A vast majority of Times Live readers have expressed their discontent on social media at government’s ten year plan to roll out Mandarin, which is China’s official language in schools around the country as of next year.

The plan was signed off by president Jacob Zuma and will be in effect in SA schools in 2016.

Mandarin has increasingly become a language of communication, particularly in business world wide as China’s economy strengthens and its government invests in various developments globally.

However, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) is against this, as are many Times LIVE readers who commented on social media.

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