News 24, 7 may 2012
The subject of language as the powerful tool used for
oppression, deprivation and exclusion is largely viewed as a long overdue
phenomenon by the elite in the main. This is especially true when it is
voiced from the South African context. Also the suggestion that this
integral element of humanity could be used in its diversified form to
integrate and economically empower the masses of our people is perceived
in a negative light.
More often than not when discussions are
held and solutions suggested concerning national crises, the language
issue hardly occupies a central position on the agenda. Furthermore, I
have observed that the well and/or ill-being of the economy is barely
associated with the knowledge and understanding of each other's
languages and cultures. Read more...