<div dir="ltr">MSN/allAfrica<br><br>BELA Act Is Now Fully Operational, Says Minister of Basic Education <br><br>The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, Ms Joy Maimela, today took pains to emphasise the importance of implementing the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act in its entirety, including the two sections that are in dispute. The Department of Basic Education was in Parliament to brief the committee on its state of readiness to begin the school year, to provide learning and teacher support material, to roll out the National School Nutrition Programme and to provide safe and viable scholar transport. It also briefed the committee on its early childhood development regime.<br><br>Full story:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/bela-act-is-now-fully-operational-says-minister-of-basic-education-document/ar-AA1yruVi">https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/bela-act-is-now-fully-operational-says-minister-of-basic-education-document/ar-AA1yruVi</a></div>