An Afrikaner taught his American wife how to sokkie and melted hearts online, with social media users praising the fun ...

The dust has settled a bit regarding the Constitutional Court's ruling in the Gelyke Kanse (GK) case on Stellenbosch University's (SU) Language Policy (read the full analysis of the case here). The ...

On 8 May 1925 Afrikaans was recognised as an official language of South Africa. But like many things that develop naturally and organically, the birth of Afrikaans cannot be traced back to a specific ...

Theuns Eloff writes on the court's judgment in the case of Stellenbosch University vs Gelyke Kanse THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT AND GELYKE KANSE: WHAT HAPPENED? On October 10, 2019, the Constitutional ...

Afrikaans and Dutch — what is the connection? Are these two languages as similar as they’re rumoured to be? When my cousins were younger, they used to dress identically. It was so cute. They’d show up ...

Katima Mulilo — The start of the 2025 academic year has seen a surge of parents crowding schools across Katima Mulilo in search of placements for their children, particularly in critical grades such ...

ANC national executive committee member Fébé Potgieter-Gqubule has allayed fears that the Bela Act which is to be fully implemented may kill the Afrikaans language. Speaking at a press conference ...

About 10 000 protesters gathered yesterday at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria and marched against the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act 32 of 2024 (Bela Act) to Freedom Park. Wearing orange ...

Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told a post-Cabinet media briefing that the Cabinet welcomed the signing of the BELA Act as a significant step towards transforming the Basic Education ...

A new education law in South Africa is dividing lawmakers and sparking angry emotions in a country with a complex racial and linguistic history. Last Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Basic ...

Solidarity-owned private Afrikaans university Akademia is launching a campus for full-time students in the Western Cape. Akademia expects the new facility to be ready by 2026, adding to its two ...

There are some Afrikaans words that nobody learned at school. However, it’s never too late to learn something. We put together this list of interesting, weird words and their meanings. ‘Koeksister’ is ...