Deputy Minister for Culture, Arts and Sports, Hamis Mwinjuma says the University of Havana in Cuba is set to start providing Kiswahili language courses in the next academic year.
Mwinjuma revealed this during the sixth Kiswahili Language and Literature Association (Chalufakita) international symposium, while he called upon the association to stick to creativity to further promote the language worldwide.
He said Tanzania President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has done a lot to promote Kiswahili around the globe and the efforts are yielding results, the University of Havana in Cuba is going to offer Kiswahili programme at the institution.
The deputy minister further commended Chalufakita for its efforts towards uniting various Kiswahili stakeholders within and outside the country.
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He also urged the universities in Tanzania to prepare Kiswahili teaching curricula, while the government is also finalising the review of culture policy of 1997, especially for the language improvements.
He said that plans to establish Kiswahili learning centres in various Tanzania embassies are underway, as part of the government efforts to promote the language globally.
Chalufakita Chairman, Mussa Hans said that the Association, in collaboration with various stakeholders, sticks on Information and Technology (IT) system use, for the wide spread of Kiswahili all over the country.
He said the symposium titled ‘Position of Kiswahili nationally and internationally’, was for Kiswahili language discussion as a product, so that it could bring in more benefits.
Tanzanian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Simon Sirro affirmed that the majority of people in Zimbabwe are eager to learn Kiswahili while private schools are also seeking to have the subject being taught in schools.
He said there are two Kiswahili classes in Bulawayo and Harare cities.
He added that the language is also taught at the University of Zimbabwe.
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