Charlize Theron faces backlash after saying Afrikaans, her mother tongue, is dying out | CNN
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CNN — Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron is facing fierce criticism in South Africa after saying her mother tongue, Afrikaans, is “a dying language.”...