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Student wins institutional bullying battle after racism claim at private varsity
The student says that, after she was abused and belittled, instead of addressing the claims, the college launched disciplinary proceedings against her
Lorato Trok: Writing our languages back into the story
Author speaks of her dedication to keeping indigenous languages alive through children’s books and her hopes for the growth of South African languages
The Islamic roots of Afrikaans
The ‘language of apartheid’ can be traced beyond just the Dutch settlers
Stellenbosch must tackle overprivileged indifference to become more inclusive
Stellenbosch University’s future success requires white people within its wider community to articulate anti-racism as a genuine political position.
Afrikaans under threat despite there being 7.4 million Afrikaans speakers in South Africa
The Constitution guarantees people’s rights to use the language of their choice but the Khampepe report on Stellenbosch University and the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill…
OPINION | How film can shape our understanding of African queer realities
‘Inxeba/The Wound’ is but one of the films of the growing body of literary and visual texts which have focused on queer lived experiences in Africa.
Sex and censor-bility
Showmax’s ‘Sex in Afrikaans’ explores the continued taboo of representing sex in the Afrikaans language
The first-ever dictionary of South Africa’s Kaaps language has launched – why it matters
It’s been in existence since the 1500s but the Kaaps language, synonymous with Cape Town in South Africa, has never had a dictionary until now
Q&A Sessions: African court ‘will be a tough job’ — Dumisa Ntsebeza
Lawyer, author and political activist Dumisa Ntsebeza talks to Nicolene de Wee about his appointment as judge of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights. He also discusses…
Saving southern Africa’s oldest languages
The decline of N|uu dates all the way back to 1652, when the first Europeans arrived by ship at the Cape of Good Hope.
Let’s reinvent Afrikaans (and ourselves) together
It is time we start talking about how we can reinvent Afrikaans through the formation of AfriKaaps
English monolingualism gains the upper hand
South Africa’s failure to encourage multilingualism undermines progress
Focus on digital content for teachers and schoolchildren
Education policy has always been, and will continue to be, closely related to South Africans’ social conditions
White genocide: How the big lie spread to the US and beyond
The radical right takes credit for alerting the world to the alleged persecution of white people in South Africa
Gauteng education department and school in court over additional placements
Hoërskool Overvaal maintains it has reached its capacity while the department said the pupils were denied places based on their language preference.