Open Stellenbosch disappointed at council's stance on language policy
Johannesburg - Student movement Open Stellenbosch has described the university council's decision on the proposed language policy as a blatant rejection towards any transformation at the institution.
Khule Duma, a member of Open Stellenbosch, said the reason why students had called for a change in the institution's language policy was because black students were failing as a result of their struggles with Afrikaans, the university's main language of instruction.
"The reason why we called for an end to this language policy was because it was limiting black students from partaking [in academic activities] because they could not understand what was being said in class.
"It is apparent that council has rejected any chance for the university to move forward [and of] fast tracking transformation."
Earlier on Monday night, the university's council released a statement saying language should never be an obstacle for any student pursuing studies at the university who had no command of either Afrikaans or English.