Mandarin
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Mandarin, Nama and French are being introduced to schools to boost pupils’ prospects
Chinese volunteers to teach Mandarin in SA schools
The Chinese embassy requested that the subject be introduced and will be responsible for bringing in teachers from China and training SA teachers.
Editorial: Reject China’s policies, not its lingo
If we are concerned about aspects of China, it is there that we should concentrate our efforts.
Confucius defuses Mandarin flap
Local institutes named after the philosopher have laughed off claims of a sinister agenda.
What’s Motshekga’s Mandarin plan?
A department circular highlighting the Chinese language has frustrated teacher unions.
Like it or not, SA schools set to teach Mandarin
Government has informed education authorities that Mandarin will be taught in schools from January, amid claims of Chinese "imperialism" by Sadtu.
Teaching Mandarin at school ‘will colonise SA anew’ – Sadtu
The education department is offering pupils the option to learn a Chinese language, but the union wants more emphasis placed on indigenous languages.