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The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to the Xhosa community this month, as the year 2023 marks the two-hundred-year commemoration of the existence of isiXhosa as a written language.
The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport celebrated the milestone by hosting a two-day commemorative event in KwaLanga, Cape Town on 9 and 10 November 2023. The event was hosted in partnership with the Western Cape Language Committee (WCLC), PANSALB, and Iziko Museums of South Africa.
The commemoration was an opportunity to acknowledge the language’s significant development and contribution to our province and South Africa.
MPP Gillion Bosman says:“This is a monumental achievement for the second most spoken language in South Africa. The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape will continue advocating for the development and preservation of the isiXhosa language. The Western Cape Government continues to acknowledge and celebrate isiXhosa as an official language of this province.”