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Namibia: Namibian schools favour Mandarin over Kiswahili – News

Namibia: Namibian schools favour Mandarin over Kiswahili – News

Africa Links 24 with Feni Hiveluah
Published on 2024-10-23 17:00:00

The education ministry says various schools countrywide have expressed an interest in teaching Mandarin as a subject.

This comes as the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has shelved plans to introduce Kiswahili in schools.

Kiswahili is a widely spoken language across central and East Africa, with Namibia and Tanzania engaging in recent years to introduce the language in local schools.

Discussions began in July 2019, when Tanzanian former president the late John Magufuli…

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