Zimbabwe has 16 official languages and under the constitution, an Act of Parliament may prescribe other languages as officially recognised languages. English is the main language used in the education and judicial systems. The Bantu languages Shona and Ndebele are the principal indigenous languages of Zimbabwe. Shona is spoken by 78% of the population, Ndebele by 20%. Other minority Bantu languages include Venda, Tsonga, Shangaan, Kalanga, Sotho, Ndau and Nambya. Less than 2.5%, mainly the white and "coloured" (mixed race) minorities, consider English their native language., gapadventures.com; accessed 4 May 2016. Shona has a rich oral tradition, which was incorporated into the first Shona novel, Feso by Solomon Mutswairo, published in 1956. English is primarily spoken in the cities but less so in rural areas. Radio and television news are broadcast in Shona, Sindebele and English.
zimbabwe has 16 official languages and under the constitution an act of parliament may prescribe other languages as officially recognised languages english is the main language used in the education and judicial systems the bantu languages shona and ndebele are the principal indigenous languages of zimbabwe shona is spoken by 78% of the population ndebele by 20% other minority bantu languages include venda tsonga shangaan kalanga sotho ndau and nambya less than 25% mainly the white and "coloured" (mixed race) minorities consider english their native language gapadventurescom; accessed 4 may 2016 shona has a rich oral tradition which was incorporated into the first shona novel feso by solomon mutswairo published in 1956 english is primarily spoken in the cities but less so in rural areas radio and television news are broadcast in shona sindebele and english