Commenting on the issue, University of Botswana academic Dr Lydia Nyati-Ramahobo, said the decision by government was good if it was going to look at potential development of language in the country.

Botswana Society for the Deaf director, Ms Rapelang Mokgosi said though sign language in Botswana is not standardised, the difference in signs was not much and chances of information getting ...

Botswana Notes and Records, Vol. 48, A Special Issue on Humanities at UB and Botswana’s 50 Years of Independence (2016), pp. 160-175 (16 pages) Botswana is blessed with 26 languages and ethnic ...