| 单词 | Afrikaans |
| 例句 | Anytime the cops asked me questions I started speaking in broken Afrikaans with a thick colored accent. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Finally, he must have thought, after all these decades, his mother tongue, Afrikaans, was on its way to supplanting English as the language of the land. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Afrikaans policemen were surprised if a black man could speak English, much less answer back. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was awful to see seats at a bus stop marked “Slegs Blancs”—Afrikaans for “Whites Only.” My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z We painted placards that condemned Bantu Education, Afrikaans and apartheid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Most people were forced to learn at least some Afrikaans, so it’s useful to keep that, too. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He had taught for years in the Orange Free State, learned Afrikaans, and came to see Afrikaner nationalism as a prototype of African nationalism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first spontaneous explosion took place in Soweto on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 16, 1976, where about ten thousand students marched through the dirt streets of Soweto protesting the Afrikaans decree. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was on the debating society my first year and was chosen to represent the school in Afrikaans, Tsonga and English prose and poetry reading during inspection. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We made an agreement: he would speak to me in English and I would answer in Afrikaans, and in that way we both practiced the language at which we were weakest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The new regulation stated that A Group prisoners were granted the right to buy one English-language newspaper and one Afrikaans newspaper a day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost without exception students hated Afrikaans debates; not only was the language difficult to master, it was the language of our oppressors. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They were speaking to one another in Afrikaans, and I could understand what they were saying. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On June 16, 1976, fifteen thousand schoolchildren gathered in Soweto to protest the government’s ruling that half of all classes in secondary schools must be taught in Afrikaans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t understand a single word of Tsonga, it seemed; yet we understood everything they were saying in Afrikaans. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Steve had been a teacher of Afrikaans, and he not only spoke perfect Afrikaans but its antecedent, High Dutch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeezed Ndlamini’s hand, an indication that the translation from Afrikaans to Zulu was correct. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I could speak perfect English, and I barely spoke Afrikaans, the language colored people were supposed to speak. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The word baas means “move” in Afrikaans, but it is customarily reserved for cattle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She spoke Afrikaans because it is useful to know the language of your oppressor. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “My uncle didn’t know, sir,” I said to the superintendent in impeccable Afrikaans. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z English would now take second place to Afrikaans as an official language. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an American accent, an Afrikaans accent, an Irish accent. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the cities most people speak at least some English and usually a bit of Afrikaans, enough to get around. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Claiming that the ghettos were in danger of disintegrating into anarchy instigated by the ANC, the Afrikaans papers urged the government to use maximum force to restore law and order. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was always looking for ways to improve my Afrikaans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t even mind speaking Afrikaans to the maid, which is practically the same thing as English once you get the hang of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dr. van Heerden is Afrikaans. It’s a different kind of white person. He doesn’t like to be bothered by children, so stay out of his way.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I mentioned that I had recently read an article in an Afrikaans magazine about the 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion, and I mentioned how they had occupied towns in the Free State. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Every one knows you can talk English and Afrikaans like any white man,” Ndlamini said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I taught them to say “Drink up now! Closing time!” in English, French, and Afrikaans, though I have to admit they’ve picked up a few depictable phrases from my guests, over the years. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do they teach you Afrikaans at school?” he said excitedly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z On our front wall someone had written in Afrikaans, “Heks”—“Witch.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Regulations dictated that conversation had to be in either English or Afrikaans — African languages were forbidden — and could involve family matters only. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each student’s curriculum was rounded off by the Afrikaans, English and vernacular languages. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For the Afrikaans universities, such a thing was unthinkable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After apartheid, Afrikaans became one of 11 official languages in the multi-ethnic country. South African musical creates a 1950s fantasy 2013-01-11T13:01:05Z This biographer does not, as one would expect, emerge from the ranks of the English literary world, but from the much smaller province of Afrikaans literature. JM Coetzee's official biography to hit shelves this summer 2013-03-21T16:05:07Z The fire was from protests; students from schools across Soweto were out in the street following a decree from the apartheid government forcing school pupils to learn some subjects in Afrikaans. Beverley Ditsie: the South African woman who helped liberate lesbians everywhere 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z André Brink, a towering South African literary presence for decades whose work in English and Afrikaans fell afoul of apartheid-era censors, died Friday, South African news reports said. André Brink, South African Literary Figure Who Ran Afoul of Censors, Dies at 79 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Half the album’s songs — the better ones — appeared on a version of “$0$” released last year on the group’s Web site; other songs featured fellow rappers in Afrikaans, absent from the United States version. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z "As a result, my vernacular can reach the broader collective consciousness and that's where the future lies for Afrikaans: inclusivity and the acceptance of one another's expression." With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z They marched with protest signs declaring “Down with Afrikaans” and “We are not Boers.” A Traitor to His Tribe 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Ms. Suni learned that Mr. Lensing, who had arrived in Tokyo eight months earlier, was born in Namibia, and spoke Afrikaans. Superman Locks Up a Heart in Tokyo 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z The theater near me, the plays were in Afrikaans. A Word With: Hilda Cronje and Bongile Mantsai: The ‘Mies Julie’ Stars, Hilda Cronje and Bongile Mantsai 2012-11-26T23:05:04Z When I was going to university I wanted to study biochemistry and microbiology, but the only place that offered it was an Afrikaans university. Maye Musk: ‘We used to live in a rent-controlled apartment in Toronto with Elon on the couch’ 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Still, if you want to find a restaurant that serves good braai, which means barbecue in the Afrikaans language spoken by many here regardless of race, you have to visit townships like Alexandra. South Africa aims to live the dream of equality for all 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z When he tried leading a hilariously vulgar call-and-response Afrikaans dis, it fell entirely flat. South African hip-hop crew Die Antwoord tangles with Paramount audience 2010-10-14T20:31:00Z When she arrived as an undergraduate in 1999, she was among only six English-speaking students in a dorm dominated by Afrikaners, descendants of early Dutch settlers who speak Afrikaans. Oprah receives South African honorary doctorate 2011-06-24T12:02:08Z What was interesting was the influence of Afrikaans literature on the formation of a community. Antjie Krog: Should Should power listen to poetry?| World Writers Conference 2012-09-26T09:47:23Z Today only around 40 percent of those who speak Afrikaans at home are white South Africans, according to the South Africa Race Relations Institute. With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The students were protesting an order that black students to be taught in Afrikaans, the language of the white-minority rulers. South Africa photographer honored for Soweto photo 2011-04-27T12:07:09Z It’s “a haunting, wrenching and surprising tale of race, apartheid, motherhood and revenge, told in an original voice by an Afrikaans writer,” she said. ArtsBeat Blog: Editors and Critics Pick Their Favorite Books of 2011 2011-12-09T22:28:27Z In 1976, in Soweto, a black township that is now part of Johannesburg, police opened fire on high school students protesting the enforced use of Afrikaans in their classes. Art Review: ‘Rise and Fall of Apartheid’ at Center of Photography 2012-09-20T22:48:21Z That led to ribald jokes about Mandela, AIDS, the Afrikaans language, followed by a mocking group rendition of an A.N.C. freedom song and more fits of hysterics. Black Comedians in South Africa Put Power in the Punch Lines 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z There's nothing wrong with thinking commercial, but Semi-Soet – flogging the Afrikaans version of the American dream – represents the narrowest possible version. Only greater inclusivity will give South Africa full ownership of its cinema 2012-06-13T16:07:05Z In his later years, Mr. de Waal said, Mr. Brink turned to autobiography, but he also translated many foreign writers into Afrikaans and wrote works of criticism. André Brink, South African Literary Figure Who Ran Afoul of Censors, Dies at 79 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z It became the first book in Afrikaans to be banned under apartheid-era legislation, and Brink was marked out as a traitor to his people. A life in writing: Andr? Brink 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z Together they came up with a local Capetown hip-hop, in English and percussively guttural Afrikaans. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z It was to young white suburbanites, many of them Afrikaans, for whom he represented an improbable icon of transgressive anti-establishment thinking with frank songs about drugs, sex and the hypocrisy of the men in power. Sixto Rodriguez, Secret Rock Star Behind Searching for Sugar Man 2012-08-21T12:00:30Z Apartheid, an Afrikaans word with Dutch origins, means, literally, “separateness, or a state of being apart.” South Africa’s growing pains: The “Born Free” generation inherits a country awash in contradictions 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z His mother knew Xhosa, Zulu, German, Afrikaans, Sotho and used her knowledge “to cross boundaries, handle situations, navigate the world.” Review: ‘Born a Crime,’ Trevor Noah’s Raw Account of Life Under Apartheid 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z To those Africans, already disenfranchised on their own soil, Afrikaans was the “language of the oppressor.” A Traitor to His Tribe 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z His mother, who ran a tea shop in Port Elizabeth, came from a Calvinist, Afrikaans background that left an even more decisive mark on the young Athol. Playwright Athol Fugard: a man of obstinacy and courage 2012-06-03T17:45:01Z Afrikaans developed in the Cape Town region among slaves from West Africa, the indigenous Khoi and San tribes and Indonesia who adapted the Dutch spoken by slave owners and colonial settlers into a common language. With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The movie's promoters say it's part of a larger revival in the last few years of music and movies in Afrikaans, a language once tarred by its association with apartheid. South African musical creates a 1950s fantasy 2013-01-11T13:01:05Z There are some opportunities where they note that you must know how to read and write Afrikaans fluently. With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Even the paper Mr. Kentridge draws on teems with information: old maps, newspapers in Afrikaans and English, the ledger of a mining company covered in spidery handwriting. ‘Winterreise’ Augmented by Kentridge Video Art 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Theron has no trace of an accent, even though English is her second language, after Afrikaans. Charlize Theron’s Sick Work Ethic 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Stellenbosch University long taught only in Afrikaans, the settler language derived from the Dutch, officially adding English and Xhosa only in 2016. Stellenbosch Triennale, a Bold Experiment 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z The family spoke Afrikaans, though Brink's mother, Aletta, taught English, and the imaginative little boy's first steps in that language helped develop his inner ear. A life in writing: Andr? Brink 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z It was not coincidental for Brink that the Soweto demonstrations erupted after the Nationalist Party regime ordered black students to receive compulsory education in Afrikaans. A Traitor to His Tribe 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z It informs many of her titles, together with Afrikaans, the Coloured lingua franca. Art That Finds Clarity in South Africa’s Fraught Terrain 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The show was in a very Afrikaans area, with probably an 80% Afrikaans audience. The comedian making South Africa's World Cup a laughing matter 2010-06-07T12:42:00Z Goliath, who raps about topics including politics, identity and love, said Afrikaans was becoming more popular, especially among the young. With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Proud parents are biological mother and egg donor "Vasti" and sperm donor "Goliat", which is Afrikaans for Goliath - in his bulky case, no misnomer. South Africa unveils test-tube buffalo, plans IVF rhino 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z In 1976, the South African government tried to force the teaching of Afrikaans on schools in black townships, triggering massive protests and a bloody crackdown that ultimately invigorated opposition to white rule. South African musical creates a 1950s fantasy 2013-01-11T13:01:05Z Entertainer Emo Adams, who has a Malay background and released an album titled "Tall, Dark & Afrikaans," plays the police chief, breaking up a fight between the love-struck suitors and tossing them in jail. South African musical creates a 1950s fantasy 2013-01-11T13:01:05Z Ms. Wright, 49, who grew up in East London and South Africa, speaks English and Afrikaans, and a bit of Xhosa and Zulu, two African languages. Amra-Faye Wright to Play Velma Kelly in Japanese 2010-04-30T23:59:00Z He concludes that the war left a long-lasting rift in Afrikaans society between the “bittereinders” who wanted to fight to the end and the “hensoppers” — those who put their hands up and surrendered. Fighting Wars Past, Present and Future 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z On tour Die Antwoord has been busily teaching international audiences rude phrases in Afrikaans, including the one translated and set to a nyah-nyah chorus in “Fish Paste.” Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z Sometimes used as a derogatory term for white people, Boer is an Afrikaans word for farmer. Row over Bono's Boer song remarks 2011-02-13T15:59:09Z So I did what my father advised – learned Afrikaans along with my physics. Maye Musk: ‘We used to live in a rent-controlled apartment in Toronto with Elon on the couch’ 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z "Indemnity" is set in South Africa, features some Afrikaans dialogue, and Black leads. "Indemnity" director on his unique South African action film: "What if trauma can be weaponized?" 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z An intensely private man, who has twice declined to collect a Booker prize in person, Coetzee was persuaded to collaborate on the biography by the late professor of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University. JM Coetzee's official biography to hit shelves this summer 2013-03-21T16:05:07Z Under white rule, Afrikaans art was heavily sponsored by the government and presented a rigid image of Afrikaners as upstanding Christians — a natural ruling class. The Brilliant Weirdness of Die Antwoord 2012-01-29T07:13:50Z "Afrikaans has become more edgy and loose lately in the last decade and a half," he said. With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z He performs in Afrikaans, a language spoken by 7 million South Africans that is derived from Dutch and draws on Malay, Portuguese, English, Xhosa, Chinese and Khoi influences. With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The book traces the 43-year-old la Grange's upbringing in an Afrikaans family that considered Mandela a terrorist. Aide's book describes 'farcical' aftermath of Mandela's death 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z He was raised on American culture—“ALF” was dubbed into Afrikaans, “Transformers” into Sotho—but he was a late arrival to the political force of Donald Trump. Trevor Noah’s Crash Course in Surviving an American Election 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Visitors who schlep up the gravel roads, past cattle grazing on grassy hills, will be met by local English-, Afrikaans- and Xhosa-speaking staff members. 12 Months of Skiing, From Chile to China 2012-12-07T17:07:45Z Even in the years following Looking on Darkness, I continued having a column in the biggest Afrikaans newspaper, writing a little story every week. A life in writing: Andr? Brink 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z While some see the future of Afrikaans as promising, its past is contested. With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z When she arrived in 1998 at Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape to study wine, she did not speak Afrikaans, a major language of the region. Black Wine Professionals Demand to Be Seen 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z “The child is not dead,” Jonker wrote in Afrikaans, as translated by Mandela. Review: 3-D Enhances An Enigmatic New Opera 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Fugard, born of English and Afrikaans parents, suggested that playwrights are wary of criticising delicate themes like Muslim extremism or black corruption, adding: "That's part of the problem." Athol Fugard berates dramatists for failing to confront injustice 2010-08-30T14:59:00Z The title of the often grueling movie “Moffie” is a derogatory Afrikaans term for homosexual. ‘Moffie’ Review: A Bleak Coming-of-Age 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z He smoked cigarettes, his teeth were stained, his hair always looked a little dirty and he had a propensity for heavy drinking and Afrikaans cursing. Modern Love: Broken, Not Bound, by an Intimate Tie 2014-03-27T21:54:34Z Mbonambi, 32, says the misunderstanding came about because he was speaking Afrikaans, a language frequently used by Boks players to ensure team messages are not understood by the opposition. England 'unprofessional' over alleged racial slur 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Many feel this is an attack on Afrikaans communities. Bela bill: South Africans face jail if children not in school 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Rudolph created and performed in a show called "Dop is my Taal", which means "Alcohol is my Language" in Afrikaans, at an arts venue in Johannesburg. South African violist tackles legacy of alcohol payments to labourers 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The Afrikaans word merely means “side” and Mbonambi was shouting it to his teammates to warn them where the ball was and where England was going to attack, the reports said. South Africans defend Mbonambi over racial slur allegation as some claim it was lost in translation 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The human-voice clips, which were at conversational volume levels, came from radio or television recordings of people speaking the four most used languages in the region, including Tsonga, Northern Sotho, English, and Afrikaans. Fear of humans pervades the South African savanna 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z “It is very difficult to talk in Afrikaans …,” begins the bodiless voice. Video Recordings Reveal the Scariest Sound on the Savanna 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z During the years of white-minority rule, students were forced to learn in Afrikaans, which many black South Africans did not speak very well. Bela bill: South Africans face jail if children not in school 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z President Cyril Ramaphosa signed legislation into law last month recognising sign as the country's 12th official language, alongside English, isiZulu, Afrikaans and others, to help protect the rights of the deaf and promote inclusivity. South Africa's recognition of sign language signals new hope for the deaf 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Similarly, he said, the phrase “kill the Boer” — the word means farmer in Dutch and Afrikaans — is not meant to promote violence against individual farmers. ‘Kill the Boer’ Song Fuels Backlash in South Africa and U.S. 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Instead she spoke Afrikaans, the language promoted by South Africa's white minority rulers. Last known speaker fights to preserve South African indigenous language 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z He runs a company called BraaiBaas, or barbecue boss in Afrikaans. A nutty solution for cleaner stoves and barbecues 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Mabuse can speak five languages: English, German and three South African languages including Afrikaans and Setswana. Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse says she can't understand northern accents 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z She made the comments on the SmartLess podcast, saying she grew up in South Africa speaking only Afrikaans before learning English aged 19, which is why she speaks it with an American accent. Charlize Theron condemned for saying Afrikaans is dying language 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z A notice in English and Afrikaans language newspapers did not reach remote villages, where in any case isiXhosa is the main language. South African Villagers Win Suit to Halt Shell’s Oil Exploration 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The ground has been labelled by Springboks players for opposition sides as "begrafplaas" in Afrikaans which is translated as "graveyard". Springbok selection spices up Wales series 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Ryanair has dropped a requirement that South African passport holders pass a test written in Afrikaans — a language with a racist legacy that many South Africans don’t speak. Your Friday Briefing: European Leaders Travel to Ukraine 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Ryanair will no longer require South African passport holders to pass a test written in Afrikaans to prove their nationality before boarding certain flights after the policy was widely criticized as discriminatory and nonsensical. Your Thursday Briefing 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Some of the millions in South Africa who do speak Afrikaans were not happy. Charlize Theron condemned for saying Afrikaans is dying language 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Ryanair has dropped a requirement for South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said after the policy drew a backlash among South Africans. Lego to invest over $1 billion in U.S. brick plant 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Today, Afrikaans is the third most widely used household language in the country at 13 percent. Ryanair Drops South African Passport Test After Protests 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Afrikaans is spoken by just 12% of the 58 million people in the country and often associated with apartheid and white minority rule. Ryanair drops Afrikaans test after backlash in South Africa 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Ryanair caused controversy last week by insisting that all South African passport holders undergo a test in Afrikaans before boarding its flights to the UK to weed out those travelling with fraudulent documents. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z "Afrikaans is an African language that was formed here in Africa, but it became a language that polarised people under apartheid," Prof Pitika Ntuli, an artist and cultural analyst, tells the BBC. Charlize Theron condemned for saying Afrikaans is dying language 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The imposition of Afrikaans in schools was the main reason behind the 1976 Soweto uprising against the apartheid regime, in which at least 170 people were killed, mostly schoolchildren. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline drops controversial South African quiz 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Ryanair has not said why it chose Afrikaans as the language for the test. Ryanair Drops South African Passport Test After Protests 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The test was in Afrikaans, a language once imposed by the former white-led apartheid government and one that many South Africans do not even speak today. Ryanair Asks Travelers to Prove South African Nationality, in Afrikaans 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The words I used to express my anger at the crassness of this exercise were mostly Afrikaans words. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Like Hofmeyr, he loves how expressive and poetic and Afrikaans can be. Charlize Theron condemned for saying Afrikaans is dying language 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Ryanair has dropped a controversial test in the Afrikaans language aimed at identifying passengers travelling on fake South African passports. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline drops controversial South African quiz 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z “Our team issued a test in Afrikaans of 12 simple questions like what’s the name of the mountain outside Pretoria?” he said during a news conference in Brussels on Tuesday. Ryanair Drops South African Passport Test After Protests 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z But Ryanair now requires South African passport holders traveling to the United Kingdom to fill out what the company described in a statement as “a simple questionnaire” in Afrikaans. Ryanair Asks Travelers to Prove South African Nationality, in Afrikaans 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z It's just one of many vivid ways in which Afrikaans delights those of us who speak it. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Ryanair now requires South African citizens traveling to Britain to fill out a questionnaire in Afrikaans, a language once imposed by the white-led apartheid government that many South Africans do not speak. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The policy caused outrage in South Africa, where many black people associate Afrikaans with the days of white-minority rule. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline drops controversial South African quiz 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z As well as not explaining why it chose Afrikaans rather than any other South African language, Ryanair did not say whether it carried out similar tests for any other nationality. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline stands by South African language quiz 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z During the height of the struggle against white minority rule, Afrikaans was a crucial point of tension. Ryanair Asks Travelers to Prove South African Nationality, in Afrikaans 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z As you may have gathered, I speak Afrikaans very well. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Afrikaans is one of South Africa’s 11 official languages and is the first language of about 13% of the country’s population. Ryanair forces Afrikaans test on South African passengers 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z South Africa has 11 official languages and Ryanair never explained why it chose Afrikaans. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline drops controversial South African quiz 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z "It's callous and insensitive to force people to write a test which would evoke so much emotion around it - the language of apartheid was Afrikaans," Mr Joseph told the BBC's Newshour programme. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline stands by South African language quiz 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Assessing South Africans by their knowledge of Afrikaans is unfair, Mr. Ngubane said, adding that a minority of South Africans speak it even as a second language. Ryanair Asks Travelers to Prove South African Nationality, in Afrikaans 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Because Afrikaans was the language white European settlers - 17th Century refugees from the various wars and adventures in Europe - used to cement their identity in Africa. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z “Due to the high prevalence of fraudulent South African passports, we require passengers traveling to the U.K. to fill out a simple questionnaire issued in Afrikaans,” Ryanair said in a brief press statement. Ryanair forces Afrikaans test on South African passengers 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z "Our team issued a test in Afrikaans of 12 simple questions," he told journalists. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline drops controversial South African quiz 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools was the main reason behind the 1976 Soweto Uprising against the apartheid regime, in which at least 170 people were killed, mostly schoolchildren. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline stands by South African language quiz 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z About 20,000 Black schoolchildren marched that year to protest the government’s effort to require all instruction to be done in Afrikaans. Ryanair Asks Travelers to Prove South African Nationality, in Afrikaans 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Ironically, they did that by declaring themselves Africans - "Afrikaner" is Afrikaans for African. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z South Africans have condemned Irish airline, Ryanair, for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights, calling it discriminatory. Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z "They have no difficulty completing that. But we didn't think it was appropriate either. So we have ended the Afrikaans test, because it doesn't make any sense." Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline drops controversial South African quiz 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Irish budget airline Ryanair says it is still insisting that all South Africans travelling on flights to the UK must prove their nationality by taking a test in the Afrikaans language. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline stands by South African language quiz 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Sihawukele Ngubane, a professor of linguistics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa, said that Afrikaans originated with Dutch colonizers who arrived in the 17th century. Ryanair Asks Travelers to Prove South African Nationality, in Afrikaans 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z You would be surprised at how many words in French, Dutch, Yiddish, Flemish, German, Arabic, Hindi, Malay and a good few other languages are contained in the capacious glory that is Afrikaans. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The country has 11 official languages, and many say they cannot understand Afrikaans - a language which was imposed during white-minority rule. Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Afrikaans is the third most spoken of 11 official languages in South Africa, used by 12% of the 58 million people in the country. Ryanair forces South Africans to prove nationality with Afrikaans test 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The policy has caused outrage in South Africa, where many black people associate Afrikaans with the days of white-minority rule. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline stands by South African language quiz 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z After she explained to staff members that South Africa has many official languages other than Afrikaans, the company ultimately put her on the next flight, she said, but the humiliation stuck with her. Ryanair Asks Travelers to Prove South African Nationality, in Afrikaans 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The policemen who shot, maimed and killed black children in the Soweto Uprisings in 1976 were following orders that were issued in Afrikaans. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Conrad Steenkamp, the head of South Africa's Afrikaans Language Board, described it as "absurd". Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Stanford still offers more than 40 languages, from Afrikaans to Vietnamese. The quest to save Cantonese in a world dominated by Mandarin 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z South Africa has 11 official languages and Ryanair has not explained why it chose Afrikaans. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline stands by South African language quiz 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Aardvarks are native in sub-Saharan Africa and the name means "earth pig" in the language of Afrikaans. Chester Zoo celebrates first aardvark birth 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z And the government wanted to force black children to be taught primarily in Afrikaans, which would have isolated them inside a language ghetto, unable to participate in the wider world. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z As a result of this I swore to never speak Afrikaans again after I left high school and went to university. Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The family moved to Sophiatown in Johannesburg, one of the commercial capital's few mixed-race areas, subsequently demolished under apartheid laws to make way for the white suburb of Triomf - Triumph in Afrikaans. South Africa's Tutu - anti-apartheid hero who never stopped fighting for "Rainbow Nation" 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z My own family, to take just one example, comprises Jewish, Scandinavian, English and Afrikaans elements, with all their attendant creeds. 'I’m used to not winning': South African novelist Damon Galgut on his Booker Prize victory 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Noah, who speaks several African languages, like Xhosa, Zulu and Afrikaans, talks about how language is used either to create a sense of community or to separate people. 6 books written by authors of color that make me feel seen 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In all the time we were being brutalised, I still wrote and spoke Afrikaans. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z "Due to the high prevalence of fraudulent South African passports, we require passengers travelling to the UK to fill out a simple questionnaire issued in Afrikaans," it said in a statement. Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Afrikaans is one of South Africa's 11 official languages. Barakat: First South African film in Cape Town's Afrikaans dialect 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z On June 16, 1976, thousands of Black students in Johannesburg’s Soweto township demonstrated against the imposition of the Dutch-based Afrikaans language in schools. South Africa marks anniversary of Soweto student protests 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z There, the film’s title - an Afrikaans’ anti-gay slur - isn’t directed at him but it’s hurled all around - an ever-present threat of ostracism and abuse. Review: In ‘Moffie,’ brutal intolerance in ‘80s South Africa 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z One of my favourite songs was an Afrikaans one. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The BBC asked Ryanair why they required the test to be taken in Afrikaans rather than any other South African language, however they did not answer. Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Those names include options in Swahili and Afrikaans. Lansing zoo hosts contest to name rare black rhino calf 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z The language was Afrikaans, and it roughly translates to “Ernie, you lovely thing!” The challenge of building a fan culture for the International team - Golf Digest 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Apparently, the only accent that's almost as difficult for an actor to learn is Afrikaans - which perhaps explains why Julian Lewis-Jones did such a good job in Invictus... unlike Matt Damon. Is Robert Downey Jr's Dr Dolittle character Welsh? 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z I have just recently started reading Afrikaans novels again. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The Afrikaans questionnaire has once again forced South Africa to revisit its apartheid past. Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z “It is striking that over a period of many years, the DA failed to heed a number of warnings that it was alienating sections of the white Afrikaans electorate.” Chaos in South Africa opposition party as black leader quits 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Buyers undergo extensive vetting, central to which is their fidelity to Afrikaans language and culture, a commitment to employing only white Afrikaners, and a string of conservative Christian undertakings. 'An indictment of South Africa': whites-only town Orania is booming 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z O’Brien is reported to have met his wife while at the university, and lists Afrikaans as a second language on his LinkedIn page. Robert O'Brien attended 'routinely racist' university in apartheid South Africa 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z And because of this, my relationship with Afrikaans is complicated. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The black majority views Afrikaans as an unfriendly language of the oppressor - or even a language of whites racists - as it was forced down their throats at local schools. Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z O’Brien, who spent a year as an undergrad at South Africa’s University of the Free State and says he is proficient in Afrikaans, shares this view. Factbox: Trump's new national security adviser, in his own words 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The community was bulldozed, reconstructed as a district of tidy bungalows, and renamed, in Afrikaans, Triomf, eventually reverting in 2006 to its original name. Vanished neighbourhoods: the areas lost to urban renewal 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z No matter what languages of origin were called upon — Yiddish, Afrikaans, Russian, the dreaded "unknown" — spellers were up to the task. Too good: Top spelling bee kids humble dictionary in finals 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z We now have more than the 11 official ones - of which Afrikaans is just one. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z It was a second language in former white schools and as students we had to get good Afrikaans marks to progress to the next grade. Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Now Afrikaans both unites and divides the country; it is the basis of a white-identity movement, but it is also the first language of three-quarters of colored South Africans. Who Owns South Africa? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Many black students prefer to be taught in English, rather than Afrikaans. Charting South Africa's divides 25 years after apartheid 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z His father, a cobbler, could neither read nor write, although he could speak English, Yiddish, Russian and, after moving to South Africa in 1910, Afrikaans and Zulu. Sydney Brenner, Nobel Prize-winning microbiologist, dies at 92 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z But other airlines could also institute tests in Afrikaans. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Most coverage was in Afrikaans, and in a country besieged by violence even a case as appalling as Raymond’s soon stopped being reported. The murder of Raymond Buys: 'I think they knew they were going to kill my boy' 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z “You must understand: Afrikaans culture is completely different from English. They are far right—that’s why they love that word, ‘genocide.’ Who Owns South Africa? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z A few days after landing @ University of Pretoria as a first year student post 1994, I was confronted by academic buildings named in Afrikaans. Top SA university drops Afrikaans 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Sello Lehare, the education minister for the North West province, said the school's explanation was that "the learners were separated according to those who could understand Afrikaans and English". S Africa teacher splits children 'by race' 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z So I want everyone to know that a test in Afrikaans - if it is necessary at all - is a form of violence against us. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z This was near Potchefstroom on the "platteland" - an Afrikaans word which refers to the great rolling heartland encompassing vast swathes of the South African interior. How race relations in the 'rainbow nation' have become toxic 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z In those days, their language—Afrikaans, a creole sometimes referred to as Low Dutch—was imposed on nonwhites. Who Owns South Africa? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Lecturers would walk in an English lecture room and tell us "My English is bad, so I'll mostly revert to Afrikaans and if you don't understand that's not my problem," that was in 2010. Top SA university drops Afrikaans 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z “Our guys did a very good job today,” he said in his thick Afrikaans pronunciation, all plosives and alveolar trills. Caught on tape: the story behind Australian cricket's greatest fall | Geoff Lemon 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z I'm not grateful or happy that Ryanair has dropped the Afrikaans test. Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The man on the other end was speaking Afrikaans and talking about the fire. How race relations in the 'rainbow nation' have become toxic 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The 1976 Soweto Uprising—in which some twenty thousand students marched, and several hundred were killed by the police—was held to protest the mandatory use of Afrikaans in schools. Who Owns South Africa? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Graduations and other official ceremonies will continue to feature the three languages already in use for those occasions - English, Afrikaans and Sepedi. Top SA university drops Afrikaans 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z He added, in Afrikaans: “Thank you, Rassie, for your wise decision.” Siya Kolisi, captain and symbol of South African rugby’s progress | Andy Bull 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Because of his youthful penchant for dressing in a suit and tie, Mr. Botha acquired the nickname “Pik,” a diminutive of the Afrikaans word for penguin. Roelof ‘Pik’ Botha, South African foreign minister during apartheid, dies at 86 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Poor schooling was a major spark in the anti-apartheid movement, most notably in Soweto in 1976, when thousands of students protested the introduction of Afrikaans as the language of instruction. South Africa Vows to End Corruption. Are Its New Leaders Part of the Problem? 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z “White English and white Afrikaans people are sort of pushed together into one bigger group with common concerns.” Who Owns South Africa? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z "Students already in the pipeline will still continue getting their classes in Afrikaans." Top SA university drops Afrikaans 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z This was especially keenly felt in South Africa, where Afrikaans was widely associated with the policy of apartheid. Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is taking over the planet 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z These languages — including Afrikaans, Danish, Filipino, Hebrew, Icelandic, Mongolian, Serbian, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, and Vietnamese, to name a few — are spoken by around 1.25 billion people. Google Maps is now available in 39 new languages 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z According to the Nelson Mandela Foundation's news release, Afriforum - which focuses on the rights of South Africa's Afrikaans population - said they understood the flag "offends some people". Mandela group seeks to ban apartheid flag 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The people in this community, including Ms Esau now mainly speak Afrikaans - a language brought by the Dutch settlers who arrived in South Africa in the 17th Century. Trying to save South Africa's first language - BBC News 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Most black people in South Africa prefer to speak English than Afrikaans. South Africa's Stellenbosch University in Nazi furore - BBC News 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z “It’s such hard work,” Joyce replies in Afrikaans. From crystal meth to Olympic glory: the recovery and rise of Luvo Manyonga 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Her runners call her Tannie Ans: Aunt Ans in her native Afrikaans. Wayde van Niekerk sets a 400-meter record that no one saw coming 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z That all changed when the government decreed that instead of learning in English, as most black children were, they would be taught in Afrikaans. This Photo Inspired the World to Fight Against Apartheid 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Retief, which I believe is Afrikaans for “I’ve been struck by lightning that burned my clothes off, so, yeah, this rough is, uhh, not that big a deal,” is more obscure than his name. My U.S. Open prediction: Pain and a return from obscurity - Golf Digest 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z In 2015, the university's governing body voted to retain Afrikaans as the main language of instruction, rejecting calls for it to be replaced by English. South Africa's Stellenbosch University in Nazi furore - BBC News 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The drive from Cape Town to the pretty Afrikaans town of Paarl echoes with Irish affection for an extraordinary Xhosa long jumper. From crystal meth to Olympic glory: the recovery and rise of Luvo Manyonga 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Most now speak Afrikaans as their first language. The first South Africans fight for their rights - BBC News 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z When one South African fan asked if the news was true, Hammond confirmed and suggested the team hold a braai - Afrikaans for barbecue. Clarkson, Hammond and May show to begin in Johannesburg - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Aard means “earth” in Afrikaans, a language in their native home of southern Africa. Hyena Myths Busted: Are They Really Hermaphrodites? Named Sylvester, the lion earned the nickname Spook - Ghost in the Afrikaans language - after escaping from the park and eluding searchers for more than three weeks in 2015. South Africa says lion that escaped twice to be relocated 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Her white madam, an Afrikaans woman whose home is cleaned by Joyce in the neighbouring town of Worcester, is unaware her domestic servant is due to be interviewed. From crystal meth to Olympic glory: the recovery and rise of Luvo Manyonga 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Named Sylvester, the lion earned the nickname Spook — Ghost in the Afrikaans language — after escaping from the park and eluding searchers for more than three weeks in 2015. South Africa: Wildlife agency to relocate lion that twice escaped from a national park, a reprieve from earlier considerations to kill him 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Last year, wildlife staff also labeled the Karoo lion “Spook” - “Ghost” in the Afrikaans language - because of its ability to stay one step ahead of searchers during its first breakout. 2 lions escape from parks in Kenya and South Africa 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z I replied in Afrikaans, saying “only a little”. Johan Cruyff: ‘Maybe we were the real winners in 1974. The world remembers our team more’ 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z He says abandoning Afrikaans at university is unfortunate, and fears it will open the door to more intolerance. South Africa unease plays out on campus - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z On Friday, the University of Pretoria shut two of its campuses after student members of an opposition party clashed with an Afrikaner cultural group over a proposal to remove Afrikaans as an official teaching language. South African university students are again protesting on several campuses 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Included in this latest update is support for Scots Gaelic, Kurdish, Amharic, the official working language of Ethiopia, and Xhosa, the second most common native language in South Africa after Afrikaans. Google Translate now supports 103 languages, including Hawaiian, Kyrgyz, and Xhosa 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The end of apartheid — “apartness” in Afrikaans — meant to many the beginning of social and economic equality in South Africa. Death of two black farmers prompts a racial reckoning in South Africa 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z How ironic that 67 years later, the headquarters of Afrikaans drops it for English but this time for the greater good of all South Africa's people. Why South African students want to be taught in English - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z In June, South Africa will mark 40 years since the 1976 Soweto uprising, when black students refused to accept Afrikaans - imposed on them by the apartheid government - as the language of learning. South Africa unease plays out on campus - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z But the institution persisted in staunchly defending its Afrikaans language policy. Stellenbosch university adopts English over Afrikaans after protests 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z An elite South African university wants to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English. South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Then came #OpenStellenbosch, a student protest movement opposed to teaching in the Afrikaans language at universities. With exams just days away, why are South African students protesting instead of studying? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The very word apartheid, which has now been internationalised and is in the Oxford Dictionary, is in fact an Afrikaans word. Why South African students want to be taught in English - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The well-heeled tourists filing through the modest airport at Hoedspruit – Afrikaans for Hat Creek – look carefree and expectant. Thousands of rhinos, 500 poachers; grim toll in the hunt for prized horns 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z "The primary language of communication and administration at Stellenbosch University will be English, with Afrikaans and IsiXhosa as additional languages," the university said in a statement. Stellenbosch university adopts English over Afrikaans after protests 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z It detailed how some struggled with lessons in Afrikaans, one of the main languages spoken by the white minority. South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z We respect them as rugby players and we respect their ability to understand lineout calls in Afrikaans. South Africa v Scotland: Rugby World Cup 2015 – live! 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z The Danish citizen owns a gun shop in the city of Bloemfontein in the central Free State province, reported Volksblad, a local Afrikaans language newspaper. Danish man arrested in South Africa after police find pieces of female genitalia in freezer 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z "We also are hopeful that many people are now beginning to see that the language policy, despite its stated intentions, safeguards Afrikaans and Afrikaner culture at the expense of black people," it said on Facebook. The black students rallying against "remnants of apartheid" - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The music has also changed, with hiphop and its South African township version, known as kwaito, added to the staple of Afrikaans guitar and vocals. South Africa's dusty Glastonbury changing its complexion 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Opposition to being taught in Afrikaans helped mobilise students to join the campaign against white-minority rule. South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Given the importance of the lineout to South Africa’s game, it’s probably fair to say most of those sighs started with the letter C, or whatever the Afrikaans version of that word is. South Africa v Scotland: Rugby World Cup 2015 – live! 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z “We’re going to make men of you all,” he says in Afrikaans. A New Generation of White Fear 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z The group is demanding that no student should be forced to learn in Afrikaans and all classes must be available in English. The black students rallying against "remnants of apartheid" - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z One was in Afrikaans, and the other in English. The priest who had both hands blown off by a letter bomb - BBC News 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z The university would remain committed to the further development of Afrikaans and Xhosa as academic languages, it said. South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Given the importance of the lineout to South Africa’s game, it’s probably fair to say most of those sighs started with the letter C, or whatever the Afrikaans version of that word is. South Africa v Scotland: Rugby World Cup 2015 – live! 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z The school statement said Curro Foundation School Roodeplaat offered students the choice of being taught in English or Afrikaans, a language largely spoken by whites. South Africa abuzz over video showing apparent school segregation 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Titled "Luister" - meaning "Listen" in Afrikaans - the film detailed racist incidents and also described how students struggled with Afrikaans lessons. The black students rallying against "remnants of apartheid" - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z He lived a comfortable life with his young wife and their two sons – polite boys who called black Vlakplaas policemen “Oom”, the respectful Afrikaans term for Uncle. The odd couple: why an apartheid activist joined forces with a murderer 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z "If you don't speak Afrikaans, you don't belong here," said one interviewee. South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z We respect them as rugby players and we respect their ability to understand lineout calls in Afrikaans. South Africa v Scotland: Rugby World Cup 2015 – live! 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z When customers Sikhulekile Duma and two fellow black students told them to stop, they said people who didn't speak Afrikaans didn't belong there. In South Africa, continuing racism leads blacks to doubt Mandela's vision 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The book included a glossary of Afrikaans terminology for U.S. readers to enlarge their vocabulary and open their eyes to distant parts of the world. The Serious Business of Pulp Fiction 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The film’s strangest element is the casting of Die Antwoord, the rap duo that has found global success with their graphic videos and over-the-top lyrics, sung in a blend of Afrikaans and English. Director Neill Blomkamp Wants to Break Your Heart With Sweet, Gun-Toting Robot Chappie 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Afrikaans is still spoken by millions but this move will make the many more millions who do not speak it feel welcomed in one of the best academic institutions on the African continent. South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z It was the first time a book written in Afrikaans, the Dutch-based language of the then-dominant white minority that governed South Africa, had been banned. André Brink, South African novelist whose works were banned, dies at 79 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z See the full list of languages featured in the video, including Urdu, Afrikaans, Flemish and Doric. Watch 31 People Say 'I Love You' in Their Native Languages 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z "There was a great deal of fear. Some of the policemen simply kicked the doors in, while they shouted in Afrikaans at people to get outside. It felt like a war situation," says Mokine. The town destroyed to stop black and white people mixing 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Set in apartheid South Africa, the movie is about a student who inspires her peers to rise up in protest after their teacher is imprisoned for resisting mandatory Afrikaans language teaching in the country’s schools. Students pressing for more black history are left feeling criminalized 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Afrikaans is spoken mainly by mixed-race, known as coloured, and white South Africans and was developed from the descendants of Dutch, German and French settlers who arrived in the 17th Century. South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z To ensure a wider readership, Mr. Brink began to write in English as well as Afrikaans. André Brink, South African novelist whose works were banned, dies at 79 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Brink was part of a group of authors who used the Afrikaans language to oppose the apartheid regime, which banned some of his books. South African novelist Andre Brink dies 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z In the 1960s, he was a key figure in the Afrikaans literary movement Die Sestigers, the movement that used Afrikaans to speak against the apartheid movement. Anti-apartheid writer Brink dies 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z As a Mormon missionary in Zimbabwe and South Africa, Mr. Flake learned to speak Afrikaans, a skill that later landed him a job in Namibia, running a foundation devoted to democracy. Jeff Flake, a Conservative, Emerges as Ally in Obama’s Push for Ties With Cuba 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z According to SAinfo, Afrikaans is the most commonly spoken language in the provinces of Northern Cape and Western Cape, where Stellenbosch University is based. South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z He edited an Afrikaans literary magazine in the 1960s, wrote dozens of plays and essays and translated many works into Afrikaans from French and English, including “Mary Poppins” and plays by Shakespeare. André Brink, South African novelist whose works were banned, dies at 79 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Brink, who wrote in English and Afrikaans, published his first novel in 1962. South African novelist Andre Brink dies 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Brink wrote both in Afrikaans as well as English. Anti-apartheid writer Brink dies 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z In the 1976 anti-apartheid uprising, black students were protesting against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in government schools. Mandela aide race row shows social media perils 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Even by 1995, white winger James Small felt isolated within the team simply because his native tongue was English, not Afrikaans. Why SA rugby is still torn over race 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Bo-Kaap means “above the Cape” in Afrikaans, the language the Cape Malay have adopted and improved with their particular musical lilt. Going Dutch in Cape Town 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z She wins Mandela over, it seems, with her tears when he addresses her in Afrikaans on their first meeting: they are the tears of shame, and more white South Africans should shed them. Good Morning, Mr Mandela by Zelda la Grange – review 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Racial interaction is not welcome in the Afrikaner-only town, where only Afrikaans is spoken, because of fears about "diluting culture". Inside South Africa whites-only town 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z He was born into a wealthy Afrikaans Johannesburg family, albeit one traumatised by the death of his mother when he was just a teenager. Searching for the real Oscar 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Spencer always retreated to her home and to the writing cottage, which she named “Edankraal” — a blend of names and an Afrikaans word for dwelling. Where the Harlem Renaissance blossomed in Virginia, with poet Anne Spencer In 1976, the apartheid government in South Africa introduced Afrikaans as the first language of Soweto schools. The riots that started in a classroom 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z He says he is trying to learn the local languages - Afrikaans and Xhosa - and also tries to understand the needs of the economically depressed community. The pull of the townships 2014-05-01T09:30:27Z The top three might be English, Arabic and French, but the rest of the top ten includes Zulu, Swahili, Afrikaans, Xhosa and other major African languages. New Research Reveals How Africa Tweets 2014-04-23T21:05:00Z The word for “bead” in Afrikaans, kraal, also bears a strong phonic similarity to “grool,” the portmanteau of “cool” and “great” that Cady accidentally coins in her first substantial conversation with Aaron. ‘Mean Girls’ Is Not a Comedy. It’s Mythology. 2014-04-18T02:23:16Z For the first time in South Africa, parts of the trial are being televised live, although Ms Burger's testimony, in Afrikaans, was only relayed in audio. Pistorius lawyers to quiz witness 2014-03-04T06:52:59Z She told the court in Afrikaans that she heard "blood curdling screams" in the early hours of the morning when Ms Steenkamp died. Pistorius trial begins amid tears and 'scream' testimony 2014-03-03T18:47:22Z "It was very traumatic," Burger said, speaking in Afrikaans through an interpreter and in answer to questions from lead prosecutor Gerrie Nel. Pistorius pleads not guilty at start of trial 2014-03-03T14:29:22Z For the first time in South Africa, parts of the trial will be televised live, although Ms Burger's testimony in Afrikaans was only relayed in audio. Pistorius neighbour 'heard screams' 2014-03-03T11:24:41Z The Ndebele tribes are native to Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa, all places were at least part of the population speaks Afrikaans. ‘Mean Girls’ Is Not a Comedy. It’s Mythology. 2014-04-18T02:23:16Z He highlighted the absence of the Dutch Reformed Church and the limited use of the Afrikaans language at the services. Tutu criticises Mandela services 2013-12-17T10:59:31Z “Afrikaans is such a laid-back and beautiful language,” she said. South Africa’s ‘Born Frees’ Move Past Apartheid 2013-12-06T19:54:46Z Mr. Mandela learned Afrikaans, the language of the dominant whites, and urged other prisoners to do the same. Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95 2013-12-05T22:07:39Z The start to proceedings at the court in the capital on Monday was delayed by 90 minutes as a Afrikaans translator was absent. Pistorius neighbour 'heard screams' 2014-03-03T11:24:41Z One destination was the nearby Taal Monument, an obelisk that celebrates the Dutch-based language of Afrikaans. Nelson Mandela Tour of Cape Town 2013-10-11T17:13:09Z On arriving at Johannesburg airport, Morgan famously won over the waiting crowd over by leading the squad singing in Afrikaans. Obituary: Cliff Morgan 1930-2013 2013-08-29T08:56:26Z “You can just sit back, relax, speak your Afrikaans and be happy.” South Africa’s ‘Born Frees’ Move Past Apartheid 2013-12-06T19:54:46Z Public education is now free in principle, government spending does not discriminate by race and no one is forced to learn Afrikaans. After Nelson Mandela, what next for South Africa? 2013-07-04T14:15:00Z The Afrikaans rapper, Jaak, uses hip-hop to raise the consciousness of his people, whom he calls the ''brown'' underclass of Paarl in South Africa, usually referred to as people of mixed heritage. VIDEO: Africa Beats: Afrikaans rapper Jaak 2013-05-23T23:37:57Z Ernst Roets, a leading Afrikaans campaigner from the AfriForum organisation, took me to a squatter camp outside the country's capital, Pretoria. Do white South Africans have a future? 2013-05-19T23:54:51Z Until white minority rule ended in 1994, English and Afrikaans, based on Dutch, were South Africa's only official languages. SA university makes Zulu compulsory 2013-05-16T13:54:19Z But to Ms. Magubane, “At the end of the day, Afrikaans is just a language.” South Africa’s ‘Born Frees’ Move Past Apartheid 2013-12-06T19:54:46Z According to South Africa’s Afrikaans language newspaper, Die Beeld, the incident happened around 4 am local time. Oscar Pistorius: A rolling timeline 2013-02-22T21:47:00Z We listened closely to the audio, which was a mix of Tswana, English and Afrikaans. Marikana massacre: shocking new footage raises fresh questions 2013-01-29T11:56:13Z In 1976, he was present during the Soweto uprising, a student revolt spurred by the government’s declaration that Afrikaans, the language of white Afrikaners, would be the mandatory language of school instruction. Alf Kumalo, South African Photographer of Apartheid, Dies at 82 2012-11-15T04:42:16Z "You must talk to the farmers." he said in Afrikaans. South Africa: striking workers burn vineyards in protest over 'hunger wages' 2012-11-08T10:49:34Z The first season a young, blond Afrikaans rock singer named Heinz Winckler won, singing “Drops of Jupiter,” by the American band Train. South Africa Reflects on Black Singer’s ‘Idols’ Victory 2012-10-09T01:29:08Z Because I understand Afrikaans and English I know all the chirps about Jonah Lomu. Lancaster lays down the tour law 2012-05-30T21:30:01Z A good explanation for the various ways to say Oosthuizen comes from Jack Wainer, a real estate title agent from South Africa who speaks Afrikaans. On Par: How to Pronounce Louis Oosthuizen's name 2012-04-09T23:21:40Z He spoke English at home, but he converses with his longtime track coach and his manager, among others, in Afrikaans, the language of the Dutch settlers and of apartheid, which ended in 1994. The Fast Life of Oscar Pistorius 2012-01-19T03:30:23Z The University of Johannesburg was formed in 2005, when the once all-white Rand Afrikaans University was merged with two other schools. Stampede Highlights Crisis at South African Universities 2012-01-10T16:01:07Z Boer is the Afrikaans word for farmer, but some whites believe the song refers to all whites. Judge Finds Julius Malema Guilty of Hate Speech 2011-09-12T16:21:36Z The word Boer is usually translated from Afrikaans as meaning white farmer but is sometimes used to refer to any white South African. In Reversal, Hearing for Zuma Rival to Continue in Johannesburg 2011-08-31T10:43:11Z This was Afrikaans, the main tongue of the region and the language in which her instructors taught. The Saturday Profile: Black South African Goes From Never a Sip to Vineyard Fame 2011-08-27T02:30:49Z It is just more than 35 years since the Soweto uprising, a black student protest against a policy forcing them to learn in Afrikaans. Michelle Obama in Soweto tribute 2011-06-22T12:03:47Z The group in March began generating entries in Afrikaans and Northern Sotho and will do so eventually in the country’s nine other official languages. Worthy Online Resource, but Global Cultural Treasure? 2011-05-22T18:07:07Z "Boer" means farmer in Afrikaans and they say its use incites racial hatred. ANC's Malema expected to testify 2011-04-20T09:17:03Z Boer is the Afrikaans word for farmer and the Afrikaans-speaking community which brought the case insists the song is offensive and incites racial hatred. ANC's Malema in hate speech trial 2011-04-18T10:58:33Z But the rest of the four-year program was mostly in Afrikaans. The Saturday Profile: Black South African Goes From Never a Sip to Vineyard Fame 2011-08-27T02:30:49Z Lectures are delivered in both English and Afrikaans. Breaking traditions 2011-02-02T19:50:30Z A kloof, in the South African language of Afrikaans, is a canyon. Between a Rock and a Waterfall 2011-01-15T00:09:00Z An Afrikaans community is seeking a ban on Mr Malema singing a controversial apartheid-era song with the words "shoot the Boer". ANC's Malema expected to testify 2011-04-20T09:17:03Z His fluency in Afrikaans, the language of most coloreds, probably helped. Homecoming for Stark Record of Apartheid 2010-11-18T05:54:00Z Sometimes, very rarely, the voice in my head actually speaks in Afrikaans. Best of Chatterbox: Move, Moyles and man nights 2010-10-04T09:53:00Z I asked her whether she enjoys the loud Afrikaans music that blares from the speakers outside. Breaking traditions 2011-02-02T19:50:30Z I can already say two phrases in Afrikaans: 'I am tired' and 'Shut your mouth.' Brown finds voice to become a big noise 2010-09-24T13:54:00Z The answer, in both cases, would appear to be an Afrikaans‑accented "yes". Louis Oosthuizen strikes blow for hackers on the range 2010-07-19T23:06:00Z Afrikaans, one of 11 official languages in South Africa, is an offshoot of Dutch that is believed to have emerged in colonial times as a way for masters and slaves to communicate. World Cup Final Transcends South Africa?s Colonial Past 2010-07-10T16:42:00Z The Dutch East India Company established its first settlement in Cape Town in 1652, creating what became the Afrikaans culture. Afrikaners for Dutch in WCup because of heritage 2010-07-09T07:51:00Z Pieterson was killed when the police opened fire on schoolchildren who were protesting the decree that lessons in black schools were to be taught in Afrikaans and English. Sports of The Times: Soweto Celebrates Courage of Youth and Power of One 2010-06-16T18:27:00Z They were protesting an edict ordering black students to be taught in Afrikaans, the language of the white-minority rulers. Memorials, World Cup: mixed emotions in S.Africa 2010-06-16T17:05:00Z I’ve grown up Afrikaans, so I just prefer rugby to soccer. In the Arena: Springboks Are South Africa's Gold Standard 2010-06-13T18:01:00Z At school, my two daughters learn Afrikaans, but none of their schoolmates knew that it came from the old Dutch. World Cup Final Transcends South Africa?s Colonial Past 2010-07-10T16:42:00Z Besides the ancestral ties between the Afrikaners and their forebears from the Netherlands, the two peoples also share a language - though the Afrikaans dialect may get some stares from people on the streets of Amsterdam. Afrikaners for Dutch in WCup because of heritage 2010-07-09T07:51:00Z The uprising was sparked by a student protest against an edict requiring blacks to be taught in Afrikaans, the language of the white-minority rulers. Once-embattled Soweto marvels at nearby World Cup 2010-06-10T17:19:00Z "Part of fighting Afrikaans was it was limiting our ability to be part of the global community," she said, referring to the demand to be taught in English. Memorials, World Cup: mixed emotions in S.Africa 2010-06-16T17:05:00Z Many shop signs are still in Afrikaans, the antique Dutch spoken by those of Afrikaner descent. South Africa: A Big Bounce from the World Cup 2010-05-13T21:00:00Z For the next minute Jordaan conducts an amusing exchange, entirely in Afrikaans, his home language, as he reveals the banter with his counterpart. Interview: Danny Jordaan, CEO of the World Cup 2010-05-31T23:04:00Z It also mobilized Facebook users to volunteer to help translate the site into 70 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu, to make each moment on Facebook feel local. Friends Without Borders 2010-05-20T08:10:00Z Mr. Terre’Blanche, leader of the Afrikaner Resistance Movement, or A.W.B. to use its Afrikaans initials, was just a nondescript man in a brown leather jacket, bereft of the klieg-lit appurtenances of his ambition. LETTER FROM AFRICA: Bitter End for an Afrikaner Showman 2010-04-16T12:10:00Z But thousands of Terreblanche's supporters are expected to fill the grounds of the Afrikaans Protestant Church for his funeral in Ventersdorp. SA set for Terreblanche funeral 2010-04-09T06:40:00Z Pronounced FREAR-duh, the town of about 2,500 takes its name from the Afrikaans word for "peace." South Africa: A Big Bounce from the World Cup 2010-05-13T21:00:00Z Boer means farmer in Afrikaans, the language spoken by the descendants of Dutch settlers. A.N.C. Issues Caution in Singing Polarizing Songs 2010-04-07T18:34:00Z The streets all bear Afrikaans names and many of the shops also have Afrikaans names - there is a silent message that this is no place for blacks. Racial divide 2010-04-06T17:57:00Z Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but is sometimes used as a disparaging term for any white person in South Africa. Leaders pay respects to Terreblanche 2010-04-05T13:59:00Z Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but is sometimes used as a disparaging term for any white in South Africa. South Africa racial tension grows after killing 2010-04-05T00:23:00Z Mr. TerreBlanche was a powerful orator in his Afrikaans language and was a distinctive, heavily built figure with a thick grey beard. Zuma Seeks to Calm South Africa After Killing 2010-04-04T17:32:00Z Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but also a derogatory term for any white in South Africa. Calm urged after S Africa killing 2010-04-04T10:22:00Z Terre'blanche was a powerful orator in his Afrikaans language and was a distinctive figure, heavily built, with a thick grey beard and dressed in khaki. South African far-right leader Terre'blanche murdered 2010-04-04T01:36:00Z Boere translates as farmers in Afrikaans, the language of white South African descendants of early Dutch settlers. SAfrican youth leader convicted of hate speech 2010-03-15T20:16:00Z |
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