The DA party argues Afrikaans education will be harmed, while the ANC says law is necessary to redress inequality A contentious South African education law has drawn furious condemnation from politicians and campaigners who claim it is putting Afrikaans education under threat while evoking for others an enduring association of the language with white minority rule. The Basic Education Laws Amendment Act was signed into law on Friday by the president, , who said he would give dissenting parties in his three months to suggest alternatives to two sections that give provincial officials the powers to override admission decisions and force schools to teach in more than one of South Africas 12 official languages.
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