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<p><strong>Kallie Kriel</strong></p><p>The
recent ruling of the Constitutional Court in which AfriForum was refused
leave to appeal against the University of the Free State’s (UFS)
English-only language policy, shows how deeply the court has become
entangled in the racial ideology of the current political order and
ruling elite.<br></p><p>It is appreciated that the minority ruling of
Judge Johan Froneman, with the support of Judges Cameron and Pretorius,
did not support the majority ruling of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and
co., in which Afrikaans was sacrificed in order to advance the current
race-obsessed ideology.</p><p>However, the stranglehold of ideology on
the Constitutional Court even tainted the minority ruling, because
Froneman – just as in the case regarding the change of street names –
first had to bow before the ruling order, by criticising opponents of
the race-obsessed transformation ideology, like AfriForum, before daring
to differ from the majority.</p><p>The irony is that with this
criticism, those who are fighting for the survival of Afrikaans and who
are the victims of the ruling order’s anti-Afrikaans agenda, are now
placed in the accused dock, while it is the anti-Afrikaans racists who
should rather be there. </p><p>It is equally inappropriate that the
criticism against AfriForum is not in any way based on legal grounds,
but simply on AfriForum’s refusal to blindly adopt the view of the
ruling order. </p><p>When the court attempts to prescribe to organisations like AfriForum what their views should be, we are on dangerous terrain.</p><p>I
realise all too well that my opinion that the Concourt has become
entangled in the ideology of the ruling order will unleash a storm among
those who try to elevate the court and the Constitution to divine
status. Don’t misunderstand me; I do not claim that the Constitution and
the court are ineffectual. It is, after all, a fact that the Concourt
made strong rulings against President Jacob Zuma concerning the Nkandla
scandal and other matters. Rather, I argue that Afrikaners,
Afrikaans-speakers and other minorities must realise that a distinction
must be made in terms of the type of cases that can be successfully
tried in the highest court in the land.</p><p>When a case is concerned
with disputes within the ruling political elite, corruption,
maladministration or other matters that do not involve racial ideology
and transformation, it is likely that the Concourt will decide for the
benefit of the entire community. Most of AfriForum's court cases fall in
this category and therefore the organisation will continue to use the
courts successfully to fight poor service delivery and corruption.</p><p>In
cases where the interests of Afrikaners and other minorities must be
weighed against the prevailing ideology, the Concourt has shown time and
again that the rights of minorities are regarded as subordinate. </p><p>Those
who want to criticise me for this statement should take the time to
read what Judges Froneman and Cameron wrote in their minority ruling in
the street name case. They warned that the majority ruling came down to a
situation where “<em>[a]ny reliance by white South Africans,
particularly white Afrikaner people, on a cultural tradition founded in
history, finds no recognition in the Constitution, because that history
is evidently rooted in oppression</em>.” </p><p>In addition to the
Concourt’s condoning of the undermining of Afrikaans at the UFS, there
are also many other rulings that disregard the rights of minorities. The
court has, for example, found that the expropriation of mineral rights
is not a violation of property rights; that racial discrimination
against white people in the workplace is acceptable; that Afrikaans
schools can be forced to change their language policy and that
process-driven public participation is of less importance during street
name changes. </p><p>These rulings are, of course, in direct conflict
with the promises made by the constitutional negotiators to Afrikaners
during the political transition. Afrikaners were told that if they would
give up their political power, protection would be guaranteed for their
property, education and language. Now it seems that Afrikaners have
been deceived.</p><p>The realisation that the Constitutional Court will
not protect Afrikaners and Afrikaners’ rights as minority communities,
means the end of an era. Whereas many Afrikaners have in the past few
decades largely placed their hopes first on the Government of National
Unity and later exclusively on the Constitution as a mechanism to
support minorities in their pursuit of a continued free, safe and
prosperous existence, it is clear that other solutions need to be
sought.</p><p>However, the realisation that the Constitution does not
protect their rights as minorities will not lead to a state of
despondency among Afrikaners, Afrikaans-speakers and other minorities. </p><p>In
their history, Afrikaners have already faced much bigger challenges,
such as after the Anglo-Boer War when they had to build a future for
themselves from scratch. There is no reason why the current generation
should not overcome the challenges by establishing independent
institutions that take the initiative to build a better future. </p><p>If
the current dispensation does not allow Afrikaans-speakers an Afrikaans
university and other cultural spaces, minority communities will have to
create independent institutions themselves to ensure their survival. </p><p>Afrikaners can and will do it, irrespective of what the anti-Afrikaner racists say or do to try and oppress them.</p><p>- Kriel is CEO of AfriForum.</p><p><em>Disclaimer:
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