Use and respect our indigenous languages. Episode 2
The conversation between Koketso Sachane, Mapelo Tlowane and Thando Mahlangu continues in episode 2 discussing the importance of promoting and preserving our languages.
The conversation between Koketso Sachane, Mapelo Tlowane and Thando Mahlangu continues in episode 2 discussing the importance of promoting and preserving our languages.
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela. This serves as a mantra for Phakamani Ntentema, a PhD candidate in African languages and literature at the University of Cape…
“IsiXhosa lilifa, uncwadi lwesiXhosa lilifa.” La ngamazwi atshiwo nguGqirhalwazi Athambile Masola, nothe wabhala wakhupha ingqokolela yemibongo engumzame wokuzikisa nokuphonononga ubumnandi nobunzima bobomi kwihlabathi esiphila kulo namhlanje. Waziwa kakhulu njengombhali obhala izincoko, kodwa uGqirhalwazi Masola uthe nangona esaziwa kanjalo imibongo sekumzuzu eyibhala kodwa ibiyinto azenzela yona bucala yaye ibingashicilelwanga. “Imibongo yona yohlukile kwizincoko, kodwa ndithe ndakuqaphela…
In a multilingual environment, language is not a cost but a valuable corporate resource. This was heard at the webinar held by the Indigenous Languages Action Forum (ILAF) in partnership with the Pendoring Awards and the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB). The webinar under the topic, Language: A strategic resource, brought linguists and…
A new podcast to educate people about finances has been launched. A first of its kind, Epokothweni is a digital platform that aims to create a space for conversations, learning and co-creation about personal financial stewardship presented in isiXhosa. Founder, Babalwa Nonkenge, says she started to play with the idea in May this…
The Indigenous Languages Action Forum (ILAF), in partnership with Pendoring Awards, Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) and Fin24 have the pleasure of inviting you to join our upcoming interactive digital seminar. Language is business: in an increasingly diverse business environment, the ability to use language flexibly to build, maintain and expand business…
Koketso Sachane talks to Thando Mahlangu and Mapelo Tlowane about the importance of promoting and preserving our languages. Thando Mahlangu is an IsiNdebele cultural activist who is at the forefront of activists fighting for the revival of IsiNdebele in the media. Mapelo Tlowane is a lecturer at the University of Limpopo who is passionate about…
Celebrating African women who are fighting for our languages in the society What started as a casual conversation between two South African women in 2016 has led to the formation of a publishing organisation, Boni Books Publishers. A first of its kind, Boni Books publishers is a publishing organisation with a co-mandate to promote African…
A first of its kind on the African continent, a handbook on Legal Languages and the quest for linguistic equality in South Africa and beyond by Rhodes University alumna Dr. Zakeera Docrat, in partnership with Professor Russell Kaschula and Professor Monwabisi Ralarala, has been launched. The handbook is based on Dr. Docrat’s PhD thesis awarded…