A South African man went viral after excitedly discovering Afrikaans hit Kaptein (Span Die Seile) by Kurt Darren, leaving ...

A viral TikTok skit of a cheeky domestic worker and a shouting gogo garnered 2 million views and comments from the online ...

The Department of Basic Education says it's noticing a nationwide trend of Afrikaans former Model C schools introducing English as a medium of instruction. But members of parliament's basic education ...

Google – in partnership with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) – has launched a new AI Glossary for isiZulu, isiXhosa, and Afrikaans giving millions of South Africans the language tools ...

Private Afrikaans university Akademia has officially started enrolling full-time students at its new Paarl campus in the Western Cape, setting the stage for the 2026 academic year. The campus, located ...

In the wake of South Africa's long and complex struggle against apartheid, the call for genuine transformation in education is more pressing than ever. One of the critical conversations that needs to ...

At the weekend, South Africans watching SABC 2 were surprised to see that without prior notice that the Afrikaans TV news bulletin did not air on Saturday and Sunday at the regularly scheduled 18:15 ...

Recently launched Afrikaans e-hailing service Wanatu could face legal trouble over its policy of only hiring Afrikaans-speaking drivers, according to attorney and labour law specialist Craig Kirchmann ...

Wanatu, a new e-hailing service operating in Centurion and Pretoria, has gained notable attention, but it could potentially face legal challenges. Launched in October 2024 and funded by private ...

ANC national executive committee member Fébé Potgieter-Gqubule has allayed fears that the Bela Act which is to be fully implemented may kill the Afrikaans language. Speaking at a press conference ...

Afrikaans is a uniquely southern African language. At least six million people in South Africa and Namibia speak Afrikaans, and there are probably many more of us (coloured people) than there are ...

A new education law in South Africa is dividing lawmakers and sparking angry emotions in a country with a complex racial and linguistic history. Last Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Basic ...