A call for black parents to embrace African languages #CapricornTalk

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Columnist Enock Shishenge is calling on parents, black ones to embrace and preserve African languages especially when it comes to educational matters. Shishenge says he finds it awkward to hear parents demanding that their children be taught in English as opposed to vernacular.
9 Feb 2022 English South Africa Business · Arts

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