Latest articles on Afrikaans Language

On language, power and privilege in tertiary education

Education Mandla Makhanya - 9 Jul 2020

Advocates of retaining Afrikaans as a language of instruction are blind to their own prejudices

UFS langauge policy led to racial tension

Article Bongekile Macupe - 5 Jan 2018

But the ConCourt’s minority judgment said the court had ignored the dominance of English

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Afrikaans soapie Suidooster speaks to us in a refreshingly familiar tongue

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Jul 2016

With its authentic depiction of coloured people, TV’s newest soapie is giving Afrikaans a new spotlight to shine in.

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English given equal status at Stellenbosch, made primary language of instruction at University of Pretoria

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jun 2016

Stellenbosch has also committed to growing isiXhosa in effort to 'facilitate social cohesion and promote inclusivity'.

Diversity, not division, in lecture halls

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Apr 2016

Using English as the main medium of instruction at Tukkies will help build a new, inclusive culture.

Whiteness, not Afrikaans, must fall

Article Pontsho Pilane - 10 Mar 2016

It is not the language but the excluding culture that causes problems.

Afrikaners: Stand up for what is right, for our future

Article Josua Loots - 2 Mar 2016

A language is not preserved by formal applications, but rather in the home, in the arts and in literature, writes Josua Loots.

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Afrikaans varsities perpetuate racial divisions

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Mar 2016

The use of a language that bars the majority of black African students - who do not understand Afrikaans - is indefensible.

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SA is rich in undervalued languages, but greedy for more

Analysis Neo Lekgotla - 3 Sep 2015

"We are such a multilingual country, but in government, when you hear people talk, you think we are a bilingual country"

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Blade: No enemy of Afrikaans – but it can’t dominate tertiary institutions

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Nov 2014

The education minister criticised the domination of Afrikaans in teaching - and called on former Afrikaans universities to enrol more black students.

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Teacher union asks for separate Afrikaans exam

Article Sapa - 3 Sep 2013

The SA Teachers Union has been investigating the possibility of an internationally recognised, separate Afrikaans matric examination, says a report.

AfriForum challenges Nzimande over YCL statement

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jan 2010

SACP leader Blade Nzimande has been challenged by AfriForum to tell the public whether he associates himself with the statements of the YCL.

Language of division and diversion

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Oct 2009

Afrikaans identity politics at Stellenbosch distracts from real challenges, writes a group of the university's academics.

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