6 | Languages

Kariba Draft Constitution

All indigenous languages spoken in Zimbabwe, that is to say Shona, Sindebele, Venda, Nambya, Shangaan, Kalanga, Suthu and Tonga, are recognised.
The official languages are English, Shona and Sindebele.

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4 February 2010 - 10:46am — Buleya Mumpande (not verified)

All indigenous langauges should be official do not choose some.

I beg to differ to this section. While I appreciate the fact that all indigenous langauges are recognised but to make just 3 langauges as official languages does not make an difference from the current situation whre the other indigenosu langauges are almost at the verge of extinction. Why not make all indigenous langauges be official in their own areas. FOR MORE REASONS PLEASE CLICK ON THE NCA DRAFT WEBSITE ON COMMENTS WHERE I ARGUE MY CASE OUT ON WHY ALL LANGUAGEAS SHOULD BE MADE OFFICIAL.

5 January 2010 - 4:43pm — Anonymous (not verified)

languages

the president of the country should be profecient in all three official languages

1 January 2010 - 5:21pm — Sky (not verified)

Any national office bearer

Any national office bearer should speak all the three national languages based on the principle that you can not serve a people whose language, hence culture, you do not understand nor wish to understand. If you only speak SiNdebele, then you can only serve the SiNdebele speaking region and likewise if you only speak Shona.

6 January 2010 - 2:54pm — Anonymous (not verified)

All Official Languages should be spoken by public officer

This is true and we are expecting every citizen who claims to be working for the public to at least be proficient in all languages used. it is really disheartening to find that some citizens of Zimbabwe openly say that they do not have a zeal to learn let alone speaking any other language except Shona to make a reference.

Such attitudes are barbaric and people who find themselves doing this they should know that they do not deserve to live in this world. Surprisingly some of the people who say such statements claim to be christians and I wonder how they will interact with other people in heaven whom they despised while they were still on earth. Thank God we will be using a uniform language but muchanyara vanhu vamwari kutitarisa isu kana takudenga

6 January 2010 - 12:57pm — Anonymous (not verified)

Office bearer

I agree with you, office bearers must represent everybody and to to do so must be in a position to communicate with at least 90% of the people in their own language. But this must not be the basis for one to be in high office. If one really wants to be in politics he/she should learn to speak the mostly spoken languages to be able to hear peoples' views not through an interpreter who may be not also be conversant with that tribe.