Dikgosi pressure Goya on local languages

Members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME
Members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

Ntlo ya Dikgosi (NYD) has passed a motion calling for teaching of all mother tongue languages in government schools.

This is despite the advice from the assistant Minister of Basic Education, Moiseraela Goya that the government does not have enough money and resources to implement the motion.

Goya told the chiefs that the government does not have a problem with the motion, but it cannot be implemented because it needs research to be done on how many languages the country has, teaching aids for materials on those languages and the number of teachers the undertaking would need.

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