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Languages of South Africa

Children at a township school in Atteridgevile, South Africa. In post-apartheid South Africa, children are no longer required to learn the Afrikaans language.

From Afrikaans to Zulu, South Africa’s languages have stories to tell

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Two decades after the end of apartheid, South Africa’s eleven official languages don’t always sit well together. And their relationships are changing.

New Roles for Old Languages in South Africa

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A Dubious Award For The Squeezed Middle

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Afrikaans lit

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