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University of Stellenbosch in a historic move

Date
11 Jun 1977
Updated
23 Aug 2019
University of Stellenbosch in a historic move

The University of Stellenbosch announced that it was to open its doors to Black, Coloured and Asian students for all post-graduate degrees and would also accept non-White undergraduates for courses not offered at their own universities. In spite of the move being hailed as a progressive one, critics were of the view that the move was meant only for those who could speak Afrikaans, as the university used mainly Afrikaans as medium of instruction. References: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). University of Stellenbosch in a historic move. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012312

South African History Online (2011) 'University of Stellenbosch in a historic move', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012312 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).

South African History Online, University of Stellenbosch in a historic move [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012312, (accessed 6 August 2026).

"University of Stellenbosch in a historic move." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012312. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "University of Stellenbosch in a historic move." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012312.

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