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South Africans have condemned Irish airline Ryanair for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights, calling it discriminatory.

The country has 11 official languages and many say they cannot understand Afrikaans.

Ryanair defended the test, saying it weeds out those travelling on fraudulent South African passports.

Dinesh Joseph was one South African who was asked to take the test or he would be refused boarding. He told Newshour's James Coomarasamy about the experience.

(Photo shows a Ryanair plane taking off, with skyscrapers in the background. Credit: Getty Images)