Akademia and isolation: What is the debate about?

Published on:  30 July 2026 What is a university supposed to be? Written by Marthinus Visser, managing director: Akademia What is a university supposed to be? This question is back on the agenda after an opinion piece argued that Afrikaans-language private universities could pose a threat to South Africa’s democracy. The argument is made that […]

Akademia celebrates the importance of mother tongue education on International Mother Language Day

Akademia celebrates the importance of mother tongue education on International Mother Language Day Published on:  21 February 2023 Akademia celebrated International Mother Language Day with the whole world on 21 February. The purpose of this special day was to promote mother tongue education in a multilingual world. This year’s theme, “Multilingual education – a necessity to […]