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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

On the right page: Children’s book author and executive director of Nal’ibali, Lorato Trok. Photo: Supplied

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

Afrikaans in black and white: Many South African Muslims (above) speak – and worship in – Afrikaans. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

The Islamic roots of Afrikaans

The ‘language of apartheid’ can be traced beyond just the Dutch settlers

Stellenbosch University’s future success requires white people within its wider community to articulate anti-racism as a genuine political position. (Photo by Gallo Images/ER Lombard)

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.

Stellenbosch University
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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…

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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.

Showmax’s ‘Sex in Afrikaans’ explores the continued taboo of representing sex in the Afrikaans language. (Showmax)

Sex and censor-bility

Showmax’s ‘Sex in Afrikaans’ explores the continued taboo of representing sex in the Afrikaans language

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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

Dav Andrew is a Cape Town-based illustrator and designer known for his Afrofuturist drawings. He was inspired to draw Ouma Griet Seekoei after her death in May, noting that she was “a language activist, fighting for government to recognize her endangered language and help it survive”

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.

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Let’s reinvent Afrikaans (and ourselves) together

It is time we start talking about how we can reinvent Afrikaans through the formation of AfriKaaps

In a statement on Thursday, the committee said that, although it respects the autonomy of universities to decide on salaries, it was concerned about the high pay some senior managers receive. (Oupa Nkosi)

English monolingualism gains the upper hand

South Africa’s failure to encourage multilingualism undermines progress

The hybrid of remote and contact learning are complementary solutions that should be used together for optimal outcomes. (Oupa Nkosi)

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

The belief that white South Africans are under attack has become part of the global mythology of contemporary fascism.

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

All white not right: Panyaza Lesufi

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.

Students who enrol next year for the Bachelor of Education degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal will be taught the bulk of their courses in isiZulu

Court rules in favour of mother tongue education

Bursary scheme favours student teachers from rural areas

Milisuthando (Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

The strange places we misplace power

"The power we attribute to the people in whose name apartheid was made is perhaps too generous at times and too limited to the power to have things".

Times gone by: Dutch and English ships sought safe harbour in the Cape’s Table Bay

Poets reclaim Cape Town’s historical narrative

A jamboree of poets traverses the city, feels it’s pain and emerges to restore what was taken

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English only at varsity is not a remedy

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

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AfriKaaps is an act of reclamation

Linguistic activism is central to destigmatising and celebrating AfriKaaps.

Right-wing radicals back Pretoria University protests

The survivalist group Kommandokorps has warned Afrikaans-speaking students at the university that their language and culture is at stake.