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.
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.
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.
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.
The MEC was responding to a report that around 119 schools which were either Afrikaans medium or dual-medium have been changed to English.
Hundreds of members of Sadtu marched to the gates of Hoërskool Overvaal in Vereeniging, protesting against Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.
Protesters gathered at Hoërskool Overvaal in Vereeniging to demonstrate against what they claim is racial exclusion at the Afrikaans medium high school.
Police have now formed a line in front of the school to stop the red berets from coming close to the parents.
Hoërskool Overvaal has challenged the department’s decision saying they don’t have capacity to accommodate the learners.
Eusebius McKaiser chats to activist Zackie Achmat and HuffPost SA editor Pieter du Toit about issues surrounding Afrikaans.
MEC Panyaza Lesufi says that he already spoke to three Krugersdorp schools that will be taking in English pupils from this year onwards.
The MEC says he’s merely working to create a non-racial school environment that offers quality education.