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Why it’s good news that Swahili is coming to South African schools

Why it’s good news that Swahili is coming to South African schools

Kiswahili will, from 2020, become the latest language to be taught in South Africa’s classrooms. This East African lingua franca, which is also an official language of the African Union, will be an optional subject. The news has been greeted with interest and has drawn praise from some quarters. But practical questions related to South Africa’s current […] … learn more→