Part 2 in a two-part series: Part 1 can be read here. On the eve of South Africa’s democratic dispensation, a language deal was reached between the incumbent National Party and the aspirant African ...

Two recent Constitutional Court cases have qualified the constitutional right to “language choice” at public educational institutions and concluded a three-year period of language policy litigation at ...

The SABC has confirmed the broadcast of the Afrikaans news will return to its original timeslot due to a high public ...

AfriForum demands accountability for SABC’s shuffling of Afrikaans TV news and entertainment ...

Siya Kolisi shares a heartfelt moment with his son Nicholas, reflecting on Afrikaans challenges and celebrating his son's ...

Afrikaans survived South Africa’s transition from apartheid, but lost the privileges of power. Will it cope with the challenges of a changing world? Yet 25 years on from the negotiated settlement that ...

Siya Kolisi opened up about his struggles with Afrikaans as he spoke about his son's Afrikaans mark which he would have 'done so much for.' ...

There were mixed opinions and feelings by citizens and experts about the place of Afrikaans in society. In recent years the language has come under fire by various departments and political parties.

Hollywood star Charlize Theron has faced a mountain of criticism for calling her mother tongue Afrikaans "a dying language". Theron joked it was spoken by "about 44 people" and was "not very helpful".