Last week we received a call from Brenda in Springbok in the Northern Cape talking about her frustration regarding schools in that part of the world using Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. She and the other parents approached the different authorities seeking a solution to the problem, but got no help for a few years now.

To get to the bottom of this issue and an understanding of why it’s so difficult to solve this problem, and also how a country like South Africa can find a workable solution and balancing the languages, we are joined by…

Guest: Sean Baker - Deputy Chairperson of the Parents Movement (This is the body representing Brenda and the other parents)

Guest: James Ndlebe – Chief Director: Planning and Monitoring Support in the Department of Basic Education (He has been dealing with this issue directly from the department of Basic Education)

Guest: Prof Thabo Ditsele - Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology and an NRF-rated researcher at Tshwane University of Technology