Afriforum Urges Da, Ff To Reconsider Their Positions In Gnu

Lobby group, AfriForum, has called on the Democratic Alliance DA and the Freedom Front Plus FF to reconsider their positions in the Government of National Unity if the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill BELA is not amended.

In a video posted on social media platform X, AfriForum says the move is in response to a group of anti-Afrikaans activists including the African National Congress-run ANC Gauteng government who aim to sabotage the current discussions on the Act.

President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the BELA Bill into law last month.

However, he has delay ed the implementation of clauses four and five by three months to allow for deliberat ions after parties like the DA raised their concerns.

AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel says, The hope that the GNU has ushered in a new era of cooperation will, of course, be dashed if it turns out to be that the ANC has simply co-opted the DA and FF to blindly follow and implement ANC policies.