Missionaries and African translators working on local versions of the Bible divided South Africa’s ethnic groups by language.
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Royal women play important roles in succession disputes, such as the naming of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s heir.
The jazz star says he wants his piano to speak in his isiZulu language, and that his music is born from spiritual concerns.
Magema Fuze’s book was a radical act of publishing. It contained histories of chiefdoms and kingdoms - from the Zulu to the Ngcobo.
What are the visions that reflect the diverse values that nature holds for people?
The IFP’s constitution provides that the nomination of national office bearers be approved by the branches. But this was not done in the nomination of its new president.
Johnny Clegg was a prophet, even if the ideal future he prophesied has not yet come to pass.
Software tools for South Africa’s Nguni languages may assist with redress and effective communication.
Raising the status of the African languages to that of official languages in South Africa post-1994 led to an explosion of translation and interpreting work in local and foreign languages.
It is important that all South Africans learn to speak an African language. But is making a single language a compulsory university subject the best way to make this happen?
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DFG-funded researcher in Afrikanistik (African Studies), University of Leipzig
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Professor Emeritus, Social Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Science, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor at the Wits Institute for Social & Economic Research, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director:Language Centre, Stellenbosch University
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Associate professor in Computer Science, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of History, Southern Methodist University
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Lecturer in Jazz, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer, Historical Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Associate Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute
