school passing rate to what % now? Also a lot of people home school because for financial reasons, now it is going to cost the parents more money to have thair children evaluated by some registerred evaluater. Schools dont teach and help children anymore the run through a curiculem and the teacher has so much paper work there is no time for extra attention, so everything is referred to external parties to do extra classes and all sorts of pills are pushed on you to help your child, and it all comes at extra costs. And there are many more examples

[@LeaCannone]

I agree with you 💯

[@albertomeyer11]

This act is evil. It wants to decide for us, who are looking after our kids, what to do.

[@patel786]

Not all homeschools are like you describe but I'm pretty sure 99% are better than a lot of public schools

[@kongowea9903]

My daughter is homeschooled and she's exceptional.... Schooling these days are not what one would expect...most schools are more like daycares without adequate supervision.

[@zwelimdlalose1059]

I agree with you totally the school system has failed our children, now we introduced flawed systems in our homes just suite a government we don't want in power in the first place is even more Ludacris, this Bella what what of theirs should be reevaluated I don't see it working in favour of my children whom I want to start home schooling next year

[@xanderbronkhorst902]

It's funny how people without kids want to way in how to weigh in on how to discipline and educate our kids. Take a back seat, my man.

[@jacquelinedegeus3178]

Agreed

[@beinjar5634]

My Grade 9 EMS class has 72 learners. They should be solving this first

[@TheGiganticIntellect]

Corporal punishment may not be acceptable as per the legislations of our country, but the honest truth is that, it is the most effective way of dealing with unruly learners. I'm a school teacher and I'm speaking from experience

[@observantwonderer7401]

Even if you believe in corporal punishment, as a teacher YOU should have no right to exercise violence over someone else's child. I don't know you, I don't know your methods or temper or what you deem as "accepted forms of physical harm on a child" as a teacher you understand far more stress and have way more frustration towards children, I won't want you to have an outlet on my child thank you very much. Parents should discipline their child finish and klaar

[@shaunsavage3672]

honestly you sound like a paid ad for this campaign. Some of your points are somewhat valid however very shallow. who is going to pay for these new teachers teaching in new languages ?? Why is the government not building more schools or better yet upgrading current ones?? we are apart of a home schooling group who has been fighting this for more than a year, we know exactly what it say and its intentions. There are actual educated and respected people fighting this , why would that be if it was all marshmallow and rainbows as you depict it?? Use you own mind people! There are serious flaws in this bill and giving the same people authority, who can even mange the current system, to dictate to me what I can or cannot teach my children.

[@ChristopherChanyan]

Your interpretation is extremely confusing, doubt if you have the correct insight of what you advising on, pray for discernment on the Bela act

[@jdphotograph]

I dont agree with you. The school I was in the 90s was Afrikaans only white. Birchleigh Hoer in Birchleigh Kempton Park. The demographics was majority white agrikaans. Fast forward 30 years and the demographics changed and the school became an english school. Go check for yourself. So to say thigs stayed the way is not true. I pay a lot of money every month to give my child a good education in afrikaans. There are many other races also in the school. All speaking afrikaans. All are welcome if you pay your school fees and speak afrikaans.

[@brendadorwries78]

Call a spade a spade. Stop sugar coating. I taught for 38 years. We were soank at school and we still alive and well disciplined. The Bible says: parents do not spare the rod. You sit with 50 learners whole day and Try to teach with disrespectful learners. Call you names and are just unruly. Bela is just another smoke screen. Sir i get angry because you dont know what you are talking about. Stop confusing people. Teachers are suffering by the behaviour of learners. Some even die.

[@davidkruger5590]

We don't have enough seats in schools to school foreign undocument children let alone legal SA children

[@DonnieCobraa]

For the very first time Dan Corder sounds biased 🙆🏽‍♂️🙆🏽‍♂️😂

[@bernard9501]

I feel like the misinformation comes from the lack of trust and faith in the ANC implementing these types of policy changes, because in the past they have been disguised as good and were misused by officials. But hopefully this is another good step to equality in South Africa, children deserve great education especially in their home language

[@AGirlNamedVan]

Have you even seen how criminal some kids are in schools. Shame . I'd never want to be a teacher ever. I don't know how some people take that Abuse.

[@ABCDEFG12163]

This is why we need a 24h National channel that reports on South African politics, one that informs us about facts like these, updates on government policies etc. to prevent the misinformation going around bc it’s so dangerous.

[@Tinker8531]

Coloured schools always had bilingual schools. English and Afrikaans classes. Other schools need to do the same.

[@Iknownopeace]

Yeah, I went to school in Eldorado Park and they also offered Zulu classes

[@splashafrica]

I had 2 high-school subject that was taught bilingually in limpopo in 1 of those the teacher claimed we still somehow out paced others schools without any exstra after school lessons and I don't think we where particularly well behaved to align the stars and set perfect conditions so I don't know what to make of schools that struggle to keep up

[@AccidentalExpat143]

Why tough?

[@hydromic2518]

At school we are learning English, Afrikaans and Xhosa. I think it’s really nice to be trilingual and more people should be able to speak and understand multiple languages

[@kevon_shabangu]

We had 3, English Afrikaans and SiSwati

[@jackiehornevisser]

My question.....where are they going to get the money to do this? They can't even build decent schools or bathrooms NOW....where is the money going to come from?

[@jacquesdewet2661]

Yes Dan.. More Government involvement in Education please.. what could go wrong?

[@hydromic2518]

What could go wrong? SA right now isn’t like SA back in the 1950s

[@venge5665]

More control!!! The government must own us.🎉 They must own everything. 😂

[@metascopeinitiatives2550]

@@venge5665 😂

[@sibusiso2841]

​@@venge5665 DA has people convicted they not all in the same groupchat

[@strippermilk360]

ah yes jacqest, selective learning at its finnest. The government isnt inolved in educational cirriculams, CAPS is. BELLA regulates and quality checks schools & homeschooling.

[@electrofreak6330]

This Bela bill is the biggest piece of rubbish. The government does not get to control my language or culture. If the school only wants 1 language then it has the right to only use 1 language. If someone doesn't like it then go to another school. Also corporal punishment should come back because children these days are so bad these days and have no respect. If youu misbehave you get punished. Don't like it? Then don't misbehave

[@chillimadebeats]

Why not fix the issues resulting in South African kids not being documented or at least provide parents documentation or something else Idk I am no expert instead of knowingly putting into law something WE know will be exploited? why do we ACT like we do have an immigration crisis Dan? because we DO, we actually do and we do not have the proper infrastructure to accommodate for everyone, I mean my god have yall seen the schools in the rurals ?

[@dre7767]

The current lack of protection for teachers in classrooms is a concern. While I recognize the importance of children attending school and the accountability of parents, sending parents to jail may be too extreme. Additionally, the school curriculum in SA is not up to international standards, resulting in many students requiring bridging courses at universities to catch up. It seems that some schools and universities have been passing students based on a curve, required numbers, or due to intimidation from student strikes. This issue needs to be addressed as it affects students genuinely striving to succeed without involvement in political matters.

[@ianduplessis7892]

Where is your mask Dan? Klaus is not going to be pleased.

[@junegilbert-ri9gg]

What about children that harm and even kill teachers how are teachers protected...So let me say this no one in SA should take up teaching as a profession ..You are not protected in SA..

[@kevon_shabangu]

A teacher can go open a case of assault against that child. Teachers are also protected by the law

[@MasayitiMathebula]

The must be a detection alarm to scan bags when entering the school premises,the security personnel must be in place to fast track such development.

[@carlolegolie643]

What consequences will there be for learners who make schools and classrooms unteachable? More power is taken away from teachers. No one wants to be an educator anymore for how kids are going on.

[@ignatiuslondon7772]

It's strange that you say adding a language. I'm currently in the Eastern Cape and the Eastern Cape department clearly indicated that they want to change the meduim of education to English. The School in question basically cater for coloured learners in the district. So this bill will be used to change the language policy and force Afrikaans learners to only learn in English as a primary language and their home language will be a second language.

[@Woooofit]

Actually you are wrong. they will force Afrikaans schools to change to English . That is a fact. they can put parents in jail if their child is not in school. What about the people who can not afford it. I do not think you have all the right facts....

[@tracyray-e3r]

😂 The birds needed to behave.

[@sophumlangoma2662]

I have so much to say on this as an educator, but I value not being cancelled. Thanks for bringing us the most valuable news, Dan!!

[@Thokozani-lu6jx]

Then why is the DA rejecting it?

[@kreesannaicker3676]

😂that Hadida bird though 😂😂😂

[@chronosmagasaurus2813]

Yaah it went haaaah haaaah haaaaadida

[@tebogomashapha3866]

What about the alcohol matter? You should have addressed Clause 8(b) and (c) of BELA

[@Draginsezluvnlite-jp8sv]

Dan Dan Dan... a few questions: HOW IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO AFFORD THIS? Not to mention, afford the NHI... not to mention afford fixing, improving things like resources (how many thousands of schools are practically underresourced - no desks, chairs, falling apart, etc. etc.), improving facilities (sports grounds for township and rural schools, pit toilets etc. etc.), GETTING VACANT POSTS FILLED (the Dep Min said there is no money!), GETTING MORE POSTS so classes have a decent ratio of teacher to students (40-60 kids per class is disgusting)... and I could go on. How is the government going to manage the MASSIVE ADMINISTRATION this is going to result in? When public servants are often not educated enough or well-trained enough to do these jobs (I wonder why?!) How is government going to manage ACCOUNTABILITY of these thousands of administrators/watchkeepers making sure this act is carried out (not to mention pay them with a public wage bill already ballooning into a bloated 30 year old pregnancy about to pop)? How is the government going to manage and fund the endless legal battles upcoming (lawyers are rubbing their hands in glee no doubt) when a) the courts are underresourced, booked up to kingdom come and the taxpayer is being milked dryer than the Sahara with all the other new taxes needed for oh, let's see - electricity, NHI anybody? How is government going to fix the USELESS CAPS THAT GIVES US THE WORLD'S LOWEST LITERACY AND NUMERACY SCORES AND A 30% PASS RATE THAT SETS UP ALL STUDENTS TO FAIL FURTHER DOWN THE LINE AND DO SHODDY JOBS??? (I don't want a surgeon or engineer with a 30% pass rate operating on me or building my bridge or nuclear power station!!) FIX all that (and more) and we can talk new bills and new acts. Just like NHI. Instead of seize control of power, centralise all control of decision making and throw democracy under the wheels of the massive commie train barrelling down the tracks?! DAN! While the Act sure has some laudable ideas in it, it has NOT been properly thought through, properly planned and definitely not fairly propagated - the ANCancer is NOT the majority party any more and ALL the parties should have had a vote on whether this gets signed in or not (yes Parly voted it in but that was THE PREVIOUS ANC HEAVY GOVERNMENT! NOT THE ONE THAT WAS VOTED IN THIS YEAR!) I can't help but wonder - who is pulling your strings Dan? This was a good attempt at explaining some things but how about discussing the herd of elephants in the room!?

[@daandutoit9705]

Stem 100% saam! Die man dink nie vir homself nie, iemand dink vir hom!

[@buyimncube2588]

The pass of 30% is ridiculous yet again they may pass with 100% and still be blunt as ever, I truly believe this kids lack discipline, commitment and and basic respect and manners Doctors comes wearing pajamas to see patients who they hardly look or touch

[@Woodneye-mc5jt]

It's not about the laws... It's about implementation and we know government's track record on that.

[@TomiDeSiviglia]

An average voter is dumb, thats why we arent progressing in democratical policies. We need political science subject in school too. History is biased but I think in-depth policy subject need to be taught in school to get smart voters.

[@maghmoudakaran972]

Bela is adding a language while gov is also minus teachers

[@africansunset6826]

There are not enough schools. Build more schools and all children will be educated well.

[@turksvy01]

Very simple , if you don't like a schools policy, don't go .

[@EtienneKoedijk]

What is a Marxist quote on Education? The education of all children, from the moment that they can get along without a mother's care, shall be in state institutions. Wake up buddy.

[@loistoy3403]

The power is in the citizens hands we are the majority not the Govemment. All these parties must wind their neck in and leave our children alone. We the PEOPLE ARE THE GOVERNMENT. The best party we have in this country is 'BEYOND POLITICS '. 😡😡😡😡

[@jle42]

We have prisons bursting at the seams, and we have dear government releasing prisoners who committed "petty" crimes like theft, robbery and drug dealing because prisons are too full but they want to arrest parents when their child is not in school? Who pays for this or is school fees going to be raised while less teachers teaches larger and larger classes? Some parents send their kids to school and then they "bank" by sneaking away just before the bell ring - then parents get jail time? Most of the EDUCATED "misinformation" deals with practicality: on paper it looks good but it does not make sense in reality. Some idiot writes up a bill, some president who rarely speaks or consult actual teachers, signs a bill and viola, here you are "correcting" the "misinformation" with very little knowledge on how on earth this can in any way shape or form be implemented in a realistic way. What is "psycological abuse" exactly? Very few teachers willingly and knowingly want to harm a child (they would not choose this difficult job if they did not care about educating kids) but here the parents and teachers are set-up for failure because everyone has their own idea about what causes "fear, anxiety" in kids. A little spider can cause "permanent psycological damage" if we are not clear and concise in language and this bill is deliberately vague so that the end result is clear: whatever goverment decides. This whole thing has a woke-scent on it and next thing you know it causes "fear and anxiety" to teach children that truth is the truth, but dont speak it because it offends. The real world is a hard place and if we are too soft and walk on eggshells around kids out of fear of offending them then no one would be emotionally equipped to handle reality after graduating from school.

[@Joe-ns4cg]

You can't replace God with government, that's all I want to say about this. We don't need more government interference, we need people to stop mucking about producing offspring who they don't care for.

[@taniajordaan5186]

Afrikaans is more widely spoken as a home language in SA than English. How is Afrikaans the seen as ‘ unpopular’

[@DigsWigs2022]

I think only a person who is not a parent believes that kids get a spanking because parents are terrible, mean people. Kids are very different. Some kids are compliant. Some are as stubborn as an ox. Their stubbornness could cause them serious harm. Spanking is the least amount of discipline to save the child from themselves. It is delivered with love. And it works.

[@koosvanderwat998]

Dan, let’s see how many Afrikaans schools get targeted. They are going to be forced to implement additional languages without any support. Why do the government not build additional schools instead of forcing current schools to make up for their lack of planning and investing in infrastructure? Afrikaans schools are some of the few institutions that still work in this country. In stead of celebrating their success and moving on, the government expects the Afrikaans schools to solve the country’s education problems…

[@joss4074]

This video can be summed up as "It's not happening, but it's a good thing that it is happening".

[@MichaelKruger-g9r]

More government control means more problems not only with regards to this bella act but in every aspect of your life

[@KhanyoSopangisa]

If you're saying children must not be beaten, you're totally against Christianity, because God says " beat a child , he will not die "