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UFS tackles AfriForum on right to retain language policy
UFS is fighting efforts by AfriForum to have its language policy retain Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.
In a previous court case heard in the in Bloemfontein High Court, the university was ordered to halt its plan to implement a new language policy that would see English recognised as the main medium of instruction.
Now UFS has gone to both the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court to have that ruling overturned.
AfriForum deputy CEO Alana Bailey said the organisation found it disappointing that the university opted to appeal without replying to the high court judgment.
AfriForum has promised to challenge changes to language policies at other Afrikaans institutions, including Unisa.
"Currently we are busy with legal action against UFS, the University of Pretoria and Unisa. In all cases we feel confident that the new language policies contravene the language rights guaranteed in the constitution," said Bailey.
The university wants the case heard in the Constitutional Court in order to have the country's highest court set a precedent for all universities countrywide.
"The UFS policy, situation and litigation are widely viewed as a precursor and example by universities in similar circumstances," the university said in papers before the court.
The Constitutional Court is yet to decide whether to hear the case.
Source: The Times via I-Net Bridge
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