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Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 02:00
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Education [2]
Issue Number: 
141 [3]
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A heated debate is underway in Swaziland about whether children who fail English should be forced to repeat the academic year. "The English language requirement is a millstone around the neck of every Swazi school child,” says Agnes Khumalo, a public school teacher in the northern Hhohho province. But, businessman Arthur Simelane disagrees. "You can't get a good job without a knowledge of English, or succeed in the business world without competence in the international language,” he told IPS.

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Swaziland [6]

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