[lg policy] Obituary: Tributes pour in for Neville Alexander

[Harold Schiffman]

 Tributes pour in for Neville Alexander

Monday 27 August 2012 19:21

SABC
  [image: Neville Alexander has passed away at his home on the Cape
Flats(SA History Online)]

Neville Alexander has passed away at his home on the Cape Flats(SA History
Online)(SABC)
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President Jacob Zuma has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of
freedom fighter and academic, Dr Neville Alexander, on his sad passing.
Zuma says he will always be remembered for his pioneering work on language
policy, including his most recent work, focusing on the tension between
multilingualism and the hegemony of the English language in the public
sphere.


"We are saddened by this tragic loss of a South African who had contributed
selflessly to the struggle for liberation and to building a better society
and a better South Africa."At a professional level, Dr Alexander, as an
accomplished linguist, contributed immensely to language development in our
country. The country has lost a person of high intellectual and academic
standing. We extend our deepest condolences to Dr Alexander’s family,
relatives and friends," said Zuma.


The DA also paid tribute. In a statement today the DA said Professor
Alexander will be remembered for having played an instrumental role both in
standing up against the apartheid state and fighting for equal education –
a fight which continues today."We extend our deepest sympathies and
condolences to his family," reads the statement.

http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/5267c4804c80c5eaae9bbe61440c1f9d/Tributes-pour-in-for-Neville-Alexander-20122708

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