[lg policy] South Africa:Court to hear UFS Afrikaans case

[Harold Schiffman]

Court to hear UFS Afrikaans case

   - South Africa
   - Monday 20 June 2016 - 5:07am

File: Afri-Forum and Solidarity are heading to Bloemfontein High Court over
the University of the Free State’s language policy for 2017. Photo:
Facebook / University of the Free State

JOHANNESBURG – AfriForum and Solidarity are heading to Bloemfontein High
Court on Monday over the University of the Free State’s language policy for
2017.

The organisation is challenging the university’s decision to drop Afrikaans
as a medium of instruction.
<https://www.enca.com/south-africa/afriforum-heads-court-stop-ufs-afrikaans-plan>

Three months ago its council agreed that English will be the primary
language used.

AfriForum believes the institution is depriving Afrikaans-speaking students
<http://www.enca.com/south-africa/ufs-halts-afrikaans-lessons> their right
to be educated in their mother tongue.

Language policies have recently become the bone of contention in several
institutions of higher learning in the country.

eNCA
https://www.enca.com/south-africa/court-to-hear-ufs-afrikaans-case

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