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(From SAPA (South African Press Association))
(EMBARGOED: NOT FOR BROADCAST/PUBLICATION BEFORE 20h30, MARCH 30) The South African government announced on Tuesday it is about to embark on a project to bring indigenous languages into line with current international norms. This was the message from Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Minister of Minerals and Energy, Arts, Culture, Science and Technology when she announced an innovative language scheme at the Durban Convention Centre. The minister said Africa as a whole had a woeful history as far as honouring the languages of the people of the continent was concerned. "African languages' biggest problem stems from the days of …