No English please, says Ayanda

actress Ayanda Borotho has a strict “zero English policy” in her house‚ claiming it can erode her mother tongue.

Ayanda took to social media recently to post a quote about English not being a sign of intelligence. She said it was her personal feeling and she wasn’t judging people who thought differently.

“I honestly don’t want anyone feeling judged by this post‚ these are my personal views and no one has to do what I prescribe to in my life. Anyone that knows me well will know that I have a zero English policy in my house. I went to Model C schools from standard 1/ Grade 3 and I never spoke English at home.

“A few years ago my now 5year-old son was ready for nursery school. After 2 weeks of going‚ I took him out. The fact that English had begun eroding his mother tongue freaked me out. I have delayed nursery school for this reason.”

She said all her children speak Sotho and Zulu as their default language.

She said the world was destroying indigenous languages.

“The truth is‚ when these kids come of age (early 20s) and are grappling with identity‚ they will blame us for robbing them of a very core and intimate part of who they are and of one that connects them with who we are to them. The world is doing all it can to rid us of our languages in schools and we are aiding the agenda. Silele.”