AfriForum wins case against UNISA plan to phase teaching in Afrikaans out

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Unisa decided to phase out Afrikaans as a primary medium of instruction, and in response, Afriforum took this decision to court to dispute the decision. Why? We speak to Leeto Nthoba, a lecturer at Central University of Technology to answer this question, what drove the resistance from Afriforum, and whether the judgement was fair or not.
23 Sep 2021 2PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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