Deputy Chairperson, my answer to the hon member's follow-up question is in the affirmative. In fact, our Constitution and Bill of Rights guarantee the development of all languages. Also, many educational experts do confirm that instruction in one's mother tongue, particularly at the cognitive stage of the development of the child, is far more effective than if the child were to struggle with its second language as a medium of instruction.
So, indeed it does contribute to a better understanding of who we are. Therefore the instruction of the learner who is at the cognitive stage in his or her mother tongue would shape that particular learner to become a better South African.