In an enormous victory for the Democratic Alliance (DA) and for language rights as enshrined in the Constitution, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) today confirmed the DA’s complaint that Stellenbosch University (SU) violated the human rights of Afrikaans-speaking students when it implemented an English-only policy in certain residences during the 2021 welcoming period. These violations were repeated again during the 2023 welcoming period. The DA lodged the original complaint .
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Stellenbosch University's SRC said it was too pained by the urination incident to celebrate retired Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron's inauguration ceremony. Cameron said he respected the decision as a matter of deep principle.
The DA and student organisation StudentePlein have taken the battle with Stellenbosch University to court over the institution's language policy. Both organisations filed papers at the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.