RyanAir has been chastised for conducting an Afrikaans test on South Africans.
The test "will be a deeply upsetting thing for many South Africans to be told that they need to do this in a language that they cannot do," says Jared Ruttenberg, a journalist in South Africa.
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South African nationals are being subjected to new rules by one of Europe's largest short-haul airlines, which have sparked outrage.
South African clients will be required to take an Afrikaans test to confirm their nationality before boarding flights to the UK and Europe, according to RyanAir, a Dublin-based carrier.
The test contains questions concerning the president, the capital city, and which side of the road drivers travel on.
Passengers who are unable to complete it will be denied a flight and given a refund, according to the airline.
According to a corporate official mentioned in British media, the measures were enacted to address the "high frequency of counterfeit South African passports."
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, Setswana, English, Sesotho, Xitsonga, Siswati, Tshivenda, and Ndebele are the 11 official languages of South Africa.
Conrad Steenkamp, the CEO of the Afrikaans Language Board, has called the action "absurd," saying he doesn't understand why RyanAir singled out Afrikaans out of the country's 11 recognized languages.
The test "will be a deeply upsetting thing for many South Africans to be told that they need to do this in a language that they cannot do," says Jared Ruttenberg, a journalist in South Africa.
"Both the British High Commissioner and the Irish government have reacted, stating that this is not a need on their part," he stated.
"There has been shocking and outrage... In South Africa, we have a tumultuous history with languages, and many people identify Afrikaans with the former government's [apartheid] rule."
