The Bela Act is not a silver bullet for solving South Africa’s education challenges. However, what it will potentially achieve is addressing the sad legacy of apartheid where language was weaponised and used as a tool to separate people, writes Professor Thabo Ditsele 

Guest: Prof Thabo Ditsele is a full professor of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, and an NRF-rated researcher. He is based at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. 

<p>The Bela Act is not a silver bullet for solving South Africa&rsquo;s education challenges. However, what it will potentially achieve is addressing the sad legacy of apartheid where language was weaponised and used as a tool to separate people, writes Professor Thabo Ditsele&nbsp;</p>
<p>Guest: Prof Thabo Ditsele is a full professor of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, and an NRF-rated researcher. He is based at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria.&nbsp;</p>

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The Bela Act is not a silver bullet for solving South Africa’s education challenges. However, what it will potentially achieve is addressing the sad legacy of apartheid where language was weaponised and used as a tool to separate people, writes Professor Thabo Ditsele 

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