This contribution focuses on the survival of Afrikaans within the framework of a multilingual South Africa. The first section provides a brief historical reconstruction of the power-political shifts that Afrikaans underwent between 1966 and 2004. In the second section some of the arguments that were used for and against Afrikaans between 1994 and 2004 are presented. https://mubescmct9k524.collectblogs.com/79711884/the-urban-rent-in-the-multicultural-city-retail-shops-migrants-and-urban-decline-in-the-historic-centre-of-palermo-la-rendita-urbana-nella-città-multiculturale-attività-commerciali-migranti-e-declino-urbano-nel-centro-storico-di-palermo