Africa Matters

South Africa to look at adopting 13th and 14th official languages

South Africa will consider the adoption of more official languages as a way of recognising people who have historically been repressed in the country. Parliament’s Joint Constitutional Review Committee (JCRC) received a presentation this week on potentially amending the Constitution to recognise Khilovedu and Kiswahili as official languages in South Africa. Co-chairperson of the committee, Prof Mathole Motshekga, said…

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