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[@mossfairy3060]

We are such a diverse country we should have schools for all languages, build more schools ffs

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

Exactly! I don’t know why government is trying to go to fewer languages. Let’s build quality high schools where amazulu can learn ngesiZulu, and where bapedi can learn ka Sepedi. Wouldn’t that be better for everyone?

[@ZuluBill]

Amen

[@Dude-1689]

Nah, you're creating segregation still by doing that. A learning institution should be diverse and accommodate all languages/races. Some of us grew up learning all different languages in township schools. So why must one specific race be allowed to separate from the rest ? You guys are supporting the spread of Orania poison and promoting one race to hoard resources.

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

While your sentiment is noble, building schools for every language without addressing systemic issues like funding and resource distribution risks spreading our education system too thin. Instead, we must prioritize inclusive, equitable solutions that preserve diversity while ensuring quality education for all.

[@corneliuslauwrens4199]

who will pay for it?

[@User1234-icu]

I couldn’t attend a high school in my suburb due to their language policy, forcing me to travel to another town at great expense, despite my family’s financial struggles. I am academically gifted and well-behaved but was held back solely by language.

[@mloongisy]

That's the whole point

[@lubonamulimbika5389]

BELA Bill: The deabte | M-Net | Carte Blanche | M-Net >>> The spelling of debate might be wrong in title

[@AgKeClva_]

Long live the BELA Bill Long Live. I don't need to enroll my child in a school that is 10km away from my residence because of language, my child should be accommodated too

[@danpeterson4196]

Who’s problem is that? Just because it’s uncomfortable for you to travel 10km we should receive education in a foreign language? Absolute hypocrisy.

[@mloongisy]

It's unfortunate that Mandela and co didn't resolve this matter back when the ANC took power. Now we have to fight the racism on our own 30 years after democracy

[@kevon_shabangu]

Watching this and reading the comments tell me that most people didn't even read the bill

[@pieterrossouw8596]

This will simply push privatization for those who can afford it. Like with all basic services in South Africa, the further you can get from government the better. Want power, get solar. Want clean water, either filter or buy bottles. Want waste removal, get contractors. Want a safe community, hire private security. And soon, if you want your child to be schooled in their home language of Afrikaans, gotta pay up for a school blessed with the privileged acceptance of government. All of this doesn't build or fund one new school in the rural areas where the departments has failed most.

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

The BELA Bill reflects a troubling centralization of power, undermining parental and community agency in education. By dictating language and enrollment policies, it risks eroding cultural autonomy under the guise of equity. Such measures often mask deeper systemic failures-like inadequate school infrastructure-and redirect public frustration into divisive debates. True progress demands empowering communities, preserving linguistic diversity, and addressing foundational inequalities, not imposing top-down solutions that exacerbate tensions and alienate key stakeholders.

[@charlesvanonselen6251]

Well said sir!

[@Vickeydup]

Totally agree. Do not focus on the language but rather the fact that parents will have no say in what goes on at school.

[@feliciaswart1218]

I don't think anyone wants the state to be part of anything, because of their track record, isn't this bill just the same as the NHI. They don't build enough schools and hospitals, and the easy way out is the private sector, because it's already run efficiently.... Again, politicians should be using state services (medical, schooling, transport etc) then they might think twice about actually putting in an effort to make it work

[@Bennylebea]

Built more schools and leave the private schools alone, the government wants to mess them up like they did with their own schools

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

the measure of a government isn't in breaking what works but in fixing what doesn’t. If public schools are failing, the solution isn’t meddling elsewhere-it’s rolling up sleeves and building a system that uplifts every child, not just those in the shadows of privilege.

[@nomxhosapekani7966]

It's not about private schools, but government schools with capacity but refuse to admit learners. Why build more schools, when we already have schools. Like in the case of Ermelo High School 2006. A school with a capacity of 1200 learners only had 580 learners and refused to add English medium to accommodate the kids

[@patriciapecci8241]

If a person can afford the school,then there shouldn't be anymore barriers.

[@eleanormaxwell721]

I fully agree, mother tonque education is very important. The givernment have built no schools and that is exactly what was done eveybody rushed the English schools. In this country there should schools built to cover that and English should be a second language. Therd has to be englush schools only as well.

[@YupSnoet-qc3on]

24,879 schools in SA, (30,586 in 2010) and the government targets 2,484 mostly Afrikaans schools diverting from the fact that they have already failed the other 90% of the education system . So instead of fixing the problem they might as well destroy it all.

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

The tragedy isn’t just the dwindling schools, but the failure to confront the root cause. Targeting a few to mask broader neglect is no solution-it's surrender. True progress comes when every child, in every school, is afforded the chance to thrive, not just survive.

[@irlonconstantine8793]

This whole thing could just be a big distraction from What's really going on. People should always demand better from the government and not allow the politicians to create distractions.

[@ndiracreatives]

This was a well produced episode, no biases, just fair journalism.

[@sumarioneil8646]

The government should build the schools that they promised. There are not enough schools. The few schools can not absorb the number of pupils who need schools. The schools promised and budgeted for in previous years were not built as promised.

[@nomxhosapekani7966]

Why build more schools, when we already have schools. Like in the case of Ermelo High School 3006. A school with a capacity of 1200 learners only had 580 learners and refused to add English medium to accommodate the kids.

[@rietjiehavemann4290]

@@nomxhosapekani7966 oh get over it! Stop repeating the same thing that happened 18 years ago, it's sad!

[@rietjiehavemann4290]

@@nomxhosapekani7966 and it was 2006, not 3006

[@tshepo7122]

There will be no winners, both sides are valid so I’ll stay away from choosing sides

[@mossfairy3060]

ANC must build more schools, leave the Afrikaance schools for the afrikaance.. Classrooms are full to capacity as it is.. pls all the budget cuts..

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

The Constitution guarantees equal access to quality education for all, not just some. Suggesting segregation over solutions avoids the issue. Full classrooms and budget cuts demand accountability, not exclusion. We must build, yes, but for unity, not division. Justice demands better.

[@horeamarinescu1016]

I'm neutral on this. Just remember, when Simon Van Der Stell gave land to the French Huguenots in Franschoek, after a while, he banned the French language, and it slowly died out.

[@hcbnett]

Spelling - The "deabte" ?? Education & schools ...

[@gregwochlik9233]

Even though I'm not Afrikaans, Even though I emigrated 5 years ago, I support the fight for Afrikaans to stay in the school system. Sterkte, manne!

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

Greg, supporting Afrikaans is fine, but let’s be real: clinging to exclusivity in schools won’t fix the system. Equity means giving everyone a shot, not just protecting traditions. It’s about progress, not nostalgia-so how about backing solutions that actually work for all kids?

[@thomasndlovu5335]

The Act is not removing Afrikaans, it simply means we need to review it being a medium language of education based on the geographics and the most spoken language in the community klaar... Caoe Town have more people not Afrikaans by birth than Afrikaners, what is wrong with changing the teaching language to English to include the rest of the community?

[@pieterrossouw8596]

@@OratiloeKhumalo why is the supression of the education in a recognised language with a) more non-white speakers than white speakers and b) more speakers in total than English considered "progress". Why are homeschooling programmes being targeted? Progress would be building more schools for communities where access to first-language education is lacking, not disrupting successful schools? Progress would be taking schools with high dropout or matric failure rates and showing improvement. It would be investing into higher teacher salaries so we can increase competency. You use nice-sounding words but no one is fooled by them anymore, we don't trust government with this, why would we? At least the Gauteng Premiere is upfront about the goal of eradicating Afrikaans schools.

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

@@pieterrossouw8596 Progress is not found in erasure but in inclusion. If a language unites communities and fosters success, why dismantle it? True reform uplifts the struggling while preserving the thriving. Real justice in education builds bridges, not barriers.

[@Chez114]

​@OratiloeKhumalo No, equity is about trying to guarantee outcome, not opportunity. Guaranteeing outcome is exactly why we have the least qualified people in positions of power and influence in this failing country

[@kenernstzen2407]

State controlled or legislated anything is a bad thing!!!!!

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

Now hold on there, Ken. Blanket statements won’t win the day. State control can ensure fairness where chaos might reign otherwise. The trick isn’t avoiding legislation altogether-it’s making sure it’s smart, just, and serves the people. Balance, my friend, not banishment.

[@toG-i9i]

30 years after the new south africa and we are still fighting about small things.yet we still have pit toilets in schools.if it takes this long to address school administration,how long will it take to sort out pit toilets?

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

If they want to ban Afrikaans from public schools, then do it. We’ll build bigger and better private schools, like we always do. But that’s not the way to foster inclusivity like they allegedly want to. It will create more social inequality, not less

[@trixietripodi688]

👍 💯

[@Dude-1689]

No, the bill is not meant to ban Afrikaans. It enforces diversity instead of isolating ethnicities.

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

Ah, Jan, the classic 'we’ll go it alone' defense. Admirable, but deeply flawed. Retreating to private schools entrenches division. Inclusivity isn’t a spectator sport-it’s hard, messy work. Let’s fight for a system that unites, not one that fortifies inequality behind polished gates.

[@DEM925]

@@Dude-1689 Exactly, people do not want to read. They use their emotions instead!

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

@@Dude-1689 forcing everyone to speak English isn’t enforcing diversity, it’s erasing cultural identity and decreases diversity. Let’s build proper schools where the other 9 languages can also be used for mother tongue education

[@weymouthesterhuizen1145]

Parents and community most important. Bella gone. Send to Parlement and panelbeat it as said by Ministeress of Education....She said it....so why not?

[@202bluebellrd]

This is just another bureaucratic mechanism to potentially enable corrupt access to school funds. It is also a significant threat to Afrikaans schools being forced to teach in other languages. These are not solutions to our education problem. Universal access means all learners have access to schools of the same quality and in their own languages.

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

Your argument overlooks a key point: universal access isn’t about diluting quality or culture-it’s about equity. If we cling to division, we risk perpetuating inequality. The real case to argue is for investment in education, ensuring every learner’s right to quality schooling, regardless of language or location.

[@thomasndlovu5335]

I see the BELA act dividing the country. What is wrong with doing Afrikaans as a home language like we do with other South African languages? In Matric they ask if you want to write your final exam in English or Afrikaans but not other languages, meaning I can't send my child to Afrikaans school because she's Tsonga. I'm still trying to understand what is wrong with BELA act

[@Dude-1689]

@@thomasndlovu5335 Please read what Oratiloe wrote.

[@NeotheeOne]

Protecting their privilege. I used to be one of the kids who had to wake up at 4:30 am for 12 years to get a half decent education at a well resouced school and had afrikaans as second additional Language. Language is a exclusionary measure to keep schools the same. Mxm. Many black children go to afrikaans schools not because they have a choice but because of parents who can afford despite staying in the township.

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

the fight isn’t against language but against a system that burdens children with impossible choices. No child should rise before dawn to chase equality. Let’s build schools where opportunity isn’t measured by privilege, but by the dignity of every learner, in every language, everywhere.

[@NeotheeOne]

@OratiloeKhumalo I couldn't agree more. The government is largely to blame (poor administration, wasteful expenditure, corruption, the list goes on). Schools in townships should not be lacking in resources. A child's success shouldn't be determined solely by their economic status.

[@InjulaSamson]

For them to choose to wear orange 🍊 that should tell you something... they all should move to orania if they want to isolate themselves

[@Chez114]

Absolute nonsense. They're wearing orange because Afrikaans is a Dutch derivative, and orange is the colour of the Netherlands flag. Which other colour should they rather wear? What's wrong with Afrikaaners being proud of their heritage? You're trying to make this into something it's not

[@MaximasDesimas]

​@Chez114 Afrikaans was born in the kitchens and work places of the coloureds and black people the "dutch" had as slaves and worker's and only later adopted by their oppressors. If they were actually proud they'd be speaking dutch. Secondly this is south africa not holland and we have our own history and that orange is associated with apartheid. Is it there culture? Yes but that doesnt mean its a part with honoring

[@Chez114]

​@@MaximasDesimas If they were proud they'd be speaking Dutch? Firstly, languages evolve. The English we speak today is almost unrecognisable from 1652. Why would you expect Dutch to be any different? As for Afrikaaner pride, they're proudly South African. They're just as proud of their land as anyone else Afrikaans was not "born" in coloured kitchens. It was almost certainly influenced by South African slaves, yes, but if you believe that Afrikaans was invented entirely in the kitchens of South African slaves, then I would suggest you listen to the Flemish language On a much larger scale, you'd have to ask yourself why this is an issue when this country has far bigger problems to solve. This government only ever gets its hands onto any private sector only to exploit it for their own wealth. Do you believe that the ANC wanted to nationalise mines and deconstruct private health care and private schools because they care about the poor? Why would they start caring now?

[@patriciapecci8241]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ BELA BILL.

[@sparkle7670]

Democracy is a taugh pill to swallow because it promotes the words inclusivity and equal🎉

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

democracy isn’t just a tough pill-it’s the whole prescription. Inclusivity and equality might be hard to swallow for some, but they’re the secret sauce that keeps the whole system running. Without them, it’s not democracy; it’s just a bad knockoff.

[@sparkle7670]

Do townships promote single languages? Townships are forced to include all children from different tribes. If we based schools on languages, how possible would that be

[@Seboko-o7j]

This is interesting I won't lie. I'm for passing the bill as it is. We've had this system for 30 years, it's not going well. Let's change things and see if things get better or worse. We can't develop if we don't do new things

[@chantellesouthafrica]

You had this country for 30 years!!! Why do you plan on taking over Afrikaans schools? What did you do for 30 years????? Where are the schools you build????

[@motivegrind]

This problem can be solved. Its easy. Put a clause in the Act that says if a school is privately funded and build as a business then government cannot dictate SOME rules and regulations of that school. Government must only be there to give the curriculum. If government wants to provide for every community then build a government funded school in every community and that is that!!

[@TheIncredibleMrG777]

Another failure on the horizon, driven by hatred and jealousy.

[@nomthandazotshabalala219]

The march screems apartheid with orange and blue colors at that monument. Anyway president should sign the bill! We are moving forward as a country

[@charlesvanonselen6251]

Orange is the colour of FF+ party and blue is the colour for the DA! You now want parties to change colours because they offend you? Seriously???? If you cannot see the potential for corruption of this Bill then you are actually part of the problem! The government should be building more schools instead of co-opting existing ones!

[@Dude-1689]

Amen. Can't be running a democratic state with Orania tendencies all over.

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

@@Dude-1689 Oo orange is such a scary colour 😱

[@OratiloeKhumalo]

The march may echo the past, but condemning voices without understanding drowns the chance for progress. True advancement comes not from silencing history, but from learning. Let us not rush forward blindly, but thoughtfully, ensuring every step honors justice and unity.

[@thabopatrick1685]

It's a huge disadvantage for a child not to be multi lingual in this day and age

[@andyplaatjies5530]

I'm saddened that the language Afrikaans is being weaponized by both sides

[@ndumndum1000]

They will go and build private Afrikaans schools and you are going to run after them. Oh you also destroy those schools that they will leave as always LET'S BUILD OUR OWN FOR ONCE AND NOT CHASE AFTER THEM

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

@@ndumndum1000 amen!

[@iBELIEVEinUS777]

How can one remove Afrikaans from the school or educational system but having forcing mandarin which isn't a founding language of the country nowhere else in the world is Afrikaans spoken except for in South Africa it's not just the Afrikaner that will suffer from this but what about the coloured community

[@pierrejoubert7195]

Look at governments track record. The biggest mouth Lesufi can't even run his own household.

[@mcebisimbusi7777]

Cannot have inequalities fir more than 30 years

[@thabomagwaza8178]

Same with specialized subject, separate classes. The population is growing at a fast pace and the government is playing catch-up while the other race is receding. Our priorities differ based on ethnicity and if we continue to step on each other's toes instead of being considerate and shy away from the wounds of history, the resolution can be fatal.

[@louisrobertskeen3355]

Why not the rest of the anthem including the Afrikaans and English VERSION ????????

[@MedicinewithT]

Honestly why is this a topic? As a non Afrikaans speaker I don’t see how having it as it was should be a big deal. Yes there are shady things that occur in the universities, where Afrikaans sides in papers previously had answers besides this which I’m sure now doesn’t occur as often I don’t see what we don’t focus on bigger issues. Why don’t we talk about allocating more money on rural schools.

[@deserteagle7032]

Build more schools.

[@Sihle_Kosher]

Dear Rich Black protesting along Afrikaners. Start doing for your own in the location uplift our school pour those Tendelas(Randala/rand) into our own school as the others put their Landalas into making sure that their children know how to farm etc. Whereas we well.. you know how we must drink for our ancestors who seemingly did not care for such neh? So sad

[@rathanirofhiwa4474]

you did not ask any questions to the Afrikaans guys .

[@mfundogumede7815]

12:04 it doesn't make sense ...I agree

[@moeketsimokoena1516]

Question: how does the Bela Bill threaten Afrikaans? No where in the bill is any language mentioned...

[@stanleykaye-za4623]

Can we as a nation please drop interlaced video😭

[@Tias2505]

Why does South Africa even have Afrikaans in the National Anthem? They should get rid of it.

[@12spawn12]

Whats a deabte?

[@user-mkru]

Did the CB team not prepare for this or are they choosing sides with the people who support Bela? The true issue here is the fact that for 30 years the ANC has been paying people, to ensure votes, with grant money to grow a population from 20 mil to 70 mil today. This means they don't have the money for building schools and paying teachers. Now they want an Afrikaans school to take in people who want to be educated in English and who in most of the cases don't pay any school fees. The school must now take money from Afrikaans paying parents to appoint English teachers. This means that less money is available to be spend on the requirements of the Afrikaans children lowering their standard of schooling. NOW we are calling the Afrikaans parents who have planned for their children's futures racists because they do not want to pay for the schooling of the children of those who have done zero planning for their children. This is the true fact which CB has chosen to ignore.

[@logicalchristian12]

My uncle told me that Afrikaners control the majority of our country's economy. If you want better economic opportunities, jy moet Afrikaans leer boet!

[@StudyWithKarabo]

lol was you uncle a garden boy or something?

[@logicalchristian12]

@@StudyWithKarabo No, he was an army sergeant who later became the police captain in our region.

[@sparkle7670]

I strongly disagree

[@logicalchristian12]

@sparkle7670 Fair!

[@objectivelyobserving6434]

​@@logicalchristian12 same education level as a gardener

[@Isabella-jt8of]

Reading the policy itself as it pertains to section 4 and 5, the problem is the wording, and the way the media and the ministers are portraying the issue, in our main cities there are more than enough schools to provide for everyone, the concern that Afrikaans people, no matter the race, have is that they will be forced by the department of education to take in more learners, even though there are alternative schools within the community and thereby be forced to phase out the language. In effect this policy will be great for rural areas where there aren't enough alternatives, due to government failure, to include as many students as possible. The media is focusing on the racial contentions here, not fully explaining the policy and the ministers are not clarifying which communities, be they rural or metropolitan, will be their focus. In all, further clarification to the public should be the main priority from the department of education, focusing on specific communities and areas in mind, where these educators will come from, their internal policy on student intake, and the lack of schools as needed.

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

There are absolutely not enough schools in cities especially the townships. This is one of the reasons why my wife pushed us to emigrate.

[@dirkbrits9230]

Kids are being bussed into the suburbs, because there are no schools in townships. There are zero model C english white schools remaining.

[@objectivelyobserving6434]

Someone please explain the Oranje theme in the anti BELA march.

[@Dude-1689]

ORANGE FOR ORANIA TENDENCIES

[@kenernstzen2407]

Why not just accept the fact that English is the international language as well as the language of science, business, mathematics etc. Bring in second and even third language options?!

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

Because Afrikaans is not and never will be my or my children’s second language

[@rameezsahabodien3620]

Such a racist move! Sies ramaposa.

[@mpilomthiyane46]

Why are they wearing orange colored clothes?..mhmm

[@jasonthomson7287]

This is simply an attempt to dilute the Afrikaans language and community in SA.

[@siphesihlehlongwane9690]

Karma 😂

[@christopherbuckley619]

ANC signs bus tickets. Can Ramaphosa not think properly? He just signs anything.

[@RB-nr1um]

Just teach everyone in English. Sorted.

[@castinntheworld]

1st viwer

[@cloudedBeats]

Where are these mother tongue teachers going to come from?

[@SiphaG]

Why the marching in that old Apartheid colours hate that orange the colour of the old Apartheid flag they protecting the old apartheid culture…