The Council of Education Ministers has agreed to introduce Kiswahili as a subject in South African schools.
This was announced by Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, who briefed the media before a debate on the Department’s budget vote in Parliament on Tuesday, 16 July.
“I am delighted to announce that the Council of Education Ministers overwhelmingly agreed to incrementally introduce Kiswahili into our schools. There is a high level of enthusiasm about this,” she said.
According to the Minister, they have identified a few schools, mainly around Gauteng, to pilot the language offering. The full implementation of the language is planned for next year.
“Kenya and Tanzania have committed to assist with the training of educators and the development of appropriate learning and teaching support materials in Kiswahili,” said Angie.
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