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| South Africa's Stellenbosch University to drop Afrikaans after protests | South Africa's Stellenbosch University to drop Afrikaans after protests |
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| An elite South African university is to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English. | An elite South African university is to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English. |
| The University of Stellenbosch has taken the decision in the wake of a viral video chronicling the challenges and racism faced by black students. | The University of Stellenbosch has taken the decision in the wake of a viral video chronicling the challenges and racism faced by black students. |
| It detailed how some struggled with lessons in Afrikaans, one of the main languages spoken by the white minority. | It detailed how some struggled with lessons in Afrikaans, one of the main languages spoken by the white minority. |
| A student movement that campaigned for change said: "The doors of learning and culture shall be opened to all." | A student movement that campaigned for change said: "The doors of learning and culture shall be opened to all." |
| A post on the Open Stellenbosch campaign group's Facebook page added: "The Language Policy Has Fallen", a reference to the nationwide protests last month over tuition fees which used the hashtag #feesmustfall. | A post on the Open Stellenbosch campaign group's Facebook page added: "The Language Policy Has Fallen", a reference to the nationwide protests last month over tuition fees which used the hashtag #feesmustfall. |
| It is part of a movement to "decolonise" higher education sparked earlier this year when a student emptied a bucket of excrement over the statue of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes at the University of Cape Town's campus. | It is part of a movement to "decolonise" higher education sparked earlier this year when a student emptied a bucket of excrement over the statue of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes at the University of Cape Town's campus. |
| "Language should be used in a way that is oriented towards engagement with knowledge in a diverse society and to ensure equitable access to learning and teaching opportunities for all students," Stellenbosch University management said in a statement, adding that the change would take place from next year. | |
| "Since English is the common language in South Africa, all learning should be facilitated in at least English to ensure no exclusion due to language. | "Since English is the common language in South Africa, all learning should be facilitated in at least English to ensure no exclusion due to language. |
| "The University remains committed to the further development of Afrikaans and isiXhosa as academic languages." | "The University remains committed to the further development of Afrikaans and isiXhosa as academic languages." |