"The recent strikes by schools against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction is a sign of demonstration against schools' systematised to producing 'good industrial boys' for the powers that be... We therefore resolve to totally reject the use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction, to fully support the students who took the stand in the rejection of this dialect [and] also to condemn the racially separated education system."
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Resolution at a conference in Roodepoort of the South African Student Movement (SASM), proposed by V. Ngema and seconded by T. Motapanyane on 28 May 1976, denouncing Afrikaans and promoting boycotting of classes, as quoted in A resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort, sahistory.org.za
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