<div dir="ltr"><br> <br><br>Battle over new language policy at UFS to continue tomorrow<br><br>According to the new policy, Afrikaans will be phased out as a medium of instruction in 2017.<br>Security was tight at the University of the Free State main campus in Blomfontein on 23 February 2016 as employees and students demonstrated over the insourcing of staff, wages and what they call a lack of inclusive tertiary education. <br><br> University of the Free State UFS Afrikaans Language policy <br><br><br>Dineo Bendile | about 23 hours ago<br><br>JOHANNESBURG - Lobby group AfriForum and Trade Union Solidarity will tomorrow approach the High Court in Bloemfontein in an effort to halt the application of a new language policy at the University of the Free State (UFS).<br><br>According to the new policy, Afrikaans will be phased out as a medium of instruction in 2017.<br><br>Earlier this year, a high court ruling found the new policy to be unconstitutional and called for its implementation to be set aside.<br><br>But the university has since applied to the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal the verdict.<br><br>While it waits for a decision from the courts, it has decided to go ahead with the phasing out of Afrikaans.<br><br>AfriForum’s Alana Bailey says implementation shouldn’t be allowed to commence.<br><br>“Unfortunately while the university is still waiting for an answer on whether they will be allowed to appeal or not, they are busy implementing this policy and we feel this shouldn’t be pushed as quickly as possible, so as to give reassurance to students that they will still be able to study in Afrikaans next year.”<br><br><a href="http://ewn.co.za/2016/09/11/Battle-over-new-language-policy-at-UFS-to-continue-tomorrow">http://ewn.co.za/2016/09/11/Battle-over-new-language-policy-at-UFS-to-continue-tomorrow</a><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a target="_blank" href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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