Maimane cautions against attacking Afrikaans language
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, Mmusi Maimane has cautioned against attacking the Afrikaans language.
Maimane was speaking at his party's Heritage Day celebrations in Soweto and cited Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi, who has been outspoken against the establishment of an Afrikaans university, saying that a race-based institution would fail the country.
I just hate racism when I see one! A race based institution in a non racial society won’t succeed. Please don’t remind us about apartheid #AfrikaansOnly https://t.co/bzaIVoaSo7
— Panyaza Lesufi (@Lesufi) September 15, 2019
Maimane says Soweto was chosen by the Da to commemorate Heritage Day because it is a melting pot of cultural diversity.
Maimane says objecting to the use of one language is a tool that divides the country.
He adds that it could also lead to the attack of other South African languages.
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"If today the start to attack a language such as Afrikaans, tomorrow they will be attacking Tshwana and tomorrow Zulu and where is our Constitution?"
Listen to Maimane below: