Language as a driver of economic growth, language in public institutions, language as a marketable skill, language as a tool towards social mobility. The second part of our episode on language goes into a more technical direction where we look at how language can take us forward economically and socially. What are the benefits of being taught in a certain language or learning a new language to make yourself more attractive to the market?

Where is South Africa going as a nation with regards to our approach to language in an economic sense? Is there a benefit by focusing on a common language to make us more competitive in the continent and in the world? We all had our views. Lets us know where you stand on these issues.