Calculating the precise lie of the land with regard to Afrikaans or Kaaps as a language, culture, political identity or even an economy, involves navigating an exhilarating minefield. It would mean ...

The University of South Africa (Unisa) has been ordered by the Constitutional Court to retain Afrikaans as a primary language of instruction at the institute. It will thus have to stop phasing out its ...

Spotify has announced that the app and website will now support 36 additional languages, including the South African languages Afrikaans and Zulu. This brings the total supported languages in Spotify ...

This is the second week of the Matric 2021 exams and some important papers are being written in the form of Afrikaans and Mathematics. This is happening in between the 1st November public holiday for ...

Does your child battle to ace Afrikaans homework? Here’s how you can help them navigate this subject. Helping your kids with their Afrikaans homework can be a frustrating experience for many parents, ...

Higher education, science and technology minister Blade Nzimande says he recognises Afrikaans as one of SA's 11 official languages. However, he will not tolerate it being used as a means of exclusion ...

Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. The University of SA's (Unisa) decision in 2016 to adopt a new language policy and discontinue ...

Dr Simthembile Xeketwana is a lecturer in Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, at Stellenbosch University. His research interest is language and education, particularly in schools. He is also the ...

If you are like me, your Afrikaans is ‘vrot’, you are not alone. Trying to help my daughter with a language I don’t understand feels like pulling out my own hair. But, do not despair, help is at hand.

South Africans have condemned Irish airline Ryanair for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights, calling it discriminatory. The country has 11 official languages, and many say ...