Actress Charlize Theron, an Oscar winner, has come under heavy fire in South Africa for declaring that her native Afrikaans is “a disappearing language". The “Monster” and “Tully” actress said that ...

Tens of thousands of Afrikaners flocked to the western Cape town of Oudtshoorn on Monday for a week-long celebration of their language at the Little Karoo National Arts Festival. Now in its 11th year, ...

I have a love-hate relationship with Afrikaans. I really do. But language has always been an emotive issue. Understandably so. It’s called your mother tongue with good reason. And who wouldn’t feel ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft has added text support for the Afrikaans language to all versions of its Translator ...

Johannesburg - The Afrikaans language must no longer be imposed on people and should be put in its place, EFF leader Julius Malema said on Thursday. "There are some elements who think Afrikaans is ...

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".

In addition to the Chair, funds are made available for bursaries for deserving students studying Afrikaans at postgraduate level at SU. According to the Vosloo couple, the Chair is aimed at further ...

An elite South African university wants to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English. Stellenbosch University management has taken the decision in the wake of a viral video ...