South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests

An elite South African university wants to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English.

Stellenbosch University management has taken the decision in the wake of a viral video about the challenges and racism faced by black students.
It detailed how some struggled with lessons in Afrikaans, one of the main languages spoken by the white minority.
A student movement that campaigned for change said: "The doors of learning and culture shall be opened to all."
The university is reportedly two-thirds white, more than two decades after the end of apartheid.
Opposition to being taught in Afrikaans helped mobilise students to join the campaign against white-minority rule.