Instead, the measures of development must be seen as having multiple dimensions – among them cultural, social, linguistic and religious ones. Following on Nabudere, I propose that one of the ways by which Africa can overcome problems of underdevelopment is by using its abundant linguistic and cultural resources. In particular, Africa’s diverse linguistic and cultural resources hold enormous potential for creativity and innovation. Discarding borrowed robesNo society has ever made significant and meaningful advances in development through the use of borrowed robes. This article is a significantly condensed version of the author’s recent paper Southern Development Discourse for Southern Africa: Linguistic and Cultural Imperatives published in the Journal of Multicultural Discourses.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 20, 2017 13:17 UTC