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SABC giving Sepedi a raw deal everywhere

SABC sidelines the majority language in the Sotho category, Sepedi, in favour of Sesotho and Setswana, which are a minorities . Why is the same treatment not meted out to isiZulu?

SABC sidelines the majority language in the Sotho category, Sepedi, in favour of Sesotho and Setswana, which are a minorities . Why is the same treatment not meted out to isiZulu?

IsiZulu dominates the screen. I have developed an attitude against anything isiZulu because it's thrust on us.

Why have they not sent Sepedi soccer commentators to Angola? Sesotho has Papi Khomane and Baba Mthethwa, Setswana has Cebo Manyaapelo, isiZulu and isiXhosa have their commentators, but there is no one commemtating in Sepedi in Angola. Sepedi is the majority Sotho language . There are no soapies, adverts, kiddies programmes, teen magazine programmes, and so on in this language. Why is our language given such a raw deal?

Maredi Bernard Mello, Johannesburg

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