AfriForum Youth today, which is internationally celebrated as Dictionary Day, sponsored the words \u201ctradition\u201d and \u201cactivism\u201d in the Sponsor a Word Project of the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (WAT), translated as the Dictionary of the Afrikaans Language.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe decided to make a contribution by symbolically protecting the meaning of the word \u201ctradition\u201d and promoting \u201cactivism\u201d among the youth,\u201d Eduan Dupper, Spokesperson of AfriForum Youth, said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
AfriForum Youth is of the opinion that the incidents which occurred in the past year put pressure on Afrikaans as language of instruction at universities. Well-known traditions such as \u201cPot en Pons\u201d at Tuks, the Intervarsity as well as the \u201cTiekie\u201d of Vishuis at Kovsies were all removed this year, and several other traditions face demotion.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo sponsor these two word under our name as a youth organisation is meaningful as we see on a daily basis how healthy student traditions come under fire at universities and because we want to encourage the youth to play an active role in the protection of their rights,\u201d Dupper concluded.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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