Swahili in South African Schools a Means to Spread African Unity?
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between South Africa and Kenya will facilitate the introduction of Kiswahili as an elective language in South African schools. This, writes Kylie Kiunguyu for This is Africa, is the next step in fully integrating Kiswahili as an indigenous language to promote unity and social cohesion with fellow Africans.
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South Africa: Kenya Agreement to See Teaching of Kiswahili in South African Schools
This is Africa, 23 May 2019
Kenya and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a foundation for the introduction of Kiswahili as an elective language in the South African educational… Read more »
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South Africa: Schools to Teach Kiswahili in 2020
VOA, 4 October 2018
South Africa has announced that Kiswahili will be introduced as an optional language in schools by 2020. Read more »
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The Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community will be amended in order to include Kiswahili as one of the official languages of the community. Read more »
