Someone changed South Africa’s language demographics for Afrikaans speaking people to 44 on Wikipedia on Thursday after Theron’s allegation. This comes after the 47-year-old actor said Monday on the ...

Actress Charlize Theron, an Oscar winner, has come under heavy fire in South Africa for declaring that her native Afrikaans is “a disappearing language". The “Monster” and “Tully” actress said that ...

Hollywood star Charlize Theron has been called out for saying her mother tongue Afrikaans is a “dying language”. The South African-American actor and producer diminished the language on the Smartless ...

IN-DEPTH:Charlize Theron made a controversial comment during an interview this week which stirred up a hot debate in her home country over her mother tongue, Afrikaans. Herman Eloff speaks to experts ...

DIE ANTWOORD was in town last week. The South African band raps and sings in a hypnotic mixture of Afrikaans and English, switching constantly between the two. In the music video for a popular song, ...

For around 7 million South Africans, Afrikaans plays a defining role in identity, community and culture. But what happens when that same language also carries pain, alienates people and raises ...

Ever wondered what the meaning behind the Afrikaans address "oom and tannie" is? Well, it has been confirmed through a PhD investigation by a University of the Free State (UFS) student that the two ...

Novus Media has announced the launch of Die Papier, a weekly Afrikaans newspaper that will begin publication on 6 March 2026.imageEvery FridayDie Papier will be published every Friday in both print ...