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This paper presents an analysis of both the teachers' and students' attitudes to and their conception of Ndebele/English code-switching in recent Ndebele literature. The main aim was to analyse these views and opinions in relation to language change or decay. The study was carried out in 'A' level schools and only Upper 'A' level siNdebele students were involved in this study. The sample was made up of 208 Upper 'A' level siNdebele students and 34 'A' level siNdebele teachers. A questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents under the following themes:  Language as a reflection of culture  The cultural heritage approach to language  Language growth and enrichment  The cultural analysis approach to language  Language decay  Ndebele/English code-switching in Ndebele literature. Some of the major findings were that both teachers and students consider that siNdebele language should reflect the culture of its speakers and therefore use of English in Ndebele literature devalues siNdebele as a language. Both teachers and students believe that literature should be written using the standard language yet the existence of the siNdebele standard language remains debatable. Recommendations for the interpretation of the code-switching in Ndebele literature have been put forward. Among them is the need to adopt a positive attitude towards siNdebele as a language that needs to grow like any other language. This does not mean an advocating for unnecessary code- switching but using language contact to the enrichment of siNdebele language. This only comes by through critical assessment and not through blind assimilation of foreign terms. Key terms: Code- switching, bilingualism, language growth, language decay and language change.

Code- Switching in Recent SiNdebele Literary works and how this relates to siNdebele Language enrichment or Decay