Tanzania to assist in Botswana's pursuit to teach Kiswahili in her schools

[Geza Ulole]

Kiswahili: Tanzania offers to assist Botswana​

By Jacob Mosenda

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania said yesterday that it would cooperate in every possible way with Botswana after the southern African nation announced plans to start teaching the Swahili language as a subject in schools.

On Tuesday, the Botswana minister for Basic Education, Mr Fidelis Molao, told a language teaching workshop in Francistown - Botswana’s second-largest city, - that Swahili would be introduced in schools in the near future.

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) region, Mr Molao said, is set to become one of Botswana’s major trading partners with many Swahili-speaking countries.

This, he said, meant that Botswana needed to prepare as it aims to push for an exports-oriented economy.

Reacting to the news, the National Kiswahili Council of Tanzania, - commonly referred to in its ki-Swahili acronym ‘Bakita’ - said yesterday that it was ready to cooperate with Botswana following the latter’s announcement of plans to introduce the language in its education system.

In August last year, the Sadc member states approved Swahili as the bloc’s fourth official working language.

This was in recognition of the contribution of Tanzania’s founding President, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, in the liberation struggles of the entire southern Africa.

Although Tanzania is yet to receive an official letter from Botswana, Bakita sees it as an opportunity worth grabbing, no questions asked.

While appreciating the Botswana move, Bakita’s acting executive secretary, Consolata Mushi, said it was a great honour to see Swahili continuing to spread across the African continent and the globe at large.

“We understand that this is coming from one of the senior leaders in Botswana. As a Council, we haven’t received any official communication on when exactly the plan will be launched; but we want to closely follow it up,” she told The Citizen over the phone.

She added: “We are ready to extend cooperation if Botswana need publications or teachers. We will not hesitate to send them because we have enough Swahili professionals on our database.”

Ms Mushi also reiterated to all Swahili language professionals in the country not to hesitate to follow up and apply whenever such opportunities present themselves.

“I urge our Swahili experts across the country to grab such opportunities, instead of only waiting for an announcement from the Council. They should follow up and submit ap

Swahili is a Bantu language widely spoken in Tanzania and other parts of eastern and south-eastern Africa. It is the official language of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. It is also a lingua franca throughout East Africa.

English, French and Portuguese were the three languages used by the Sadc nations for official communication before Swahili was added as the fourth.

Botswana will be joining several other countries in the region that have started implementing plans to adopt Swahili in their educational systems. Others are South Africa and Namibia.

In September 2018, South Africa’s basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced that Kiswahili had been approved as another language that will be offered to learners in South African public, private and independent schools.

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MY TAKE: Kenya should wait for an official invitation by Catalunya govt as they got impressed following Ngugi's Gikuyu speech. I hear they have resolved to teach their kids Kikuyu while at school!

 

[joto la jiwe]

MY TAKE
Kunyaland should wait for an official invitation by Catalunya govt as they got impressed following Ngugi's Gikuyu speech. I hear they have resolved to teach their kids Kikuyu while at school!

Wanaendeleza mila na tamaduni za makabila yao

 

[Venus Star]

Mambo haya ni mazuri sana.

 

[Kevin85ify]

Good news! Now my friend Rachel Wangechi Muraya, Owner of a top private school in Gaborone city will get cheap labor from Tanzanian teachers. I know she had a hard time bringing teachers from Kenya to teach english and Kiswahili at her private school (Believers Destiny Academy, 1400 pupils).

Walimu watanzania wakifika huko watapatana na walimu wakenya wengi wanaomiliki an kuongoza shule mingi hapo Botswana.

 

[bhachu]

Tatizo in Kenya everybody is Gangster, there is no rule of law kabisaaa

 

[joto la jiwe]

Good news! Now my friend Rachel Wangechi Muraya, Owner of a top private school in Gaborone city will get cheap labor from Tanzanian teachers. I know she had a hard time bringing teachers from Kenya to teach english and Kiswahili at her private school (Believers Destiny Academy, 1400 pupils).

Walimu watanzania wakifika huko watapatana na walimu wakenya wengi wanaomiliki an kuongoza shule mingi hapo Botswana.

I think better you go to Catalonia and introduce Gikuyu in their schools, because Kiswahili is not indigenous enough, what do you think?

 

[Kevin85ify]

I think better you go to Catalonia and introduce Gikuyu in their schools, because Kiswahili is not indigenous enough, what do you think?

HAHAHA, machungu kuona tayari wakenya kama Rachel Wangechi Muraya na wengine wengi walijituma huko botswana na kuanzisha shule za kibinafsi. Nyinyi jitayarisheni kufanyia wakenya Kazi huko botswana.

 

[Teargass]

Kiswahili: Tanzania offers to assist Botswana​

By Jacob Mosenda

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania said yesterday that it would cooperate in every possible way with Botswana after the southern African nation announced plans to start teaching the Swahili language as a subject in schools.

On Tuesday, the Botswana minister for Basic Education, Mr Fidelis Molao, told a language teaching workshop in Francistown - Botswana’s second-largest city, - that Swahili would be introduced in schools in the near future.

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) region, Mr Molao said, is set to become one of Botswana’s major trading partners with many Swahili-speaking countries.

This, he said, meant that Botswana needed to prepare as it aims to push for an exports-oriented economy.

Reacting to the news, the National Kiswahili Council of Tanzania, - commonly referred to in its ki-Swahili acronym ‘Bakita’ - said yesterday that it was ready to cooperate with Botswana following the latter’s announcement of plans to introduce the language in its education system.

In August last year, the Sadc member states approved Swahili as the bloc’s fourth official working language.

This was in recognition of the contribution of Tanzania’s founding President, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, in the liberation struggles of the entire southern Africa.

Although Tanzania is yet to receive an official letter from Botswana, Bakita sees it as an opportunity worth grabbing, no questions asked.

While appreciating the Botswana move, Bakita’s acting executive secretary, Consolata Mushi, said it was a great honour to see Swahili continuing to spread across the African continent and the globe at large.

“We understand that this is coming from one of the senior leaders in Botswana. As a Council, we haven’t received any official communication on when exactly the plan will be launched; but we want to closely follow it up,” she told The Citizen over the phone.

She added: “We are ready to extend cooperation if Botswana need publications or teachers. We will not hesitate to send them because we have enough Swahili professionals on our database.”

Ms Mushi also reiterated to all Swahili language professionals in the country not to hesitate to follow up and apply whenever such opportunities present themselves.

“I urge our Swahili experts across the country to grab such opportunities, instead of only waiting for an announcement from the Council. They should follow up and submit ap

Swahili is a Bantu language widely spoken in Tanzania and other parts of eastern and south-eastern Africa. It is the official language of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. It is also a lingua franca throughout East Africa.

English, French and Portuguese were the three languages used by the Sadc nations for official communication before Swahili was added as the fourth.

Botswana will be joining several other countries in the region that have started implementing plans to adopt Swahili in their educational systems. Others are South Africa and Namibia.

In September 2018, South Africa’s basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced that Kiswahili had been approved as another language that will be offered to learners in South African public, private and independent schools.

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MY TAKE: Kenya should wait for an official invitation by Catalunya govt as they got impressed following Ngugi's Gikuyu speech. I hear they have resolved to teach their kids Kikuyu while at school!

Mambo ya South Africa iliishia wapi? Mshapeleka walimu wangapi huko?

 

[Kevin85ify]

Mambo ya South Africa iliishia wapi? Mshapeleka walimu wangapi huko?

Juzi niliona mhadhiri mkenya Prof Peter Mbati akipewa tuzo na kupewa vice chancellor wa Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University , huko south africa, nikashangaa yani hawa wabongo hakuna cha maana huwa wanaenda kufanya huko.
Hata hiyo botswana shule nyingi za kibinafsi zinamilikiwa na wakenya, na walimu wa nje wengi hiyo botswana ni wakenya ambao huchukuliwa kuenda kufunza kiingereza.

 

[eliakeem]

Juzi niliona mhadhiri mkenya Prof Peter Mbati akipewa tuzo na kupewa vice chancellor wa Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University , huko south africa, nikashangaa yani hawa wabongo hakuna cha maana huwa wanaenda kufanya huko.
Hata hiyo botswana shule nyingi za kibinafsi zinamilikiwa na wakenya, na walimu wa nje wengi hiyo botswana ni wakenya ambao huchukuliwa kuenda kufunza kiingereza.

wakenya wameanzisha shule ngapi?

 

[eliakeem]

Kiswahili: Tanzania offers to assist Botswana​

By Jacob Mosenda

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania said yesterday that it would cooperate in every possible way with Botswana after the southern African nation announced plans to start teaching the Swahili language as a subject in schools.

On Tuesday, the Botswana minister for Basic Education, Mr Fidelis Molao, told a language teaching workshop in Francistown - Botswana’s second-largest city, - that Swahili would be introduced in schools in the near future.

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) region, Mr Molao said, is set to become one of Botswana’s major trading partners with many Swahili-speaking countries.

This, he said, meant that Botswana needed to prepare as it aims to push for an exports-oriented economy.

Reacting to the news, the National Kiswahili Council of Tanzania, - commonly referred to in its ki-Swahili acronym ‘Bakita’ - said yesterday that it was ready to cooperate with Botswana following the latter’s announcement of plans to introduce the language in its education system.

In August last year, the Sadc member states approved Swahili as the bloc’s fourth official working language.

This was in recognition of the contribution of Tanzania’s founding President, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, in the liberation struggles of the entire southern Africa.

Although Tanzania is yet to receive an official letter from Botswana, Bakita sees it as an opportunity worth grabbing, no questions asked.

While appreciating the Botswana move, Bakita’s acting executive secretary, Consolata Mushi, said it was a great honour to see Swahili continuing to spread across the African continent and the globe at large.

“We understand that this is coming from one of the senior leaders in Botswana. As a Council, we haven’t received any official communication on when exactly the plan will be launched; but we want to closely follow it up,” she told The Citizen over the phone.

She added: “We are ready to extend cooperation if Botswana need publications or teachers. We will not hesitate to send them because we have enough Swahili professionals on our database.”

Ms Mushi also reiterated to all Swahili language professionals in the country not to hesitate to follow up and apply whenever such opportunities present themselves.

“I urge our Swahili experts across the country to grab such opportunities, instead of only waiting for an announcement from the Council. They should follow up and submit ap

Swahili is a Bantu language widely spoken in Tanzania and other parts of eastern and south-eastern Africa. It is the official language of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. It is also a lingua franca throughout East Africa.

English, French and Portuguese were the three languages used by the Sadc nations for official communication before Swahili was added as the fourth.

Botswana will be joining several other countries in the region that have started implementing plans to adopt Swahili in their educational systems. Others are South Africa and Namibia.

In September 2018, South Africa’s basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced that Kiswahili had been approved as another language that will be offered to learners in South African public, private and independent schools.

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MY TAKE: Kenya should wait for an official invitation by Catalunya govt as they got impressed following Ngugi's Gikuyu speech. I hear they have resolved to teach their kids Kikuyu while at school!

It's good move, swahili for real.

 

[Kevin85ify]

wakenya wameanzisha shule ngapi?

Watanzania wako na shule ngapi nje ya Tanzania?

 

[BlietzKrieg]

Utafunza aje kiswAhili na ENGLISH/ lugha yao hujui ni ZERO?
Just wondering

 

[Omusolopogasi]

I am Tanzanian but do not see how this is about Kenya. It should be about Kiswahili and Botswana. This rivalry which you are trying to insinuate is unnecessary and stupidity.

Kiswahili: Tanzania offers to assist Botswana​

By Jacob Mosenda

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania said yesterday that it would cooperate in every possible way with Botswana after the southern African nation announced plans to start teaching the Swahili language as a subject in schools.

On Tuesday, the Botswana minister for Basic Education, Mr Fidelis Molao, told a language teaching workshop in Francistown - Botswana’s second-largest city, - that Swahili would be introduced in schools in the near future.

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) region, Mr Molao said, is set to become one of Botswana’s major trading partners with many Swahili-speaking countries.

This, he said, meant that Botswana needed to prepare as it aims to push for an exports-oriented economy.

Reacting to the news, the National Kiswahili Council of Tanzania, - commonly referred to in its ki-Swahili acronym ‘Bakita’ - said yesterday that it was ready to cooperate with Botswana following the latter’s announcement of plans to introduce the language in its education system.

In August last year, the Sadc member states approved Swahili as the bloc’s fourth official working language.

This was in recognition of the contribution of Tanzania’s founding President, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, in the liberation struggles of the entire southern Africa.

Although Tanzania is yet to receive an official letter from Botswana, Bakita sees it as an opportunity worth grabbing, no questions asked.

While appreciating the Botswana move, Bakita’s acting executive secretary, Consolata Mushi, said it was a great honour to see Swahili continuing to spread across the African continent and the globe at large.

“We understand that this is coming from one of the senior leaders in Botswana. As a Council, we haven’t received any official communication on when exactly the plan will be launched; but we want to closely follow it up,” she told The Citizen over the phone.

She added: “We are ready to extend cooperation if Botswana need publications or teachers. We will not hesitate to send them because we have enough Swahili professionals on our database.”

Ms Mushi also reiterated to all Swahili language professionals in the country not to hesitate to follow up and apply whenever such opportunities present themselves.

“I urge our Swahili experts across the country to grab such opportunities, instead of only waiting for an announcement from the Council. They should follow up and submit ap

Swahili is a Bantu language widely spoken in Tanzania and other parts of eastern and south-eastern Africa. It is the official language of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. It is also a lingua franca throughout East Africa.

English, French and Portuguese were the three languages used by the Sadc nations for official communication before Swahili was added as the fourth.

Botswana will be joining several other countries in the region that have started implementing plans to adopt Swahili in their educational systems. Others are South Africa and Namibia.

In September 2018, South Africa’s basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced that Kiswahili had been approved as another language that will be offered to learners in South African public, private and independent schools.

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MY TAKE: Kenya should wait for an official invitation by Catalunya govt as they got impressed following Ngugi's Gikuyu speech. I hear they have resolved to teach their kids Kikuyu while at school!

 

[joto la jiwe]

Mambo ya South Africa iliishia wapi? Mshapeleka walimu wangapi huko?

Hivi wewe wakisema nchi inampango wa kuanza kufundisha somo basi ndani ya mwaka mmoja kila kitu kinakua tayari?, hiyo ni process ya kufumua syllabus ya nchi nzima ili kuweza kuingiza, inachukua muda, ila wataalamu wetu wako huko wanasaidia jinsi ya kutengeneza Syllabus yao.

 

[joto la jiwe]

Juzi niliona mhadhiri mkenya Prof Peter Mbati akipewa tuzo na kupewa vice chancellor wa Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University , huko south africa, nikashangaa yani hawa wabongo hakuna cha maana huwa wanaenda kufanya huko.
Hata hiyo botswana shule nyingi za kibinafsi zinamilikiwa na wakenya, na walimu wa nje wengi hiyo botswana ni wakenya ambao huchukuliwa kuenda kufunza kiingereza.

Ninyi ni watu wa kupiga kelele kwa mambo madogo sana, waulize hao wakenya huko Botswana ndio watakuambia jinsi watanzania walivyotawala sector ya Afya na Veterinary, James hatupigi kelele, wakenya wawili kuanzisha shule za Kindergarten ndio mnapiga Kelele zote hizi.

 

[Kevin85ify]

Ninyi ni watu wa kupiga kelele kwa mambo madogo sana, waulize hao wakenya huko Botswana ndio watakuambia jinsi watanzania walivyotawala sector ya Afya na Veterinary, James hatupigi kelele, wakenya wawili kuanzisha shule za Kindergarten ndio mnapiga Kelele zote hizi.

Wacha uongo watanzania hakuna kitu wanafanya hata hiyo south africa munasifia wakenya bado wako juu yenyu huko. Watanzania mumezoea kila kitu ni serikali , hamjui kujituma kwa kazi.

 

[Kevin85ify]

Ninyi ni watu wa kupiga kelele kwa mambo madogo sana, waulize hao wakenya huko Botswana ndio watakuambia jinsi watanzania walivyotawala sector ya Afya na Veterinary, James hatupigi kelele, wakenya wawili kuanzisha shule za Kindergarten ndio mnapiga Kelele zote hizi.

Leta mtanzania mwenye ako na shule ama anaongoza university nje ya Tanzania.

 

[Kevin85ify]

Ninyi ni watu wa kupiga kelele kwa mambo madogo sana, waulize hao wakenya huko Botswana ndio watakuambia jinsi watanzania walivyotawala sector ya Afya na Veterinary, James hatupigi kelele, wakenya wawili kuanzisha shule za Kindergarten ndio mnapiga Kelele zote hizi.

Hiyo botswana tena kuna mkenya mwingine, mmiliki wa hoteli yenye wakuu wa serikali ya botswana hupenda sana.

 

[Kevin85ify]

Ninyi ni watu wa kupiga kelele kwa mambo madogo sana, waulize hao wakenya huko Botswana ndio watakuambia jinsi watanzania walivyotawala sector ya Afya na Veterinary, James hatupigi kelele, wakenya wawili kuanzisha shule za Kindergarten ndio mnapiga Kelele zote hizi.

Nyinyi watanzania kazi yenyu ata south africa ni kupika chips mayai na kuomba kwa barabara, hakuna kitu kingine mnafanya huko. Yani akili zenu finyu kutokana na kula mihogo na maharage kila siku, imefanya hamwezi kusoma ama kuanzisha chochote cha maana afrika.
Kazi ni kuomba kwa barabara afrika nzima, Kenya, south africa, botswana yani lini mtaweza kufanya kitu cha maana?