And its use doesn’t mean that education will be more inclusive and equitable

A system using English as a common language in multilingual schools, combined with multibilingualism, can be a powerful catalyst for social cohesion.

Discriminatory cultural and language practices at schools deny black pupils the chance to do as well at university as their white counterparts.

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