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Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>Critics pour in on Ryanair and is being accused of discrimination against South Africans.<\/b><\/p>\n

Ryanair on Monday admitted that it required South Africans flying to Britain and Ireland to fill out a questionnaire to test their knowledge of Afrikaans.
\nThis according to the airline, was due to the high level of passport fraud experienced especially from passengers from South Africa<\/p>\n

The airline further stated those unable to complete this questionnaire be refused travel and issued with a full refund.”<\/p>\n

Critics point out that Afrikaans is only one of 11 official languages in South Africa and played a controversial role in the oppression of black citizens during apartheid.<\/p>\n

The languages of Zulu and Xhosa are the first and second most widely spoken languages in the country.<\/p>\n

In response to the uproar on social media, Britain’s ambassador in South Africa took to Twitter to clarify that such language and general knowledge tests were “not a UK government requirement” for South Africans entering the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Seychelles<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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