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Rights body finds that Stellenbosch University violated rights of students who speak Afrikaans

Cape Town – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has found that Stellenbosch University (SU) violated the rights of Afrikaans speaking students with its English-only policy.

This is after the commission received a number of complaints in March 2021, including from the DA and Freedom Front Plus (FF+) , alleging that during the welcoming period at certain SU residences, students were compelled to only speak English.

According to the DA, the violations were repeated again during the 2023 welcoming period.

In its findings, the commission said that the university, through the…

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Tags: Afrikaans | Cape Town | Freedom | Stellenbosch | University

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