PARLIAMENT PASSES BELA BILL
2024-05-16
The Foundation is concerned that the BELA Bill was passed by Parliament as the Bill will infringe upon the right to education in an official language of your choice.
The Foundation is concerned that the BELA Bill was passed by Parliament as the Bill will infringe upon the right to education in an official language of your choice.
Shortly after 15h00 today, 15 May 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Health Insurance Bill (now Act) into law. In what some may see as a last attempt to gain goodwill for the ANC, he assented to the highly controversial law just 14 days shy of the national election.
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In this second article of the Election Series, Ezra Mendel and Shaun Kinnes, Interns at the FW de Klerk Foundation, assess what electoral governance is, as well as the various hurdles it encounters and possible solutions.
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