Discover how Patagonian Afrikaans survived in Argentina after the Anglo-Boer War, and why only 20 to 30 native speakers remain of this rare dialect at risk.
First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. At the foot of the Hawequas Mountains near Paarl, a slice of South African history is on the market for R8-million. It’s an urgent sale. The ...
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"Very interesting": How Dutch became Afrikaans: Viral breakdown sparks conversation in SA
An Afrikaans-learning Instagram reel tracing the language from Dutch settlers in 1652 went viral, as South Africans debated ...
Afrikaans as a language is both beautiful and innocent — until it became an instrument of oppression
Mokubung Nkomo is a retired academic who loathes unhygienic conditions, be they political or otherwise. He writes in his personal hygienic capacity. This article is an Opinion, which presents the ...
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 ...
Those of you, who know me, will know two things: I can smell nonsense a mile away and, if you're the one presenting an argument, you had better bring facts. I work in an environment where, if I don't ...
A top South African university has dropped Afrikaans as its official language in favour of English. The University of Pretoria told the BBC it needed to "transform the culture" to make it "truly South ...
Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald poses for a photograph, on 4 March 2023, at The Citizen offices in Johannesburg. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen Freedom Front Plus (FF+) leader Pieter ...
21 February 1936 Giving a lecture at Oxford, Professor Haarhoff advocates the desirability of recognising Afrikaans Professor TJ Haarhoff, of Cardiff University College, delivered last night a lecture ...
Simon Parker is a multi-award-winning travel writer and filmmaker, and The Telegraph’s cycling expert who has reported from over 100 countries. He has written three books on bicycle touring with a ...
Students at Stellenbosch University call for Afrikaans to be scrapped as the institution’s main language. Reuters/Mike Hutchings Foundation essay: This is a foundation essay. It is longer than usual ...
A South African video streaming service focused on Afrikaans content is aiming to become the biggest of its kind in the world. NET Afrikaans, short for “Netwerk Afrikaans”, made its debut at the end ...
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