Afrikaans
Court: Removal of Afrikaans as medium of instruction at Unisa was unlawful
The appeal was brought by lobby group AfriForum after the High Court in Pretoria ruled in favour of Unisa’s English-only language policy.
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‘We demand a new school for non-Afrikaans-speaking pupils’ – Klapmuts parents
Parent have asked where they should send their children as English is not a medium of instruction at Klapmuts Primary.
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Umalusi raises concerns over shortage of Afrikaans markers
Umalusi CEO Mafu Rakometsi made fresh calls for educators who can mark Afrikaans papers to apply.
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Indigenous languages are being diminished, says ConCourt
The Constitutional Court has said that while it agreed that Stellenbosch University should use English as the main medium of instruction, the reality was that indigenous languages, including Afrikaans, were being diminished.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Let's give Solidarity's 'university' its due
It would seem that too many of us assume the hegemony of English as an academic language is as natural as leaves falling on an Autumn day. It is not, write Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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Solidarity’s Afrikaans university started ‘out of anger’, says Lesufi
Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi spoke to Cape Talk’s Kieno Kammies on Monday about the construction of the Afrikaans private vocational training college.
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'Decolonising classrooms doesn't mean scrapping Afrikaans' - Lia Snijman
Stellenbosch University journalism student Lia Snijman said that multilingualism - which includes Afrikaans - is "essential if we want all South Africans to have the opportunity to flourish".
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MIA LINDEQUE: When will Afrikaners cut ties with Steve Hofmeyr?
As an artist, Steve Hofmeyr has a huge platform that he uses to not only spew his own hatred, but to mobilise other Afrikaners around a political standpoint. Mia Lindeque says this is unacceptable.
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NC parents call for English-medium school in Namaqualand
The parents of over 120 learners say they are battling because there are only Afrikaans public schools in the area.
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[LISTEN] Khoisan heritage still marginalised, says expert
Johnathan Miller, a Khoisan heritage expert, says there is a more visible celebration of the Khoisan heritage but South Africa still fails to recognise the individuality within the community.
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AfriForum have got UP's language policy wrong, says university
The university is set to phase out Afrikaans as an official medium of communication at all its campuses and residences.
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University of Pretoria to phase out Afrikaans as medium of instruction
UP says between 1992 and 2015 the number of students who registered Afrikaans as their home language decreased by over 50%, prompting the change.
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[OPINION] The language bridge
Lisa Joshua Sonn says the language we speak is insignificant as we reach for the connections that unite us as human beings.
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Gauteng Education Dept: Language, capacity can't stop school admissions
Hoërskool Overvaal is applying to interdict the department from admitting 55 English-speaking pupils to the Afrikaans school.
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Afrikaans school rejects Gauteng Education Dept’s claims over admissions
Hoërskool Overvaal has challenged the department's decision, saying it also doesn't have capacity.
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[LISTEN] Who are the custodians of Afrikaans?
Eusebius McKaiser chats to activist Zackie Achmat and HuffPost SA editor Pieter du Toit about issues surrounding Afrikaans.
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Afrikaans school's bid to stop admission of English-speaking pupils postponed
The Hoërskool Overvaal's management has argued that it has reached full capacity and doesn't have enough space to admit any more pupils.
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[FACT CHECK] Are most same-sex marriages in SA by Afrikaans speakers?
Africa Check takes a look at a claim by Wikipedia’s Afrikaans version that one language group in SA seemed to have leapt at the opportunity to enter into same-sex marriages.
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[LISTEN] Why has an Afrikaans-only residence been opened in Pretoria?
As part of the application to be admitted to the residence, students are to write an essay on why they think the Afrikaans language and culture should be protected.
