tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664144181446021893.post5071113382124966779..comments2022-03-03T03:57:09.940-08:00Comments on Ignatius Mabasa Thoughts and Writings: Speech at launch of Shimmer Chinodya's novel "Strife"Ignatius Mabasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543388352149019100noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664144181446021893.post-28394299564226965002010-02-08T03:29:32.200-08:002010-02-08T03:29:32.200-08:00'the tragedy is not that things are broken, th...'the tragedy is not that things are broken, the tragedy is that they are not mended' unfortunately research has shown that language is a vehicle for development, the chinese officially use Mandrin and they are developed, the french use french and they are developed, the japanese use japanese they are developed. the malawians use english and they are underdeveloped so as zimbabweans if we continue to use english we will remain underdeveloped. i also support the use of Shona as a decolonisation process. so thumps up for sticking to our language.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225804062001285638noreply@blogger.com