The Ramifications of the Neglect of Indigenous South African Languages by the South African Government: COVID-19 as a Case Study
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 towards the end of 2019 and its proliferation across the globe, the lives of many populations have been disrupted, causing intense turbulence in social, economic and political dimensions. With that in mind, this article reflects on and problematises the neglect of the...
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Since the outbreak of COVID-19 towards the end of 2019 and its proliferation across the globe, the lives of many populations have been disrupted, causing intense turbulence in social, economic and political dimensions. With that in mind, this article reflects on and problematises the neglect of the indigenous South African languages by the national government in mainstream communications on COVID-19. Qualitative research inquiry is utilised to explore the importance of indigenous languages in South Africa’s healthcare system. By the same token, an attempt to underline some of the predominant challenges within the selected phenomenon is argumentatively presented using a scoping literature review as a research technique. The findings and discussions indicate that the desolation of indigenous South African languages can be regarded as a repetitive episode of the (post)colonial injustices pertaining to indigenous South African languages as well as the healthcare system. Thus, the concluding remarks emphasise the urgency of inculcating indigenous South African languages into all communication systems, with special reference to the healthcare system.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7aa4009bf7ac4062a526c4492c560ea12023-09-19T11:24:34ZengResearch and Postgraduate Support DirectorateAfrican Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies2663-45972663-45892023-09-015110.51415/ajims.v5i1.1148The Ramifications of the Neglect of Indigenous South African Languages by the South African Government: COVID-19 as a Case StudyMlamli Diko0University of South Africa, South Africa Since the outbreak of COVID-19 towards the end of 2019 and its proliferation across the globe, the lives of many populations have been disrupted, causing intense turbulence in social, economic and political dimensions. With that in mind, this article reflects on and problematises the neglect of the indigenous South African languages by the national government in mainstream communications on COVID-19. Qualitative research inquiry is utilised to explore the importance of indigenous languages in South Africa’s healthcare system. By the same token, an attempt to underline some of the predominant challenges within the selected phenomenon is argumentatively presented using a scoping literature review as a research technique. The findings and discussions indicate that the desolation of indigenous South African languages can be regarded as a repetitive episode of the (post)colonial injustices pertaining to indigenous South African languages as well as the healthcare system. Thus, the concluding remarks emphasise the urgency of inculcating indigenous South African languages into all communication systems, with special reference to the healthcare system. https://journals.nust.na/index.php/ajims/article/view/1148communicationCOVID-19developmentindigenous languagesSouth Africa |
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| title | The Ramifications of the Neglect of Indigenous South African Languages by the South African Government: COVID-19 as a Case Study |
| title_full | The Ramifications of the Neglect of Indigenous South African Languages by the South African Government: COVID-19 as a Case Study |
| title_fullStr | The Ramifications of the Neglect of Indigenous South African Languages by the South African Government: COVID-19 as a Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Ramifications of the Neglect of Indigenous South African Languages by the South African Government: COVID-19 as a Case Study |
| title_short | The Ramifications of the Neglect of Indigenous South African Languages by the South African Government: COVID-19 as a Case Study |
| title_sort | ramifications of the neglect of indigenous south african languages by the south african government covid 19 as a case study |
| topic | communication COVID-19 development indigenous languages South Africa |
| url | https://journals.nust.na/index.php/ajims/article/view/1148 |
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