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The centrality of the language question in post-apartheid South Africa: Revisiting a perennial issue

Neville Alexander
South African Journal of Science | Vol 108, No 9/10 | a1443 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajs.v108i9/10.1443 | © 2012 Neville Alexander | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 04 September 2012 | Published: 01 October 2012

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Neville Alexander, The Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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