21 May 2013
COPE student movement yesterday said that, as
custodians of the Constitution and the betterment of student life they are dismayed
by the announcement made by the UKZN Vice Chancellor, regarding the plans for
isiZulu to be a compulsory language module for all undergraduate students as of
2014.
COPESM President Sthembiso Dlela said they have reviewed
the preamble, read together with section 6 of the Constitution of South Africa and
their view is that South Africa
Sthembiso Dlela explains that as COPESM they are
against what the UKZN is proposing.
Dlela added that their concern is that in terms of the
constitution of the country that it does not recognize only one language when
there are eleven official languages.
“I think that of the eleven languages that there are
they need to be recognized and treated equally and understanding that tertiary
institutions are not just basic educational schools,” said Dlela.
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