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We need to remember why we teach and learn languages

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imageAmid the debate about what languages should dominate at African schools, we're missing an important point: why do we learn language in the first place?From www.shutterstock.com

There is an ongoing debate across Africa about the ideal language of instruction in education. This tends to centre on whether children should be taught in their home...

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Why central banks with shareholders might not be such a bad idea after all

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imageThe National Bank of Austria, the most recent example of central bank nationalisationReuters

The ownership structure of central banks has been the subject of considerable change during the past 80 years. Today most central banks in the world are publicly owned, while this was not the case before World War 2. Yet an eclectic number of central banks...

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