AfriForum urges DA, FF+ to reconsider their positions in GNU
Lobby group, AfriForum, has called on the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) to reconsider their positions in the Government of National Unity if the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA) is not amended.
In a video posted on social media platform “X”, AfriForum says the move is in response to a group of anti-Afrikaans activists including the African National Congress-run (ANC) Gauteng government who aim to sabotage the current discussions on the Act.
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the BELA Bill into law last month.
However, he has delayed the implementation of clauses four and five by three months to allow for deliberations after parties like the DA raised their concerns.
AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel says, “The hope that the GNU has ushered in a new era of cooperation will, of course, be dashed if it turns out to be that the ANC has simply co-opted the DA and FF+ to blindly follow and implement ANC policies.”
“Afrikaans speakers do not have, like other cultural groups, a large traditional area in which their culture is promoted. Afrikaans schools thus play a central role in the survival of Afrikaans cultural communities. For us, this is not just a fight against the Act. It is a fight for cultural survival,” adds Kriel.
AfriForum asks DA and FF+ to reconsider GNU if BELA Act remains unchanged@afriforum‘s board has unanimously decided to officially request the DA and FF+ to reconsider their participation in the Government of National Unity (GNU) if the BELA Act, which threatens the existence of… pic.twitter.com/U25oTZwDpu
— Kallie Kriel (@kalliekriel) October 2, 2024
Source: eNCA
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