Afrikaans in schools
Afrikaans still dominates in Namaqualand schools as parents plead for English
All the public schools in the district are Afrikaans medium; the only school where children are taught in English is a private school.
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FF+ serves Panyaza Lesufi with legal papers over schools’ language policy
Lesufi says he was served with legal papers in a fresh bid by the FF+ to take him on for his stance that all languages must be treated equally in schools.
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[LISTEN] Lesufi: These morons came to 'hang' me
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi explains the circumstances that led to an effigy of him being hung in a tree near the Basic Education Department's offices in Pretoria.
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Cabinet condemns Lesufi 'hanging' incident
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has come under attack and has been accused of wanting to rid schools of Afrikaans through the introduction of a dual language policy.
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Lesufi: Education Dept will protect Afrikaans language in schools
The MEC was responding to a report that around 119 schools which were either Afrikaans medium or dual-medium have been changed to English.
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#HoerskoolOvervaal: 'Die and go back to Holland'
Hundreds of members of Sadtu marched to the gates of Hoërskool Overvaal in Vereeniging, protesting against Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.
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[WATCH] EFF: Afrikaans school is discriminating against black kids
Protesters gathered at Hoërskool Overvaal in Vereeniging to demonstrate against what they claim is racial exclusion at the Afrikaans medium high school.
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Violence as EFF members protest outside Vereeniging school
Police have now formed a line in front of the school to stop the red berets from coming close to the parents.
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Afrikaans school accuses Gauteng Education Dept of unlawful placements of pupils
Hoërskool Overvaal has challenged the department’s decision saying they don’t have capacity to accommodate the learners.
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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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Gauteng Education MEC heads to court over school's language policy
MEC Panyaza Lesufi says that he already spoke to three Krugersdorp schools that will be taking in English pupils from this year onwards.
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MEC Lesufi adamant ‘Afrikaans is not under siege’
The MEC says he’s merely working to create a non-racial school environment that offers quality education.
