The events of 1976 drew attention in no uncertain way to the contention surrounding the language issue, in this case the enforced use of Afrikaans as a partial medium of instruction. It was by no means a new struggle. ...

The number of so-called disturbances in African educational institutions escalated dramatically in the decade between the mid 1930s and 1946. ‘Disturbance’ was a euphemism that covered a wide range of incidents from class ...