AfriForum is approaching the High Court in Pretoria over the disputed language policy at the University of South Africa.
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AfriForum says the University of the Free State wishes Afrikaans in its historical notion of oppression.
The average student is female, black, not wealthy enough, and wants to be taught in English, writes Tinyiko Maluleke.
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Stellenbosch has also committed to growing isiXhosa in effort to ‘facilitate social cohesion and promote inclusivity’.
A system using English as a common language in multilingual schools, combined with multibilingualism, can be a powerful catalyst for social cohesion.
The survivalist group Kommandokorps has warned Afrikaans-speaking students at the university that their language and culture is at stake.
There is a vital intersect between schools as a pipeline to higher education, and higher education as the conduit for teachers into schools.