South African linguistic challenge

The Irish national airline Ryanair continues to insist that all South Africans flying to the UK must prove their citizenship by an African language test. Politics has sparked protests in South Africa, where many blacks associate Africans with the era of white minority governments. South Africa has 11 official languages, but Ryanair did not explain why it chose Africans. The airline flies all over Europe. “The number of counterfeit South African passports used to enter the UK has increased significantly and therefore had to … Read more