Academics welcome mother-tongue initiative, but fear there aren't enough teachers to implement it
The basic education department intends promoting SA's nine African languages as those of learning and teaching beyond grade 3.
07 August 2022 - 00:00
The basic education department has established a language unit and hired an expert from Wits University to encourage the teaching of subjects in African languages from grade 4...
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