DA welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal’s rejection of Unisa’s Afrikaans ban
1 July 2020
Note to Editors: Please find an attached video and soundbite by Belinda Bozzoli MP, DA Shadow Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
The Democratic alliance (DA) welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling that the removal of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at the University of South Africa (Unisa) was unlawful and unconstitutional.
This ruling is a victory for mother-tongue education and language diversity at tertiary institutions across the country.
The DA has always been a strong proponent of mother-tongue education and we will never waiver from the constitutional principle that every South African has the right to be taught in the official language of their choice, where reasonably practicable.