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of next year, Grade-R and Grade-1 pupils at public schools will HAVE to
learn an African language. Currently, some schools offer indigenous
languages - but it's not compulsory. eNCA</div> </div> </div>
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<span class=""></span><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p>JOHANNESBURG
- The Basic Education Department is implementing a programme where
primary school children in government schools will have to learn an
indigenous African language.</p>
<p>The department said it is ready to implement the policy from next
year following public consultation and will begin with Grade R and Grade
1 pupils.</p>
<p>This means pupils who only speak English and Afrikaans will have to learn to speak an African language.</p>
<p>According to department spokesman Panyaza Lisufi, they started planning the programme three years ago.</p>
<p>“Social cohesion is the reason we have started the programme. You
can’t have South Africans having a translator between them when
speaking," said Lisufi.</p>
<p>"It is for unity in our country.”</p>
<p>Last week, the University of KZN announced that all first-year students will have to study isiZulu as part of their degrees.</p>
<div>Despite concerns from educational experts, the department insists
implementation won’t be a problem as there are enough African-language
teachers.</div>
<p>"Parents will choose which language to take in the school -- in KZN
it could be isiZulu and in the Eastern Cape isiXhosa," said Lisufi.</p>
<p>"However, Gauteng would have more difficulty as there are many languages and that is where intervention by parents comes in."</p>
</div></div></div><span rel="schema:url" class=""></span><span content="New language policy on the cards for schools" class=""></span>-eNCA<br><br><a href="http://www.enca.com/south-africa/indigenous-african-languages-sa-schools">http://www.enca.com/south-africa/indigenous-african-languages-sa-schools</a><br>
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