Ryanair drops Afrikaans test after backlash from South Africans
Al JazeeraAUG 2022
South Africa's identity system can no longer be trusted due to fraudulent schemes that sell South African documents to foreign nationals. This is just the first example of what the nation's travelers may have to face if authorities cannot better ensure the credibility of documents.
This was an unjustified and discriminatory measure. Afrikaans, the language of the racist apartheid rulers, is only the third most spoken in the country. South Africa is working to put a stop to fraudulent schemes and has even allowed airlines to use its systems to verify the authenticity of documents.