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Languages of Africa

Jeremy Vearey – activist, teacher, gang-buster, top cop with the heart of a poet

South Africa

Jeremy Vearey – activist, teacher, gang-buster, top cop with the heart of a poet

By Marianne Thamm

Young MPs change the narrative

South Africa

Young MPs change the narrative

By Suné Payne, Aphiwe Ngalo and Hlumela Dyantyi

GroundUp: Understanding the University of the Free State Afrikaans court case

South Africa

GroundUp: Understanding the University of the Free State Afrikaans court case

By GroundUp

One God to be kept out of government schools, rules court

South Africa

One God to be kept out of government schools, rules court

By Rebecca Davis

Fokofpolisiekar: Sober, older, but still with as much spunk and relevance as before

South Africa

Fokofpolisiekar: Sober, older, but still with as much spunk and relevance as before

By Antoinette Muller

Daily Maverick Interview: The makers of ‘Coloured Mentality’

South Africa

Daily Maverick Interview: The makers of ‘Coloured Mentality’

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

Multilingualism: Pan South African Language Board going nowhere slowly, haemorrhaging millions

South Africa

Multilingualism: Pan South African Language Board going nowhere slowly, haemorrhaging millions

By Marianne Thamm

Op-Ed: Language and transformation at Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Op-Ed: Language and transformation at Stellenbosch University

By L Hill & S Robins

Review: A tale of transition

Maverick Life

Review: A tale of transition

By Lesley Stones

Bizos: 'I know, too, what it means to be a foreigner'

South Africa

Bizos: 'I know, too, what it means to be a foreigner'

By George Bizos

A cultural weapon? How Afrikaans arts journalists found breathing space in Apartheid SA

South Africa

A cultural weapon? How Afrikaans arts journalists found breathing space in Apartheid SA

By Marianne Thamm

GroundUp Op-Ed: Curro schools and segregation – back to the future

South Africa

GroundUp Op-Ed: Curro schools and segregation – back to the future

By GroundUp