Human dignity is non-negotiable at Stellenbosch University, and must be respected and upheld.
He noted that many positive actions aligned with the remedial actions recommended by the commission had already been undertaken, such as emphasising that in the spirit of multilingualism there should be no prohibition on the use of any language, including Afrikaans. Further planned actions included ongoing training for residence heads and student leaders, in line with the remedial actions in the report. “I am on record as stating that SU's multilingual journey is not easy.
Mistakes are inevitable and we will learn from them towards charting a progressive multilingual and inclusive South African 21st century university. The university has already acted since the first reports about the use of language in a particular residence that came to the fore in 2021 — as was acknowledged by the commission,” said De Villiers.
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