Southern Africa: San call for greater recognition of their languages

The San people of Southern Africa have requested regional authorities to help to develop and promote their languages through the implementation of multi-lingual educational programs which places an emphasis on San languages and the other mother tongues. After a three-day workshop in Windhoek, Namibia on reclaiming San languages in school, San from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa requested their governments to make efforts towards this goal.