A child’s socioeconomic status, language and colour should not result in their exclusion

Without oral evidence, an application to have a contested Afrikaans-English dictionary pulled from the shelves was dismissed.

The word ‘selfie’ has edged out some stiff competition to be announced as the 2013 word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries.

‘Twerk’, a dance move that has gone viral, and ‘selfie’, a photo taken of oneself, are two words that have been added to Oxford Dictionaries Online.