Afriforum and Another v Chairman of the Council of the University of the Free State and Others (A70/2016)
Afriforum and Another v Chairman of the Council of the University of the Free State and Others (A70/2016) [2016] ZAFSHC 130 (21 July 2016)
The court held that the University of the Free State, as an organ of state, is bound by the Bill of Rights and must comply with section 29(2) of the Constitution. The decision to adopt the 2016 language policy, making English the primary medium of instruction and diminishing Afrikaans, was taken without proper consideration of whether it remained reasonably practicable to continue parallel medium instruction. The Council and Senate failed to consider relevant factors such as equity, practicability, and redress, and did not adequately assess the impact on Afrikaans-speaking students or the res…
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- Language Rights In Education
- Section 29 2 Constitution
- Reasonable Practicability
- Non-retrogression
- Unfair Discrimination
- Higher Education Policy