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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.

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 »
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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South African schoolchildren (file photo).

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South African Sign Language to Be Declared 12th Official Language

The Pan South African Language Board has welcomed the Constitutional Review Committee in Parliament's reccomendation that Sign Language be declared the 12th official language, ... Read more »
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All Set for Kiswahili to Be Official Language in East Africa

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 »
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