In 2018, South Africa, which boasts 11 official languages, formalized Swahili as an optional subject in its curriculum, starting in 2020.
Mnamo 2018, Afrika Kusini, nchi inayojivunia lugha rasmi 11, ilirasimisha Kiswahili kama somo la hiari katika mtaala wake, kuanzia mwaka wa 2020.