DStv Channel 403 Sunday, 22 December 2024

Discussion | Complexity of language use in SA

JOHANNESBURG - On the 24th of September South Africans celebrated their heritage.

Among the celebrations were tributes to our diverse mother tongues.

Language has played a critical role in South Africa.

From the 1976 Soweto uprisings to concerns over language policies in new education laws.

Not forgetting the euphoria over the adoption of signing as an official language,

We discuss the role of language with Andrew Fulton from Eighty20.

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