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<span class="entry-title-primary">The Impact of Language Policy in South Africa</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">The Gap Between Education Goals and the Government’s Multilingual Mission</span>

Education Special Feature

The Impact of Language Policy in South Africa The Gap Between Education Goals and the Government’s Multilingual Mission

22nd October 2018 0 Comments 3860 views

An inclusive and dynamic language policy plays an important role in South Africa’s mission to embrace linguistic and cultural diversity. Within the education system, the nation has developed goals for multilingualism. However, this can be especially challenging to implement in a country like South Africa, where –since 1994 – there are 11 official languages.

<span class="entry-title-primary">The Heritage Day Journey</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Recognising Where We Come From and The Journey That Brought Us Here</span>

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The Heritage Day Journey Recognising Where We Come From and The Journey That Brought Us Here

2nd October 2015 0 Comments 802 views

This past Thursday we celebrated ‘Heritage Day’ in South Africa by hiking Cape Town’s famous Table Mountain. Heritage Day is a public holiday meant to bring people together, across all spectrums, to celebrate our differences, and at the same time faithfully recognise that we’re all in this together. The idea behind all of this is to remember where you come from, what makes you unique to your walk of life, and celebrate what got you to where you are now – South Africa.