by AfriForum | Aug 14, 2021 | Education and leadership projects Media statements, Media statements, Language Media statements
As required, AfriForum submitted comments on the second draft of a revised language policy of Stellenbosch University (SU) by the deadline of 14 August 2021. Although the university’s task team made an effort to prove that comments made on the first version of the...
by AfriForum | May 20, 2021 | Media statements, Language Media statements
The Constitutional Court today reserved judgement in the case of AfriForum against the monolingual English language policy of the University of South Africa (Unisa). The case was virtually heard and followed after the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on 30 June 2020 in...
by AfriForum | Mar 21, 2021 | Media statements, Language Media statements
With language rights increasingly being violated in South Africa, the celebration of Human Rights Day, according to AfriForum, amounts to mere window dressing. The decision of the Senate of the University of Stellenbosch (US) that new courses will be offered in...
by AfriForum | Mar 10, 2021 | Media statements, Language Media statements
AfriForum described the request by the Academic Planning Committee University of Stellenbosch (US) Senate that all new courses at the university should be presented in English only as yet another example of how COVID-19 is used to justify human rights violations....
by AfriForum | Dec 9, 2020 | Education and leadership projects Media statements, Media statements, Language Media statements
AfriForum regards the results of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) of 2019 announced yesterday as a cause for grave concern. According to the study, the standard of students in Grades 5 and 9 in mathematics and science is still amongst...
by AfriForum | Sep 19, 2020 | Media statements, Language Media statements
AfriForum expresses its condolences to the children, family and colleagues of Dr Danny Titus, who passed away on Friday 18 September 2020. Dr Titus played a significant role in the fields of language and community service. Among others, he will be remembered for his...
