DA vows to ‘fight with everything we’ve got’ in court against implementation of Bela Bill

The DA is sticking to its guns in fighting against the signing of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill, with its leader John Steenhuisen saying papers have been prepared for a legal showdown. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the bill into law on Friday but delayed the implementation of two clauses, 4 and 5, by three months to allow for further parliamentary discussions after government of national unity (GNU) partner the DA requested additional discussions on contentious clauses in parliament before implementation.“This will give the parties time to deliberate on these…