The choice of a language that had been imposed by the apartheid government and is not even spoken by many South Africans today has set off complaints. By Emma Bubola See more of our coverage in your ...

South Africa's language authorities have denounced Irish airline Ryanair for requiring a test in Afrikaans for all South Africans before they can fly to Britain. Afrikaans is spoken by about 12% of ...

Established in June 2017, the new PEN Afrikaans Translation Fund supports international publishers who successfully apply for grants to fund translation of Afrikaans works into other languages.

A Canadian polyglot and language content creator shared a detailed breakdown of the three main dialects of Afrikaans The video covered everything, breaking down the key differences in pronunciation ...

Ryanair says move to curb entry of fraudulent passport holders Afrikaans spoken by only 12% of South Africans South African government clamping down on fake documents DUBLIN/JOHANNESBURG, June 6 ...

Afrikaner descendants representing Argentina, South Africa today and the country’s old flag. Richard Finn Gregory / GOODWORK The Patagonian desert in southern Argentina is a harsh environment. Little ...

When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, five of the country’s universities used Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. There were also two bilingual universities teaching in Afrikaans and English ...