PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). 7.5.1 Australia 138 . 7.5.2 United States of America 139 . • Louis Botha and Jan Smuts were both ex-Boer• Louis Botha and Jan Smuts were both ex-Boer generals. 7.4.4 Consumer Protection through the use of Plain Language in the NCA, CPA and New . The rise of the Afrikaans language movement • In 1910 South Africa gained political independence from Britain. Apartheid (“apartness” in the language of Afrikaans) was a system of legislation that upheld segregationist policies against non-white citizens of South Africa. 7.5.3 European Union 141 On one level, there are tensions between its two official language groups, Afrikaans and English. On another level, there are linguistic tensions between the ethnic Europeans and the black majority, mostly in regard to language instruction in schools. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9780190657543, 0190657545. Current Afrikaans Language . The literary movement, Negritude, was born out of the Paris intellectual environment of 1930s and 1940s. Tracing Language Movement in Africa and Publisher Oxford University Press. Kriel, Mariana (2013) Loose continuity: the post-apartheid Afrikaans language movement in historical perspective. Today, Afrikaans, the Afrikaner language, is one of the 11 official languages of South Africa. Save up to 80% by choosing the eTextbook option for ISBN: 9780190657567, 0190657561. Companies Act 135 . South Africa is a multi-lingual society that has some unique linguistic problems because of its policy of apartheid. The Dutch language spoken at the Cape Colony in the 17th century slowly transformed into a separate language, with differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. • Botha became the first prime minister of South Africa and Smuts his deputy. 7.5 A Quick Look at the Requirement of Plain Language in Other Countries 138 . 7.4.3 Development of Consumer Protection Legislation in South Africa 131 . • Boer leaders dominated the new government.