South Africa’s Democratic Alliance took aim at the country’s Black economic empowerment laws, setting up a clash with the African National Congress with which it serves in an uneasy governing coalition.

A staffer at a Massachusetts school for youths with mental health and behavioral issues died after a student allegedly kicked her in the chest, officials said. A 14-year-old girl has been charged with assault and battery causing serious bodily injury in connection with the incident, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.

Staff member Amy Morrell died after a 14-year-old student allegedly kicked her in the chest during an attempted departure from the dorm at a Massachusetts therapeutic school.

JOHANNESBURG - The DA is stepping up its attack on government economic policy, zeroing in on Black Economic Empowerment. The party says that BEE has failed both at home and abroad, but says the ANC clings to it regardless.

On Monday, the DA held a media briefing where it proposed the Public Procurement Amendment Bill, which seeks to replace B-BBEE.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched the Economic Inclusion for All Bill, a proposed alternative to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE). The party said the new bill would promote fairness, transparency, and growth by focusing on “needs-based empowerment” instead of race.

JOHANNESBURG - The DA is stepping up its attack on government economic policy, zeroing in on Black Economic Empowerment. The party says that BEE has failed both at home and abroad, but says the ANC clings to it regardless.

DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said house arrest is an "illegal sentence" in a recent case involving sexual battery of a minor.