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mother tongue

Michael Le Cordeur

Opinionistas

International literacy survey results mostly a true reflection of SA government’s bad report card

By Michael Le Cordeur

Zukiswa Pikoli

Opinionistas

Losing their mother tongue – black South Africans still suffering the effects of Bantu education

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Lwando Xaso

Opinionistas

Losing your childhood language means losing your own history

By Lwando Xaso

Gail Campbell

Opinionistas

Mother tongue reading and learning is the key to literacy

By Gail Campbell

Lia Snijman

Opinionistas

Decolonise education — by including Afrikaans

By Lia Snijman