Afrikaans survived South Africa’s transition from apartheid, but lost the privileges of power. Will it cope with the challenges of a changing world? Yet 25 years on from the negotiated settlement that ...

Hollywood star Charlize Theron has faced a mountain of criticism for calling her mother tongue Afrikaans "a dying language". Theron joked it was spoken by "about 44 people" and was "not very helpful".

There were mixed opinions and feelings by citizens and experts about the place of Afrikaans in society. In recent years the language has come under fire by various departments and political parties.

Ziane Ss Saayman rapped in Afrikaans on TikTok, showcasing talent, confidence, and cultural expression while catching the ...

Part 2 in a two-part series: Part 1 can be read here. On the eve of South Africa’s democratic dispensation, a language deal was reached between the incumbent National Party and the aspirant African ...

First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. At the foot of the Hawequas Mountains near Paarl, a slice of South African history is on the market for R8-million. It’s an urgent sale. The ...

Trade union Solidarity has asked MultiChoice and its parent why it had decided to cull Afrikaans commentary for sporting ...

Cape Town - Research into early Afrikaans by the late Bo-Kaap historian Achmat Davids has been revived in a new book that debunks stereotypes about the language. The book, Die Afrikaans van die Kaapse ...

A local creator delivered an Afrikaans grandpa-style ad in a Scottish accent, amusing South Africans with the unexpected mix of language and humour.