UFS to appeal court ruling on language policy
22 July 2016
Bloemfontein – The University of the Free State will appeal a court ruling that the institution may not take away the right of Afrikaans speakers to be educated in their mother tongue.
The UFS referred the ruling to its lawyers, who advised it that it was erroneous in relation to legal principles and factual matters, which were both fundamental and far-reaching, spokesperson Lacea Loader said on Friday.
The university would lodge an application to appeal the judgment with the Supreme Court of Appeal.
On Thursday, the Free State High Court ruled in favour of civil rights group AfriForum’s bid to stop a proposed change to the university's language policy.