Stellenbosch University wins language case, but DA says it is considering an appeal

Cape Town – Stellenbosch University may have won the case brought against it by the DA and student organisation StudentePlein, arising out of its decision to do away with providing new Afrikaans learning materials during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the language war is not over yet.

The student organisation said it was considering appealing the case, while DA MP Leon Schreiber, who is also a member of the university’s convocation, said the party would be considering “further steps against Stellenbosch University to protect mother-tongue education”.

On Friday, Western Cape High Court Judge Judith Cloete ruled that the university’s senate and its committees had not violated the…

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