Afrikaans is an 'indigenous' language, DA petitions government
The removal of Afrikaans as an indigenous South African language flies in the face of a Constitutional Court ruling, the DA has argued.
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The removal of Afrikaans as an indigenous South African language flies in the face of a Constitutional Court ruling, the DA has argued.
"The court bemoaned the misconception that it (Afrikaans) is ‘the language of whites’ and ‘the language of the oppressor' - John Steenhuisen
DA leader John Steenhuisen lead a protest earlier on Tuesday together with shadow public service and administration minister Leon Schreiber.
The focus was to revive the role of African languages in the core functions of South Africa’s university system.
Rhodes University has collaborated with local and foreign universities in an effort to revive and preserve indigenous African languages.