Bela Act won’t kill Afrikaans language: ANC’s Fébé Potgieter-Gqubule

ANC national executive committee member Fébé Potgieter-Gqubule has allayed fears that the Bela Act which is to be fully implemented may kill the Afrikaans language.Speaking at a press conference hosted by party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula on Saturday, Potgieter-Gcubule said the act would see mother tongue education being extended beyond grade 6 in South African schools including in African indigenous languages and will see pupils enjoying better cognitive development.Minority rights group AfriForum is against the implementation of the Bela Act, especially as it stipulates that…