DA demands reinstatement and public apology from NWU after Primaria is suspended for speaking Afrikaans
16 September 2022
Please find attached an English and an Afrikaans soundbite by Dr Leon Schreiber MP.
The Democratic DA is demanding answers from the management of the North West University (NWU) after the head of the Karlien residence was reportedly suspended for speaking Afrikaans.
The DA has sent an urgent letter directly to the newly appointed rector and vice-chancellor of NWU, Dr Bismark Tyobeka, demanding an explanation for what appears to be a blatant case of linguistic discrimination. If it is indeed correct that the Primaria was suspended purely for speaking Afrikaans, the DA demands that Tyobeka immediately reinstate her and issue a public apology to all Afrikaans students at NWU.
If NWU management refuses, the DA will explore urgent legal action and other steps, as we have indeed already done in similar cases of discrimination against Afrikaans students at Stellenbosch University (SU).