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Media verklaring - 29 November 2024
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BELA en die Nedlac Skikking
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BELA en die Nedlac Skikking
- ʼn Stap vorentoe vir taalregte en kwaliteit onderwys
Die Afrikanerbond het gister kennis geneem van die goeie nuus vir Afrikaanse onderwys met die nie-inwerkstelling van klousules 4 en 5 wat toelating en taalbeleid van skole sou sentraliseer.
Vir die onmiddellike is dit ʼn kompliment vir die Regering van Nasionale Eenheid dat daar geluister word na die burgerlike samelewing en dan veral instansies wat hulself direk hierby bemoei het.
Die Nedlac skikking tussen die presidensie, die minister van onderwys en Solidariteit en AfriForum is ʼn eerste en belangrike stap ten einde die kernbelangrike beginsels van samewerkende regering te demonstreer.
Tweedens is dit belangrik om daarop te let dat die vennootskap tussen die staat en skole met die verdere hantering van onderhandelinge versterk kan word.
Derdens word die demokratiese reg van gemeenskappe om inspraak in hul skole te behou, vir die interim beskerm.
Vierdens is dit belangrik vir taalregte om nie net erken te word nie maar dat daar nou praktiese beslag gegee kan word aan moedertaalonderrig, aan diegene wat dit verkies. Die Afrikaanse gemeenskap het reeds duidelik te kenne gegee dat Afrikaanse onderrig ʼn beduidende bydrae lewer tot uitsette van hoë gehalte.
Die Afrikanerbond wens graag die rolspelers in die Nedlac skikking ten opsigte van die BELA wetgewing geluk met die uitslag en skikking. Hiermee het Solidariteit en AfriForum die leiding geneem en moet die politieke partye wat betrokke was ook die nodige erkenning kry. Ons glo dat redelikheid vir onderlinge standpunte en respek vir die opvoeding van ons kinders die uiteindelike wenner is.
29 November 2024
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- BELA and the Nedlac Settlement:
o Advancing language rights and quality education
The Afrikanerbond welcomes the encouraging progress made regarding Afrikaans education, following the decision not to implement clauses 4 and 5 of the BELA Act. These clauses aimed to centralise authority over school admissions and language policies.
This development reflects positively on the Government of National Unity, which has demonstrated its willingness to engage constructively with civil society, particularly with stakeholders who have actively participated in this important matter.
The Nedlac settlement, reached between the Presidency, the Minister of Education, Solidarity, and AfriForum, marks a pivotal step in upholding the principles of cooperative governance.
Secondly it can strengthen the partnership between state and school in the and further negotiations can solidify these partnerships, ensuring mutual benefits for all stakeholders.
Thirdly the democratic right of communities in decisions affecting their schools has been safeguarded in the interim.
Fourthly the importance of language rights has been recognised and reaffirms the value of mother-tongue education. The Afrikaans community has long demonstrated how education in one’s mother tongue contributes to academic excellence and high-quality outcomes.
The Afrikanerbond applauds all stakeholders who contributed to this landmark Nedlac settlement. In particular, we commend the leadership of Solidarity and AfriForum, whose efforts were instrumental in securing this outcome. Additionally, the contributions of political parties and other civil society actors deserve recognition.
This settlement highlights the importance of mutual respect and constructive dialogue in pursuing the best interests of our children’s education. The preservation of language diversity and educational quality benefits all South Africans, and we look forward to continued progress on these critical issues.
