Mondli Makhanya, editor of the Sunday Times (South Africa), raises an interesting point about Afrikaners and language in his piece, "Afrikaners set a fine example in championing their language".

While Mondli places much of the blame on government, and I would agree that there is much blame that can be placed on government's shoulders, is it not the speakers of a language who carry the greatest responsibility? While the Afrikaners are concerned about this issue where are the Zulus, Vendas and Tswanas?