Academics welcome mother-tongue initiative, but fear there aren't enough teachers to implement it

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The basic education department intends promoting SA's nine African languages as those of learning and teaching beyond grade 3.

The basic education department has established a language unit and hired an expert from Wits University to encourage the teaching of subjects in African languages from grade 4...

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