‘Common ground can be found,’ says Gwarube amid criticism for snubbing signing of Bela Bill

Minister of basic Education Siviwe Gwarube believes common ground can be found as her party, the DA, engages in a legal battle against the signing of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Gwarube did not attend the signing of the bill on Friday at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The legislation amends the South African Schools Act (Sasa) and the Employment of Educators Act (EEA).The proposed revisions of language and admission policies at schools have been met with opposition from the ANC’s government of national unity (GNU) partners, including…