African Languages

From the opening Circle of Life to the final roar, South African performers make every moment of The Lion King resonate deeply

Research shows that classroom libraries increase reading frequency by 70% compared with centralised libraries

South Africa’s official African languages mask dozens of dialects, affecting millions, especially in rural areas

The quiet power of Moses Seletisa’s Sepedi poetry and Sabata Mokae’s Setswana novels

The department of basic education has rolled out the programme for grade four learners in maths, science and technology

The OpenG, a vocal assistant that responds to commands in local languages, improves accessibility for Africans who don’t read or write

One example is the 1 000 literacy champions trained by Nal’ibali to encourage families and children to read together

Opposition groups and others often argue that matric marks alone should determine whether someone gets into medical school – not factors such as race that people can’t control.…

Parents think it benefits children to lose their African language, but it leaves them lost instead

The use of English in lectures can alienate and silence students because they feel inadequate

The value of indigenous languages is reflected in the isiZulu greeting, sawubona — we see you

Whether in comic books, novels or academic work, African languages are increasingly becoming the norm

Although English may not be the de facto talk of the town in South Africa, in written form it continues to dwarf others

‘I was very afraid to speak English, but with her all the fear disappeared’

Speaking more than one language could lead to better tests scores and even being a more empathetic person.