High Court rules to keep Afrikaans at University of the Free State

The court set aside the decision by the Senate and Council over the language policy of the university, which means that Afrikaans will remain as one of the mediums of instruction at the institution.

The university was planning to use English as the medium of instruction at three of its campuses.

"Had their decision been maintained, Afrikaans would not have been used as language of instruction at the University from 2017 onwards. Afrikaans now retains its current position as language of instruction at the University," AfriForum said.

AfriForum said it became clear during the hearing on 20 June 2016 that the university's management did not consider the provisions of the South African Constitution regarding the right to choice of language of instruction, but rather "bent the knee to anarchy, while parading their political games as a language issue in the process."