Constitutional Court to rule on contentious Stellenbosch University language policy

The Constitutional Court is expected to deliver judgment on Thursday in a case about Stellenbosch University's decision to adopt a controversial 2016 language policy.

It was the applicants' belief that the policy infringed on the rights of Afrikaans-speaking students.However, the university countered that their assumption was mistaken.Court dismisses application to overturn Stellenbosch University's new language policyNow the highest court in the land is expected to rule on whether the university was justified in deciding to adopt the policy.

In a statement, the university stated:"The policy explicitly made provision for students who prefer to study in Afrikaans, while also improving access to education for students who are proficient in English only...

The institution said that, in instances where classes were large, an effort would be made to offer separate lectures in Afrikaans and English where possible.

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