Dr hleze kunju, associate head of writing at Rhodes university.
He did his phd in isixhosa
It seems the biggest concern was the institutions decision to use only Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.
Today we are speaking to the The Pan South African Language Board.
The board was established to promote, and create conditions for the development and use of official languages and promote and ensure respect for all languages commonly used by communities in South Africa.
The roles of the language board include Developing the 11 official langauages, Promoting multilingualism amongst others.
Its also incharge of language development strategies through Status Language Planning, Language in Education, Translation and Interpreting, Lexicography, Terminology and Place names, Development of Literature and Previously Marginalised Languages, Language Rights and Mediation as well as Research.