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Heritage Month provides us with an opportunity to celebrate our linguistic diversity and reflect on the positive and negative developments in preserving our rich linguistic diversity.

The post PRESERVING SOUTH AFRICA’S INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES: A LIVING LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS appeared first on FW de Klerk Foundation.

By Daniela Ellerbeck and Alfred Mahkuntsu on behalf of the FW de Klerk Foundation:

*This article was first published as an opinion piece in News24 on 24 September 2024.

South Africans are celebrating National Heritage Month this September. The Constitution enshrines various cultural, religious and linguistic rights, all of which are important to protect one of our nation’s primary treasures – our diversity. One of the main facets of South Africa’s diversity is its indigenous languages. This is not just a point of pride, but a living, breathing testament to the cultures and histories that shaped this nation. Our languages are carriers of identity, tradition and history. Heritage Month provides us with an opportunity to celebrate our linguistic diversity and reflect on the positive and negative developments in preserving our rich linguistic diversity.

Positive developments:

Education is one of the most important….continue reading this article HERE.

 

 

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