A South African mother shared her funny Afrikaans exchange on ‘open the door’ in a TikTok video. The clip went viral, and ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will not have Julius Malema, who repeatedly chants “Kill the farmer," arrested despite a demand from President Donald Trump.

A deep dive into the data behind the poor scores of South Africa’s primary school learns in reading assessments – Part 2 ...

Carl Niehaus slams Afrikaans at 100, calling it a fallen language of exclusion—not celebration—and urges a radical reclaiming ...

Controversial Afrikaans singer and content creator Steve Hofmeyr, who faced backlash for wanting to use the K-Word shares why ...

The meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, was, at its heart, ...

Perhaps the most unforgivable part of the Great Trek 2025 edition of 49 Afrikaner refugees (five more than Charlize Theron’s ...

Afrikaans was recognised as an official language in South Africa. What does the language mean to the country today?

Cape Town - More than a third of the 328 name changes made between 2000 and the start of 2010 have involved replacing Afrikaans names. Meanwhile, only 28 (or 3%) of the 849 names that were give to new ...

Afrikaans rap is so common today, with millions of downloads on streaming services, competitions and workshops at the Taal ...

Books are fundamental to Zackie Achmat's life. The health and political activist whose name is synonymous with civil disobedience and who helped lead the mass protests that won access to affordable ...

Today marks a significant milestone in South Africa’s linguistic history—100 years since Afrikaans was officially recognised as a state language. While many celebrate this centenary ...