South African University Switches From Afrikaans To English

In September protesters said argued teaching in Afrikaans was a remnant of apartheid BBC

South Africa's University of Stellenbosch is switching its teaching from Afrikaans to English from 2016. The statement by the rector of the university added that in university residences students should speak in English.

BBC News reports that it follows a campaign by students calling for a review of the use of Afrikaans, which developed from the descendants of Dutch, German and French settlers who arrived in the 17th Century.

Campaigners felt that the continued use of Afrikaans, associated with the minority apartheid government, was a symbol of continued racism.