Want to learn a South African language? Your options are limited – here’s why

By Mbali Sunrise Dhlamini, Lecturer on the New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) in African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
Russell H. Kaschula, Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape

It’s 50 years since the Soweto uprising in South Africa. On 16 June 1976, tens of thousands of young black South Africans protested against being taught in the Afrikaans language (alongside English) at school.

At the time, under apartheid laws, language, ethnicity and race were all treated as characteristics that defined identity and belonging. Geographic settlement (the artificial system of

Read complete article

~	Palestinians are being locked out of the digital economy

~	The story behind Soweto Blues, Miriam Makeba’s famous song about the June 16 uprising

~	Young, South African and unemployed: finding direction starts with knowing yourself – counsellor

~	Ma Vesta Smith: why this unsung activist matters 50 years after the Soweto uprising

~	View from The Hill: Angus Taylor to lose key shadow minister Jonno Duniam

~	Qatar: New Efforts to Deport Baha’i Leaders

~	New Law Requires Parental Consent for Sex Ed in Italy

~	The Constitution promises an interpreter for fair trials – US courts often can’t deliver

~	Magic mushrooms and Alzheimer’s: what one remarkable case can tell us

~	EU-Ukraine to Launch Accession Talks on Rights, Rule of Law