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 ...

Johannesburg, South Africa — Oscar-winning actor Charlize Theron has sparked a firestorm in her native South Africa for suggesting that Afrikaans, a language descended from Dutch settlers, was heading ...

Charlize Theron has been slammed by fans in her native South Africa for branding Afrikaans a 'dying language' and claiming only '44 people still speak it.' The Oscar-winning actress, 47, who was born ...

As many South Africans celebrated the 100th-year of existence of the Afrikaans language, some doubt it would be around another year, or exist in a significant way. But EFF MP Carl Niehaus loves ...

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, ...

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Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron is facing fierce criticism in South Africa after saying her mother tongue, Afrikaans, is “a dying language.” The “Monster” and “Tully” star made the comments on ...

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JOHANNESBURG – Oscar-winning actor Charlize Theron has sparked a firestorm in her native South Africa for suggesting that Afrikaans, a language descended from Dutch settlers, was heading for oblivion.