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Why your company needs to embrace multilingualism

South Africa is a diverse and multicultural country, with 11 official languages and many more spoken by its citizens. Despite this linguistic diversity, however, many workplaces are still monolingual, and have failed to appreciate the benefits of multilingualism. Now, I’m a practical woman. I realise that English is the language most companies use to communicate,
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Why lack of transformation is negatively affecting your company’s publicity

Companies who are hoping to position themselves as market leaders would do well to look at the diversity of their companies, and ensure their spokespeople are representative of South Africa’s people. Twenty-four years after apartheid fell, as a journalist I still struggle to find sources – particularly in big corporations – who are people of colour.
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