[lg policy] South Africa: Court upholds UFS language policy appeal

[Harold Schiffman]

Court upholds UFS language policy appeal
ERNEST MABUZA | 2017-03-29 06:57:37.0
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The University of the Free State acted lawfully when it adopted a new
language policy in March last year, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled
yesterday.
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The court upheld an appeal by the university against a ruling of the
Bloemfontein High Court in July last year, which reviewed and set aside the
decision to adopt the new policy as unlawful.

Trade union Solidarity and rights group AfriForum had reviewed the language
policy in court. The policy replaced Afrikaans and English as parallel
mediums of instruction, with English as the primary medium.

The university had approved the dual-language policy in 2003. It sought and
obtained a mandate from its council to formulate a new language policy in
June 2015.

"UFS was entitled to adopt a new policy because it was no longer reasonably
practicable to continue with the 2003 policy, which had the effect of
segregating the student community along racial lines," Judge of Appeal
Azhar Cachalia said.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2017/03/29/Court-upholds-UFS-language-policy-appeal


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