Isizulu
latest news & developmentsFrom Umlazi to Washington DC: Dr. Sipho Sithole’s journey of teaching isiZulu abroad
At Howard University, Dr. Sipho Sithole is reshaping global perspectives on Zulu culture — one classroom, conversation, and cultural exchange at a tim
Stellenbosch must tackle overprivileged indifference to become more inclusive
Stellenbosch University’s future success requires white people within its wider community to articulate anti-racism as a genuine political position.
Sixosh’ abathakathi: Ukuthwebula and the photographic image
Reimagining image making through concepts found in isiZulu
How Joseph Shabalala’s Mambazo chopped the competition down
The founder of the group’s openness to collaboration took Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s isicathamiya music around the globe
Ndabo Zulu hails the queen
While trumpeter Ndabo Zulu was studying at the Norwegian Academy of Music (from 2017 to 2019) and building on the idea that would become his opus, Queen Nandi The African…
Africans deserve to hear their stories
As African literature becomes more accessible, it must be canonised like Tolstoy and Shakespeare’s
Zoë Modiga: Many colours after Yellow
Zoë Modiga has not been home for a while because she’s “getting money three ways”. At first she was occupied with the duties of being a member of Afro jazz band, Seba Kaapstad. A…
The torment of being a ‘questionable’ South African
25 years into our democracy, South Africans are using similar tests on Africans.
Connecting isiXhosa, isiZulu to the digital age
Software tools for South Africa’s Nguni languages may assist with redress and effective communication.
At a loss for words in vernacular
This was the central message of Ngugi’s message — of alienation and injustice because of the use of language.
Aspiring teachers will have to ukufunda ulimi lweSintu
You’ll be able to read this whole headline by the time you’ve trained to be a teacher at South Africa’s universities.
Physics needn’t be Greek to isiZulu
The University of KwaZulu-Natal wants to introduce undergraduate courses in isiZulu but students are concerned technical words don’t translate well.
Weekend 101: Guptagate heats up Parliament
The Gupta saga comes to Parliament; isiZulu for all school children; and shock, horror from the BBC over poor whites in SA.
Court rules on ‘kitchen’ isiZulu case
Durban High School did discriminate against its isiZulu-speaking pupils by offering Afrikaans at a higher grade than isiZulu in 2007.