Welcome, and we are glad you are here! This page contains information on the public hearings on the BELA Bill which are taking place in all provinces during the first six months of 2023.
This is an opportunity to stand up for the rights of your children, and get involved. If you are looking for a relatively low-pressure way to bring your side in the fight, this is it! You don’t even have to speak – just turn up and support the speakers as part of the audience. Bring along your friends and family, and come and enjoy this educational outing with your family!
We hope to see you there!
Click here for a video giving an overview of the BELA Bill , the intensions behind it, its impact, the process it is following and what you can do to stop it.
It is important that homeschooling fathers also attend the public hearings on the BELA Bill. Click here to view call on homeschooling fathers to attend these hearings from Marc Ries.
Click here to view Clause 37 of the BELA Bill, which affects home education.
The Pestalozzi Trust combined efforts with the organizations of the Liberty in Learning Coalition (see https://www.liberty-in-learning.org/) in each province on the practical arrangements for the public hearings. WhatsApp groups were created for each province.
These groups are to discuss things like: dates and locations, which hearings are we going to attend, where do we meet, what do we wear, who is going to do what, etc. Please invite as many homeschoolers as possible to come to the public hearings and join these groups! The provincial WhatsApp groups are open to everyone living in that province, not only members of the Pestalozzi Trust.
Please note: In Gauteng there are two groups.
This is a members-only private group. Only members of organizations of the Liberty in Learning Coalition may join this group. https://bit.ly/3DhEG2l
This is a public group. Anyone may join this group. Please share this link with your friends and family in Gauteng – https://bit.ly/40ig6Zp
Below are the details of the public hearings and the links to the videos of these hearings.
| Province | Place | Date | Location | Videos |
| Limpopo | Thohoyandou | 24 Feb | Makwarela Hall | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epfdtcKUOGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwrxWpFKsY |
| Tzaneen | 25 Feb | Lenyenye Hall | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxJLDV-SJts | |
| Polokwane | 26 Feb | Jack Botes Hall | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbaU3Dpo-K0 | |
| Free State | Phuthaditjhaba | 3 Mar | Phuthaditjhaba Multi-Purpose Cent | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU7x4kc4CDk |
| Koffiefontein | 4 Mar | Koffiefontein Multi-Purpose Centre | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW2iMyiISSA | |
| Bloemfontein | 5 Mar | Simon Sefuthi Community Hall | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhaXhUHUng0 | |
| NorthWest | Rustenburg | 10 Mar | Rustenburg City Hall | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSVh84gUt_c |
| Mafikeng | 11 Mar | Mahikeng Town Hall | ||
| Vryburg | 12 Mar | Vryburg Town Hall | ||
| Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | 17 Mar | Maviljan Hall | No video made. |
| Kanyamazane | 18 Mar | Kanyamazane Hall | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iigAmxlwyH8 | |
| Ermelo | 8 May | Sasol Community Recreation Centre (2287 Ingwe Dr, Embalenhle) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PmLUzL7BxE | |
| Gauteng | Mabopane | 5 May | Mabopane Indoor Sports Centre (8551 Mangope Rd, Mabopane, 0190) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1GW73zoqc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygs1A0zgGvU |
| Johannesburg | 6 May | Johannesburg City Hall (Helen Joseph St, Johannesburg, 2006) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp3CPeXiepo | |
| Brakpan | 7 May | Tsakane Community Hall (10890 Zulu St, Tsakane, Brakpan, 1548) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJkBQUOpbBk | |
| KZN | Jozini | 12 May | Machibini Hall (A1183 Rd, Jozini, 3969) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNjwAVPCCKg |
| Pietermaritzburg | 13 May | Grange Community Hall Pietermaritzburg, 3200 | ||
| Pinetown | 14 May | Pinetown Civic Centre (60 Kings Rd, New Germany, Pinetown, 3620) | ||
| Western Cape | George | 26 May | Pacaltsdorp Community Hall, 7 Mission Street | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyiKt_jBYsM |
| Wolseley | 27 May | Montana Community Hall, Angelier Street | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxnmmgr-kIo | |
| Gugulethu | 28 May | Gugulethu Indoor Sports Complex | ||
| Northern Cape | Upington | 2 Jun | Toll Speelman Community Hall | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47EQ9jp9gWM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIyXkpelEiQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOYSkSALyfs |
| Kuruman | 3 Jun | Wrenchville Civic Centre, Kuruman | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gI5DaRpM-A | |
| Kimberley | 4 Jun | Mayibuye Multipurpose Centre, Galeshewe | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmFTcNCI3ow | |
| Eastern Cape | Mthatha | 9 Jun | Mthatha Town Hall | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zznKgtJjBlk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx7tKVdjqt8 |
| Queenstown | 10 Jun | Thobi Kula Indoor Sports Centre | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3hiqASaTOk | |
| Gqeberha | 11 Jun | Nangoza Jebe Hall, New Brighton | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z8Qw2od2IE |
Organisations interested in joining the coalition can send an email and parents that want to stay updated can join the Facebook group.
So that it has resources to challenge government when homeschooling rights are infringed upon.
On regulatory developments in the education sector by joining the Liberty in Learning Facebook Group.
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