Abstract
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5.4 DATA PRESENTATION FOR THE PUBLIC SURVEY
So, the workplace language policy speaks for itself and for people. Employees are entitled to the fair practice of language choices in so far is language democracy at work is concerned. But the other „worrying concern‟ is, how many employees are aware of such language rights? We know that their language rights are not exercised because of the absence of language policy in their workplaces.
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Yes the introduction of African languages as languages of business can be a bonus because it will enable many people to participate with full comprehension and confidence. If isiZulu is to be made viable for the economy of this region, it will have to be through people‟s empowerment. By allowing people access to language rights and use in business. There is much wealth that is still at grass roots level. People in the rural areas are sitting back with excellent business proposals! Just because English is regarded or considered as „the‟ language of business. That is where people‟s minds must be decolonized. People‟s language must be made a number one priority. It‟s not fair that, if a person cannot speak English they cannot be granted a municipal or government tender(s). What about those people who can produce agricultural products on their land? They are being denied access to sell and export their produce. Poverty alleviation can impact our economy if people‟s language preferences can be exercised. The following is the discussion of challenges that were encountered in this study.
introduction, and then give him /her few minutes to respond whether she / he agrees to co-operate. If that particular person refuses, we thanked him / her for his / her time and moved on to the next person.
This is the data presentation that was analysed.
Table 15: Race of respondents
Again, the research was open to all races. As we can see, 60% of participants were black. Followed by 21% Indian participants, whites with 12% and the least was 6% for the Coloureds. The „other‟ category was respondents who were not of the above race categories.
n = 116
RACE NO. OF RESPONDENTS PERCENTAGE %
African 63 54
White 15 13
Indian 23 20
Coloured 10 9
Other 5 4
Total 116 100
Table 16: Age of respondents
Most of the participants 80% fell in the age group between 18-34. Followed by 19% of participants who were between the ages of 35-64. Only a couple of the respondents 9% were between the ages of 65 and above.
n = 116
AGE NO. OF RESPONDENTS PERCENTAGE %
18-34 84 72
34-64 31 27
65 and above 1 1
Total 116 100
Table 17: Home- language
The statistical result speaks for itself. The statistics concur with the Census (2000) that the majority of people in KZN speak isiZulu. The majority of participants 66% indicated that they speak Zulu as their home-language. English speakers responded with 14%, isiXhosa participants contributed about 3% of the targeted population. None of the participants indicated that their home language is Afrikaans. The „other‟ category, consisting of 2%, were participants who spoke none of the above mentioned languages.
n = 116
HOME LANGUAGE NO. OF RESPONDENTS PERCENTAGE %
isiZulu 77 66
Xhosa 4 3
English 32 28
Other 3 3
Total 116 100
Table 18: Do people in KZN support local companies?
The above results indicate that 89% of the participants people around KZN support local companies, which is a good sign to local business communities.
However, 11% do not see eye to eye with local companies.
n = 116
YES/ NO NO. RESPONDENTS PERCENTAGE %
Yes 103 89
No 13 11
Total 116 100
Table 19: Respondents who listens to various kinds of radio stations From the above results, UKhozi FM seems to be the most popular radio station amongst the population. This is confirmed by the results of participants 43% who indicate that they listen to UKhozi FM. The „other‟ radio categories were participants who chose to listen to other radio stations like Highway Radio, Radio
2000, East Coast Radio and many others. Participants 18% indicated they listen to Metro FM, whilst 13% listen to Igagasi 99.5Fm radio. The least 7% of participants indicated that they listen to YFM radio
n = 116
RADIO NO. OF PARTICIPANTS PERCENTAGE %
Ukhozi FM 50 43
Metro FM 21 18
YFM 8 7
Igagasi 99.5Fm 15 13
Other 22 19
Total 116 100
Figure 3: Shows respondents who watch various television stations.
The figure indicates that 64% of the respondents tune into SABC1 „mzansi fo sho‟. Both SABC 2 and SABC1 showed that 6% of participants watched.
Channel e-TV was supported by 15% of the participants. Lastly, the „other‟
category represented had 9% of the participants. These included other television channel choices like DStv and MNet. Figure 3 corresponds with the above radio results, in the sense that the majority of participants tuned into SABC1 “Fo sho”.
Followed by 15% of e-TV viewers, while other respondents prefer e-TV because, they say, it “broadcasts current news and updates with less entertainment
n = 116
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Figure 4: Choices of where respondents buy their groceries
Most participants 60% prefer to buy their groceries in town. By in town we mean shopping stores like Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths and many other grocery shopping stores. Some participants responded that they buy in these shopping stores because, “it‟s convenient, clean and fresh”. However, 33% of the participants support their local malls and 6% buy their groceries in spaza shops.
n = 116
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