Afrikaners have advantage at universities – EFF student group
Pretoria – The Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC) says students being taught in Afrikaans at universities are at an advantage compared to black students.
“Afrikaans must be on the same level as all these other indigenous languages because we have a situation where Afrikaners are at an advantaged position at universities,” said EFFSC president, Mpho Morolane.
“We are saying that post democracy in this country, you had two languages which were privileged in terms of education and that is English and Afrikaans. There are 11 official languages which are recognised by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.”
Morolane was speaking after language protests hit several campuses countrywide, with some students calling for the removal of Afrikaans as a medium of teaching and learning.
“For example at the University of Pretoria, you will have a lecturer lecturing an Afrikaans and English class. When he goes to the Afrikaans class, the notes will be different as compared to when he goes to an English class. Content and method will also be different,” he said.