International mother tongue day celebration

Anelisa Sibanda

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International mother tongue day is celebrated annually on the 21^st of February. It is a day to celebrate linguistic diversity, the uniqueness of languages across the globe.

It is to make sure that other languages do not become extinct, to make sure that they are celebrated as well. It is basically a day where people get to learn other people’s languages, their culture and their way of doing things.

It was created by UNESCO (the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation) in order to promote the dissemination of mother tongues and a fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.

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Lindile Ndlela (22), says that she does not believe in teaching a child English. “English was meant for us to understand each other but when we communicate with people who understand our language, let us use our mother tongue, promote it and make it to be known”.

Asande Munyai (19) whose language is Tshivenda says that, she does not wish mother languages to be extinct because it has history, “our languages have a meaning behind and the next generation should be taught where they come from”.

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English has taken over our home languages, people no longer know their languages, says Letlhogonolo Makwele (24). “Today, young children do not know how to speak their mother languages, now English has become means of communication”.

Kearabilwe Motshwaiwa(23), a second level in Education gives an insight of what this day means to him.
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A few people taught us greetings in thier languages,Bianca Moloi whose language is Xitsonga said that thier greetings are,"  Ni kona or ni pfukile(which means how are you?) and  would then followed by: Wena unjani or nwina mi njhani?(I am good and how are you?).

DSM Motors partners up with TUT FM

Anelisa Sibanda

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DSM motors recently partnered with TUT FM which is situated in the Soshanguve South campus. The company is well known for partnering up with community radio stations around Soshanguve.

The partnership is valid for only a period of eighteen months.

Katlego Matjeding hands over the car to TUT FM.

DSM gave TUT FM a new set of wheels, which will be used by the station to gather stories in Soshanguve as well as nearby locations.

However, the car will be taken back once the partnership comes to end after eighteen months.DSM gave TUT FM the car so that it becomes easier for their journalists to cover stories as well as meeting up with their sources.

TUT FM’s representative, George Maremo said that they are overwhelmed as a station as this token came in time of need, “we do not have a dedicated car for the station, hence this car will make things easier, we will use it to gather all the information that is needed by the station”.

TUT FM's team appreciate the car from DSM Motors.

Katlego Matjeding, who is a representative of DSM Motors said that they partnered with TUT FM to upscale their marketing sight of the business as they will be able to market both on their side and TUT FMs side, “it was always a plan to knock of variety of doors hence we decided to call community radio stations as people from the community listen to community radio stations”.

TUT FM representatives George Maremo and Kedibone Malapa rejoice
as DSM motors partners with them.
Photo: Ayanda Pieters

Kedibone Malapa from TUT FM said that the car will fulfill a lot of things that they were shot on, “the car will help us to arrive on time for meetings as we won’t have to book a car from the institution and it will also enable us to fulfill our mandate as a community radio station”.

 The African Rhythm Arts entertainment group kept off their seats during the ceremony as majority of them enjoyed their instruments.

African Rhythm Arts performs at the handover ceremony.
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George Maremo added on and said he wishes that other companies would also partner with community radio stations so as to help them to give their local people the news they want.

Malapa also said she is grateful to the company for seeing so much potential in them and they will make good use of the car.