We sit down with Emihle Majikija, a legal researcher at Section27, to better understand the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. She tries to answer some of your burning questions, focusing on Clauses 4 and 5 of the Bill which have sparked heated debate. Is the BELA Bill a war on Afrikaans, as some claim? Are the reactions from various organisations justified? And what about other aspects of the Bill that have been largely overlooked? We unpack the key issues, explore the implications for language policy in schools, and shed light on the broader context of education reform in South Africa.