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Languages of South Africa

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

South Africa, Maverick Life

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

by: Marianne Thamm

Theatre Review: ‘Moedertaal’ delivers a compelling, evocative narrative

Maverick Life

Theatre Review: ‘Moedertaal’ delivers a compelling, evocative narrative

by: Siobhan Cassidy

Daily Maverick Interview: The makers of ‘Coloured Mentality’

South Africa, Maverick Life

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, Maverick Life

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

by: Marianne Thamm

Giving breath to a dying history

Africa, South Africa, Maverick Life

Giving breath to a dying history

by: Marelise Van Der Merwe

You too can learn the Khoikhoi language

Maverick Life

You too can learn the Khoikhoi language

by: GroundUp

Forked tongues: will mother tongue education lead to racial division?

South Africa

Forked tongues: will mother tongue education lead to racial division?

by: Stephen Grootes

That day in June, 1976

South Africa

That day in June, 1976

by: J Brooks Spector

Analysis: Can Basic Education’s new language policy work?

South Africa

Analysis: Can Basic Education’s new language policy work?

by: Rebecca Davis

SA's shifting language landscape

South Africa

SA's shifting language landscape

by: Rebecca Davis

Eish, it's definitely English

South Africa, Media, Maverick Life

Eish, it's definitely English

by: Rebecca Davis

Language: SA's fiery crucible of politics and identity

Politics

Language: SA's fiery crucible of politics and identity

by: Rebecca Davis