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

Afrikaans soapie Suidooster speaks to us in a refreshingly familiar tongue

Article bogdan TagDiv - 20 Jul 2016

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

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

Article bogdan TagDiv - 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.

Afrikaans varsities perpetuate racial divisions

Article bogdan TagDiv - 2 Mar 2016

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

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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Near Makhanda in the Eastern Cape in the village of Salem is a cricket pitch that is said to be the oldest in the country. Watered by blood and trauma, rolled with frontier nostalgia and contemporary paranoia, how does it play?

Coronavirus

Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey

Sarah Smit - 15 Jul 2020

Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa

National

Police respond to rural water protests with bullets

anna majavu - 14 Jul 2020

The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest

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special reports - 15 Jul 2020

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Special Reports

Galaxy A21s captures imagination of the youth

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

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Special Reports

SafetyWallet and First Aid Level 1

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

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Special Reports

Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

Special Reports

Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

Special Reports

Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date

Special Reports

Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

Special Reports

Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities