<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:51:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/belabill/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Letter about home education policy to MEC for Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[[YOUR ADDRESS] The MEC of Education [SEE NAME OF MEC FOR YOUR PROVINCE BELOW] [SEE ADRESS DETAILS FOR YOUR PROVINCE BELOW] [SEE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOUR PROVINCE BELOW] Dear Honorable MEC [WRITE IN YOUR]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sahomeschoolers/letter-about-home-education-policy-to-mec-for-education</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sahomeschoolers/letter-about-home-education-policy-to-mec-for-education</guid><category><![CDATA[belabill]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sahomeschoolers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:08:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns of the home education movement in South Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[1. Summary The DBE is drafting the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) Bill, and has approved a new policy on Home Education. The home education movement is seriously concerned about the process followed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sahomeschoolers/concerns-of-the-home-education-movement-in-south-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sahomeschoolers/concerns-of-the-home-education-movement-in-south-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[home]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sahomeschoolers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 07:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from public hearings in the Western Cape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, on the 21st of August 2018, I attended the public hearings about the Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill, with the purpose to learn how these hearing work, so that the homeschooling]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sahomeschoolers/lessons-from-public-hearings-in-the-western-cape</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sahomeschoolers/lessons-from-public-hearings-in-the-western-cape</guid><category><![CDATA[belabill]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sahomeschoolers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 21:19:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first battle in the war against education freedom in South Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[After home education was legalised in 1996 in South Africa, it has grown exponentially for about 20 years. In this period it has made a difference in the lives of thousands of families. Children could]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sahomeschoolers/the-first-battle-in-the-war-against-education-freedom-in-south-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sahomeschoolers/the-first-battle-in-the-war-against-education-freedom-in-south-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[belabill]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sahomeschoolers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56Uonf2AFER287qHg65t33dPCH2zNeQ8d4sJD2BMQqfEPJVwvCMYK2JnhbpBJLEkVpw6NMehdrGXSqdTa8CsKJspf9gcxbUaTWPAJrTD4HKTYA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lesufi's dilemma]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2017 the education sector reached a crossroad that will determine the future of education for the next decades. 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