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<div style="width:100%;max-width:650px"> <div style="font-family:Arial"> <table style="border-collapse:collapse;border-left:1px solid #e4e4e4;border-right:1px solid #e4e4e4"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#f8f8f8;padding-left:18px;border-bottom:1px solid #e4e4e4;border-top:1px solid #e4e4e4"></td> <td style="padding:13px 10px 8px 0px;background-color:#f8f8f8;border-top:1px solid #e4e4e4;border-bottom:1px solid #e4e4e4" valign="middle"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts?source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=MTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTY" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img src="https://www.google.com/intl/en_us/alerts/logo.png?cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1Ng" alt="Google" height="25" border="0"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#f8f8f8;padding-left:18px;border-top:1px solid #e4e4e4;border-bottom:1px solid #e4e4e4"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:32px"></td> <td style="padding:18px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;line-height:20px;font-family:Arial"> <span style="color:#262626;font-size:22px">language policy</span> <div style="vertical-align:top;padding-top:6px;color:#aaa;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"> <span>Daily update</span> <span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">⋅</span> <a style="color:#aaa;text-decoration:none">January 2, 2018</a> </div> </td> <td style="padding-left:32px"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:18px"></td> <td style="padding:16px 0px 12px 0px;border-bottom:1px solid #e4e4e4"> <span style="font-size:12px;color:#737373"> NEWS </span> </td> <td style="padding-right:18px"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:18px"></td> <td style="padding:18px 0px 12px 0px;vertical-align:top;font-family:Arial"> <a></a> <div> <span style="padding:0px 6px 0px 0px"> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.ofm.co.za/article/local-news/254701/-new-ufs-language-policy-is-punishment-for-afrikaans-speaking-students-cdp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTYyGmU4OGI0ZTFmY2ZkMjFjNDk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEo1w0VdiVA4El-KfhR_D58NquR7Q" style="color:#427fed;display:inline;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;line-height:20px" target="_blank"> <span>'New #UFS <b>language policy</b> is punishment for Afrikaans speaking students'- CDP</span> </a> </span> <div> <div style="padding:2px 0px 8px 0px"> <div style="color:#737373;font-size:12px"> <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#737373"> <span>ofm.co.za</span> </a> </div> <div style="color:#252525;padding:2px 0px 0px 0px;font-size:12px;line-height:18px">Reverend Theunis Botha, says the new <b>language policy</b> does not auger well for all the different languages, in what is supposed to be a multilingual South Africa. "The majority judgement saw three members of the bench disagree with the rest. The fact that the three dissenting votes came from only white ...</div> </div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-right:6px" width="16"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/share?hl=en&gl=US&ru=https://www.ofm.co.za/article/local-news/254701/-new-ufs-language-policy-is-punishment-for-afrikaans-speaking-students-cdp&ss=gp&rt=%27New+%23UFS+language+policy+is+punishment+for+Afrikaans+speaking+students%27-+CDP&cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1NjIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&ssp=AMJHsmUhT6CAHSvE0CQeZCn-30fOlH3VfQ" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="Google Plus" src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/gp-24.png" width="16" height="16" border="0"></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:6px" width="16"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/share?hl=en&gl=US&ru=https://www.ofm.co.za/article/local-news/254701/-new-ufs-language-policy-is-punishment-for-afrikaans-speaking-students-cdp&ss=fb&rt=%27New+%23UFS+language+policy+is+punishment+for+Afrikaans+speaking+students%27-+CDP&cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1NjIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&ssp=AMJHsmUhT6CAHSvE0CQeZCn-30fOlH3VfQ" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="Facebook" src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/fb-24.png" width="16" height="16" border="0"></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:6px" width="16"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/share?hl=en&gl=US&ru=https://www.ofm.co.za/article/local-news/254701/-new-ufs-language-policy-is-punishment-for-afrikaans-speaking-students-cdp&ss=tw&rt=%27New+%23UFS+language+policy+is+punishment+for+Afrikaans+speaking+students%27-+CDP&cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1NjIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&ssp=AMJHsmUhT6CAHSvE0CQeZCn-30fOlH3VfQ" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="Twitter" src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/tw-24.png" width="16" height="16" border="0"></a> </td> <td style="padding:0px 0px 6px 15px;font-family:Arial"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/feedback?ffu=https://www.ofm.co.za/article/local-news/254701/-new-ufs-language-policy-is-punishment-for-afrikaans-speaking-students-cdp&source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=MTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTY&s=AB2Xq4hyYwhM4LhBpV7AuyNcfFrTo8aUKfus2IA" style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:middle;color:#aaa;font-size:10px" target="_blank"> Flag as irrelevant </a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </td> <td style="padding-right:18px"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:18px"></td> <td style="padding:18px 0px 12px 0px;vertical-align:top;border-top:1px solid #e4e4e4;font-family:Arial"> <a></a> <div> <span style="padding:0px 6px 0px 0px"> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/opinion/columnists/opinion-a-change-in-education-policy-173888/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTYyGmU4OGI0ZTFmY2ZkMjFjNDk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF7svuqjg5jL50LPy8xNsvaHoDiWg" style="color:#427fed;display:inline;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;line-height:20px" target="_blank"> <span>OPINION: A change in education <b>policy</b></span> </a> </span> <div> <div style="padding:2px 0px 8px 0px"> <div style="color:#737373;font-size:12px"> <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#737373"> <span>The Guardian</span> </a> </div> <div style="color:#252525;padding:2px 0px 0px 0px;font-size:12px;line-height:18px">In September 2016, the Public Schools Branch assumed control of the whole system and issued <b>Policy</b> 14, Board Governance <b>Policy</b>. It confirmed that English <b>Language</b> school governance was now vested in a three-person Public Schools Branch Board, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Education, ...</div> </div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-right:6px" width="16"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/share?hl=en&gl=US&ru=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/opinion/columnists/opinion-a-change-in-education-policy-173888/&ss=gp&rt=OPINION:+A+change+in+education+policy&cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1NjIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&ssp=AMJHsmXCvBULmpWglBAY7BI-GYs-UNlTQw" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="Google Plus" src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/gp-24.png" width="16" height="16" border="0"></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:6px" width="16"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/share?hl=en&gl=US&ru=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/opinion/columnists/opinion-a-change-in-education-policy-173888/&ss=fb&rt=OPINION:+A+change+in+education+policy&cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1NjIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&ssp=AMJHsmXCvBULmpWglBAY7BI-GYs-UNlTQw" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="Facebook" src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/fb-24.png" width="16" height="16" border="0"></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:6px" width="16"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/share?hl=en&gl=US&ru=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/opinion/columnists/opinion-a-change-in-education-policy-173888/&ss=tw&rt=OPINION:+A+change+in+education+policy&cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1NjIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&ssp=AMJHsmXCvBULmpWglBAY7BI-GYs-UNlTQw" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="Twitter" src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/tw-24.png" width="16" height="16" border="0"></a> </td> <td style="padding:0px 0px 6px 15px;font-family:Arial"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/feedback?ffu=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/opinion/columnists/opinion-a-change-in-education-policy-173888/&source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=MTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTY&s=AB2Xq4hyYwhM4LhBpV7AuyNcfFrTo8aUKfus2IA" style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:middle;color:#aaa;font-size:10px" target="_blank"> Flag as irrelevant </a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </td> <td style="padding-right:18px"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:18px"></td> <td style="padding:18px 0px 12px 0px;vertical-align:top;border-top:1px solid #e4e4e4;font-family:Arial"> <a></a> <div> <span style="padding:0px 6px 0px 0px"> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/columnists/polyglot-policy/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTYyGmU4OGI0ZTFmY2ZkMjFjNDk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG5FammA-N0Zuwn5hUCX5gvJTdf8A" style="color:#427fed;display:inline;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;line-height:20px" target="_blank"> <span>Polyglot <b>policy</b></span> </a> </span> <div> <div style="padding:2px 0px 8px 0px"> <div style="color:#737373;font-size:12px"> <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#737373"> <span>Guardian (blog)</span> </a> </div> <div style="color:#252525;padding:2px 0px 0px 0px;font-size:12px;line-height:18px">Tukur Buratai, who feels that this <b>policy</b> will be a good idea for national integration. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Usman, says that those who wish to be recruited into the Army must learn to speak <b>languages</b> other than their native tongue. He says English will remain the ...</div> </div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-right:6px" width="16"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/share?hl=en&gl=US&ru=https://guardian.ng/opinion/columnists/polyglot-policy/&ss=gp&rt=Polyglot+policy&cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1NjIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&ssp=AMJHsmUAoXW4grM-4fvxx0pxHjN7pywCuw" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="Google Plus" src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/gp-24.png" width="16" height="16" border="0"></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:6px" width="16"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/share?hl=en&gl=US&ru=https://guardian.ng/opinion/columnists/polyglot-policy/&ss=fb&rt=Polyglot+policy&cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1NjIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&ssp=AMJHsmUAoXW4grM-4fvxx0pxHjN7pywCuw" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="Facebook" src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/fb-24.png" width="16" height="16" border="0"></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:6px" width="16"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/share?hl=en&gl=US&ru=https://guardian.ng/opinion/columnists/polyglot-policy/&ss=tw&rt=Polyglot+policy&cd=KhQxNTI2MjE3OTgwMzE0MTIzOTE1NjIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&ssp=AMJHsmUAoXW4grM-4fvxx0pxHjN7pywCuw" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="Twitter" src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/tw-24.png" width="16" height="16" border="0"></a> </td> <td style="padding:0px 0px 6px 15px;font-family:Arial"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/feedback?ffu=https://guardian.ng/opinion/columnists/polyglot-policy/&source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=MTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTY&s=AB2Xq4hyYwhM4LhBpV7AuyNcfFrTo8aUKfus2IA" style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:middle;color:#aaa;font-size:10px" target="_blank"> Flag as irrelevant </a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </td> <td style="padding-right:18px"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:#f8f8f8;font-size:14px;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;padding:10px 10px 10px 10px;line-height:20px;border:1px solid #e4e4e4;font-family:Arial" valign="middle"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts?s=AB2Xq4hyYwhM4LhBpV7AuyNcfFrTo8aUKfus2IA&start=1514819111&end=1514905519&source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=MTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTY#history" style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:middle;color:#427fed" target="_blank"> See more results </a> <span style="font-size:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;color:#aaa">|</span> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/edit?source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=MTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTY&s=AB2Xq4hyYwhM4LhBpV7AuyNcfFrTo8aUKfus2IA&email=haroldfs%40gmail.com" style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:middle;color:#427fed" target="_blank">Edit this alert</a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table style="padding-top:6px;font-size:12px;color:#252525;text-align:center;width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="font-family:Arial"> You have received this email because you have subscribed to <b>Google Alerts</b>. <div> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/remove?source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=MTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTY&s=AB2Xq4hyYwhM4LhBpV7AuyNcfFrTo8aUKfus2IA" style="text-decoration:none;color:#427fed" target="_blank">Unsubscribe</a> <span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 4px;color:#252525">|</span> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts?source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=MTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTY" style="text-decoration:none;color:#427fed" target="_blank"> View all your alerts </a> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:6px 10px 0px 0px;font-family:Arial"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts/feeds/09095735231419663507/3814456142857836289" style="text-decoration:none;color:#427fed" target="_blank"> <img src="https://www.gstatic.com/alerts/images/rss-16.gif" alt="RSS" style="padding:0px 8px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle" border="0"> <span style="display:inline;line-height:16px;vertical-align:middle"> Receive this alert as RSS feed </span> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:6px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:Arial"> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts?source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=MTUyNjIxNzk4MDMxNDEyMzkxNTY&s=AB2Xq4hyYwhM4LhBpV7AuyNcfFrTo8aUKfus2IA&ffu=" style="text-decoration:none;color:#427fed" target="_blank"> <div style="display:inline;line-height:16px;vertical-align:middle"> Send Feedback </div> </a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div>
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