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2026-05-26 19:35:51 +02:00 | Zelda | Not fully | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | I believe that God uses all people for His own good and purpose. All nations needs to be seen for their good aswell. Unity will never be formed when hatred and self exhaultation is the instruments. SA infrastructure would not have been here without the colonizers.. I believe whom were sent by God to include Africans in society aswell. It took years to build bridges just between the different cultures and beliefs. A nation takes time to build and to get to know each others ways.. in God through Jesus alone any race can colide. He mooves nations and people around the earth for His purpose and in timeframes He put there says the Holy Bible in Acts 17.. There wíll be and were conflicts and differences, we can only take hands in the good of humanety, that is love thy neighbour as yourself. We all need eachothers love and respect and help. That is what we should learn in history. The Word of God will spread to the corners of the whole earth. That means nations would meet eachother in the process even if it took wars and conflicts but they will grow and they will learn that we all need God and we all are human although we differ in colour, shapes and sizes. We all have our good and our bad, it is what we learn out of it that forms great nations. Exclude God from life then judgement will follow. We all need God, grace and eachother to survive. Hope the truth are build in so unity in God and humanety will be the focus. May God help leaders to teach truth and not lies, to build and not brake down. Respect all for their input, do not dig for ugly history to build hate, dig for the good in all nations that were the heroes that stood for whats right in all races without trying to colour one as just bad. The background story is most important, to paint the conclution of how it work and what it braught. All have their side of the story that counts, all sides have their own fears, backgrounds,cultures and witnesses that made them who they were or believed. But there is only one right way that we all should respect and that is Gods way and His plan is what counts, the plan to save all nations through His Holy Son Jesus Christ that died so we could be saved and be included aswell. |
2026-05-26 16:25:08 +02:00 | Jeanine | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-26 15:27:15 +02:00 | G | Yes I do | No concern, I Support the Amendments | this is long overdue. Africa has an overload of ancient knowledge relevant to date which has been brutally removed by colonists. Africa is the seat of civilisation contributing knowledge in all fields, resources usurped to date. Knowledge is power and colonizers knows this. African history curriculum changes and so should the other subjects... resonate with truth! |
2026-05-26 15:00:50 +02:00 | Jacolene | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-26 14:00:44 +02:00 | Nollie | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | Hulle is besig om wette in plek te kry net om die blanke Afrikaner nog meer te onderdruk. |
2026-05-26 10:18:05 +02:00 | Campbell | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | The goal of basic education is to equip children to go out in the world to pursue career paths or further their education in line with their abilities to be able to care for themselves and any family they may have. An African centred approach to history will cripple children who would like to participate outside of the limited opportunities provided by this country. It is inward thinking and short-sightedness which has resulted in our current state of economic stagnation. We cannot compound this by sentencing our children to a lifetime of exclusion due to the fact that they have been kept ignorant of world history. The current curriculum is also not suitable. No child should grow up without an accurate representation of the history of their own country and an appreciation for customs and traditions. But including this should be complementary, not exclusive. This will mean a limited and broad-based curriculum should be developed, which will require careful consideration. But such a curriculum should expose children to a wide range of history, allowing them to dig deeper if they wish. Oral traditions need to be approached with caution. While it is a viable source of information, this medium is extremely susceptible to manipulation and can open the door to indoctrination and radicalisation if our children are not taught to question and perform their own research. |
2026-05-26 09:56:44 +02:00 | Mandy | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | One can not rely on stories, this is why history is preserved in books. Humans are emotional and will tel a story with their own interpretation of an event. It's not accurate and sometimes not factual. We need to remember history as it is so we do not make the same mistakes again. Something Africans seems to live on, repeating mistakes. |
2026-05-26 08:59:30 +02:00 | Joy | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | This is racist - stick with unbiased facts. |
2026-05-26 08:00:47 +02:00 | Richelle | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-26 05:24:20 +02:00 | Jonathan | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-26 05:21:45 +02:00 | Jonathan | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-26 03:19:31 +02:00 | Ramokone | Yes I do | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | Yes, let's start with history and further engage the rest of the education curriculum! But history is so important! This western centric curriculum is not serving us |
2026-05-25 15:43:32 +02:00 | Hill | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | Teachers are not educated to promote only one sector of society. Boers history are being systematically erased. Teachers should be ready to promote all of our cultures and not only one which is politically driven |
2026-05-25 15:36:18 +02:00 | Hill | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | Oral tradition gets amended when required to serve as propaganda for political reasons. Whereas well documented written historical accounts give a true version of history which can easily be verified. A false history is being propagated |
2026-05-25 15:25:07 +02:00 | Hill | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | It doesn't recognise the Afrikaner's plight in building South Africa. Basically the boers are falsely being marginalised as the enemy |
2026-05-25 14:30:59 +02:00 | Almonde | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | When will children be told about the many woman and children Afrikaners and Black people that were thrown into concentrations camps by the British and starved to death. |
2026-05-25 14:29:37 +02:00 | Iny | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | Teach the children that, it is a historic fact that the Islamic / Muslim slave trade was millions more than the colonial slave trade, but we are only ever told about the smaller in scale atrocities. |
2026-05-25 14:27:39 +02:00 | Ann-Mari | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | Children should learn factual history that the 300 thousand black slaves that were taken to north America was first captured in Africa by fellow black African and then sold to western ships and today there are active slaves in north Africa and Islamic / Muslim countries |
2026-05-25 14:25:44 +02:00 | Lindie | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | When will children learn from written factual records about the 1,5 million white slaves that was taken from Christian European countries to Islamic / Muslim north African countries; including many white woman that was sold as white gold sex slaves to black north African countries. |
2026-05-25 14:23:59 +02:00 | Dewald | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | Relying on “memory” and oral traditions and not using written records will lead to even more propaganda and false narrative spinning. When will children learn from written records about the 18 million slaves that was taken to Islamic / Muslim countries; most of them black and all men were castrated to prevent them from having any children? |
2026-05-25 14:18:13 +02:00 | John | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | The Department Is politicizing the subject to suit their own agenda. History is history and cannot be erased or altered to suit one's political pursuits. |
2026-05-25 13:05:34 +02:00 | Caiphus | Yes I do | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-25 12:07:15 +02:00 | Jane | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-25 10:12:33 +02:00 | Ray | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-25 10:01:50 +02:00 | Kate | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-25 09:42:25 +02:00 | Jeshurun | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-25 09:08:36 +02:00 | Gina | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | History is not about one person or ethnic groups, it's about our country. |
2026-05-25 09:04:04 +02:00 | Georgina | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | Critical evaluation of all data is essential for all learners to be exposed to so that they go into the world prepared for reality rather than myth! |
2026-05-24 17:27:21 +02:00 | Heather | No I do not | General / All Grades (Overall Concerns) | |
2026-05-24 17:13:53 +02:00 | John | No I do not | Grades 4 – 6 (Intermediate Phase) |
Supporters of the draft proposals generally focus on the need for social transformation and a more representative narrative of human history.
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- Correcting Historical Bias:
Supporters argue that the current curriculum remains too focused on Eurocentric frameworks and the “achievements of white people,” leaving the vast and rich history of Africa marginalized. - Recovering Silenced Voices:
By intentionally including oral history and archaeology, the new curriculum can recover the experiences of groups whose history was never recorded in traditional colonial archives, such as women and the working class. - Developing Critical Thinkers:
The shift from “rote and uncritical learning” to an enquiry-based model is seen as a way to equip students with the analytical tools to identify bias, propaganda, and ideology in any historical source. - A Broader Worldview:
Supporters point out that “African-centred” does not mean “only Africa”; it means viewing the entire world (including the Americas, Asia, and Europe) from an African vantage point to foster a global consciousness.
- Correcting Historical Bias:
Opponents and concerned groups often raise questions regarding the balance, reliability, and potential for ideological framing in the new draft.
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- Concerns over Omissions:
Many groups are concerned that by shifting the focus so heavily toward ancient African civilizations, essential elements of world history or modern South African history (such as the full scope of the Boer Republics or the Renaissance) may be under-emphasized or omitted. - Reliability of Evidence:
Critics have questioned whether relying on “memory” and oral traditions is as academically rigorous as using written records, raising concerns that this could lead to a less objective teaching of facts. - Content Overload:
There is a recurring concern among educators that the curriculum is already overburdened. Adding deep dives into archaeology and complex ancient civilizations may make it difficult for teachers to cover the necessary material in the allocated time. - Ideological Risks:
Some argue that a curriculum focused on “social transformation” risks becoming a tool for political or social engineering, rather than a neutral, academic pursuit of the past.
- Concerns over Omissions: