A Dutch speaker and an Afrikaans speaker compared three words in their respective languages, surprising people with how ...

After years of being too anxious to practice my second language with others, Gemini Live gives me an environment I feel comfortable in.

Private Afrikaans university Akademia has officially started enrolling full-time students at its new Paarl campus in the ...

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 ...

A helpful glossary was launched ahead of International Dictionary Day, commemorated today, to help you understand key terms ...

After going viral for trying to pronounce difficult English words, we challenged the hilarious Evan Jonk to read tricky ...

In a world where authenticity is a rare gem, the Afrikaans podcast "Mevrou Mevrou" has captured the hearts of South Africans. Hosted by Gerda de Sousa and Dianne Broodryk, two friends who have known ...

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".

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 ...

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.

The rise of the De la Rey phenomenon has thrust Afrikaans music back into the spotlight, but the discussion seems to centre on Chris Chameleon’s release of English and Afrikaans albums, Steve ...

Ismail Lagardien is a writer, columnist and political economist with extensive exposure and experience in global political economic affairs. He was educated at the London School of Economics, and ...