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Rather than viewing ubuntu as an alternative to development, our research suggests that development and ubuntu are complementary.
The award-winning South African drama series is back for a second season. How true is it to Zulu culture?
It’s been a bit troublesome to understand the physics behind what’s going on with Inkathazo.
Fanon’s famous book was translated to isiZulu by South African writer and scholar Makhosazana Xaba.
Same-sex relationships in Zulu culture are perceived as taboo and unAfrican. Some men who have sex with men avoid seeking care at health clinics.
The language and speech technology has been developed to provide linguistic accuracy and is grounded in teaching principles.
Missionaries and African translators working on local versions of the Bible divided South Africa’s ethnic groups by language.
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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Professor Emeritus, Social Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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DFG-funded researcher in Afrikanistik (African Studies), University of Leipzig
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Director:Language Centre, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Associate Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of South Africa
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Associate professor, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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