Iziko Museum Iziko Museums of South Africa operates 11 national museums in Cape Town. It is one of the premier cultural institutions in South Africa. The museums house natural history, social history and art collections in magnificent, historic buildings which in themselves are national treasures. Iziko is an isiXhosa word, meaning ‘hearth’, traditionally and…
PanSALB The Pan South African Language Board was established by parliament (Act 59 of 1995, amended by Act 10 of 1999) to: -Develop the 11 official languages, and -Promote multilingualism in South Africa -The constitution makes reference to the establishment of PanSALB in Section 6 when describing language rights. The PanSALB Act mandates that it…
Bhiyoza publishers is a small Black-owned company that specialises in publishing literary books written in African languages of South Africa. Bhiyoza publishers is committed to developing African languages and preserving the history, knowledge and ideas embedded in these languages. They are interested in publishing creative works written by African writers, in an African context, about…
Pelmo Books is a publishing company based in Pretoria with a mission to preserve indigenous South African languages by encouraging the youth to read and write books that reflect on South African indigenous cultures. They want to ensure that that our indigenous languages do not fade away by writing, translating and publishing books that are…