MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has called for compulsory teaching of local languages in primary school as a means of reversing "language imperialism".
Addressing a bumper crowd in Silobela, the youthful Chamisa, who punctuated his speech with IsiNdebele expressions said the only way to build a united country was to respect all languages.
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