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The use of African indigenous languages has, for a very long time,
been proscribed within the academy. The South African Constitution
articulates the imperative to develop these languages in order to
treat all official languages equally and to achieve parity of
esteem between English and the African indigenous languages. This
is critical in order to reverse the legacy of colonialism and
apartheid which, wrongly, viewed African indigenous languages as
shallow and inadequate. The transition to a democratic society
would therefore not be complete without the revival of African
heritage, language and identity. This glossary is based on the
premise that the South African Constitution is one founded on
tolerance and the acknowledgement of the multiple cultural,
linguistic and ethnic groups that make up our diverse society. The
teaching of law and administration of justice are enhanced if the
law made for the people is also available in the languages of those
people. This Glossary is thus a first step towards the elevation of
African languages in legal education and the practice of law. The
book is designed to assist students doing legal studies as well as
ordinary South Africans with a limited understanding of law, by
providing them with basic explanations of legal terms in both
isiZulu and English. It will also be of great value to districts
located in the rural areas, where magistrates encounter litigants
that only have a command of indigenous languages.
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