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Languages of South 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

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

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

Giving breath to a dying history

Africa

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

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