News

  • Department of Afrikaans Prize Function

    Posted on April 30, 2023

    The Departement of Afrikaans hosted its annual award function on 16 March 2023.

  • C van Rensburg Gedenklesing / Memorial Lecture

    Posted on October 28, 2021

    The second Christo van Rensburg memorial lecture was held on the Future Africa Campus on 21 October. Die tweede Christo van Rensburg-gedenklesing is op 21 Oktober op die Future Africa-kampus gehou.

  • Do we trust government?

    Posted on July 12, 2021

    Hein Willemse (Afrikaans) was interviewed on capetalk.co.za on whether the "government can be trusted".

  • The legacy of Patrick J. Peterson

    Posted on July 12, 2021

    Hein Willemse (Afrikaans) discussed the legacy of the late Afrikaans writer Patrick J. Petersen (1951-1997) in an interview on RSG's Spektrum news programme on his what would have been his 70th birthday

  • The mass killing of the Hereros and Namas

    Posted on June 08, 2021

    Hein Willemse (Afrikaans) comments in his newspaper column on the German government's recent decision to recognise the mass killing of the Hereros and Namas in the beginning of the 20th century as "genocide".

  • BLOOD Metaphors in Afrikaans and Northern Sotho

    Posted on June 08, 2021

    Nerina Bosman (Afrikaans) and Elsabé Taljard (African languages) published an article "A Cross-Linguistic Study of BLOOD Metaphors in Afrikaans and Northern Sotho" in Language Matters 52/1.

  • Honorary doctorate awarded to Abraham H de Vries

    Posted on May 24, 2021

    Abraham H de Vries received an honorary doctorate from UP on the recommendation of the Afrikaans Department.

  • Tribute to Cecyl Esau

    Posted on May 24, 2021

    Hein Willemse (Afrikaans) wrote a tribute to the ANC uMkhonto we Sizwe combatant Cecyl Esau that was published on litnet.co.za

  • The history and perceptions of the Afrikaans

    Posted on May 24, 2021

    Hein Willemse (Afrikaans) was interviewed by MGT Live on the history and perceptions of the Afrikaans

  • New scholarly book

    Posted on February 19, 2021

    Nerina Bosman spoke about a new scholarly book, Contemporary Afrikaans Linguistics, on the RSG programme Taaldinge.

  • Bibi Burger published an article in Scrutiny2

    Posted on February 12, 2021

    "The Relationship between Futurity and the Rurality and Urbanity of Spaces in the Queer African Science Fiction of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga"

  • Pondering Propaganda

    Posted on February 12, 2021

    Ansie Maritz wrote about propaganda in Radio Christi

  • Karoobrokkies, 'n literêre reis

    Posted on February 11, 2021

    Willie Burger writes about his literature travels. Willie Burger deel sy literêre reis deur die Karoo

  • Nomination for the HSS prize

    Posted on February 10, 2021

    Hein Willemse (Afrikaans) was nominated for the HSS prize. / Die Nasionale Instituut vir Geestes- en Sosiale Wetenskappe (NIHSS) het onlangs die langlys vir sy jaarlikse HSS-pryse bekend gemaak. (Uitreksel uit Netwerk 24.com, Die Burger)

  • Adam Small

    Posted on December 07, 2020

    Willie Burger spoke about Adam Small on RSG

  • Review of Skepsel

    Posted on December 07, 2020

    Bibi Burger reviewed Willem Anker's novel Skepsel for Litnet.

  • Slave Emancipation Day

    Posted on December 07, 2020

    Hein Willemse (Afrikaans) wrote about “Slave Emancipation Day" on Netwerk24

  • Afrikaans and reconciliation

    Posted on December 07, 2020

    Hein Willemse (Afrikaans) delivered a speech at the Afrikaans Language Museum on Afrikaans and reconciliation

  • Book launch: Onverdrote vlyt

    Posted on December 04, 2020

    Hein Willemse & Tercia Klopper launched their book Onverdrote vlyt...

  • Karel Schoeman

    Posted on December 04, 2020

    Willie Burger spoke about Karel Schoeman on RSG

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