Language War Inflames South Africa Elections

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Nelson Mandela said he “loved” Afrikaans, even though it was the language of the people who imprisoned him for 27 years during apartheid. One of the closest friends he made in prison on Robben Island was a white Afrikaans warder, who Mandela credited with improving his Afrikaans immensely. But now, on the eve […]

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