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21 May 1995
What should our official national languages
be?
We should have two official languages, Afrikaans and English, as they
are understood by most people.
Although certain regions' languages should
also be added, for instance KwaZulu/Natal should have a third official regional
language
- Zulu ‑as a large percentage of the population are living in
rural parts. The region including the former Venda should have
Venda as a third
language. Our children should have the right to be educated in their mother
tongue. They should have the right
to choose a second language: English or
Afrikaans. For instance, a Zulu child educated in Zulu chooses English as
second language,
but wishing to do a third language, he chooses Afrikaans and
therefore speaks, write and understands the two official national
languages.
The Afrikaans business world is huge, playing a part in South
Africa. Afrikaans is important and South Africans not wishing to learn
Afrikaans would enter this business sphere with difficulty.
Do give
consideration to Afrikaans - it is not only the language of Whites, but also of
many other population groups. Britain also
believed that Afrikaans would never
survive in South Africa.
I wish you everything of the best in your task.
D
J MOSTERT
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