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latest news & developmentsSan people still ‘invisible, voiceless in their homeland’
The indigenous people in Botswana want recognition and be allowed to be self-reliant to restore their dignity
Lorato Trok: Writing our languages back into the story
Author speaks of her dedication to keeping indigenous languages alive through children’s books and her hopes for the growth of South African languages
River Club property developers continue construction despite interim interdict
Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust maintains recommencement of construction not in contravention of the law
Meet the queen working to keep South Africa’s Nama language alive
Even in hardship Nama blooms.
Fight over controversial redevelopment of River Club heads to court
The R4.6-billion project, set to house Amazon’s new African headquarters, is on ‘sacred floodplain’, say applicants
O, Canada! Art bears witness to ‘dark secrets’ of colonised places
An installation and a documentary about the notorious residential school system amplify calls to define such deaths worldwide as genocide
Study on rats finds buchu can help with obesity, diabetes and other ailments
Stellenbosch researcher believes clinical trials on humans will show promising results
N|uu book waters the seed of the decolonisation project
Katrina Esau’s The Ostrich and the Tortoise aims to preserve N|uu for its next generation of speakers
Stop oil and gas drilling in Namibia’s Kavango Basin immediately — Anglican Church
Thirty-four bishops and three archbishops decry exploratory drilling as a ‘sin’ against the Earth
How Jonas Gwangwa used his music to preserve his mother tongue
Music giant Dr Jonas Gwangwa, who passed away on 23 January, used his influence to promote the language of his people MaNdebele ase Nyakatho, writes Lucas Ledwaba
River Club redevelopment is a triumph for the future of First Nations’ heritage
Right of reply to How to whitewash colonial pain and trauma, published in the Mail & Guardian 24 September
How to whitewash colonial pain and trauma
Approval of the River Club development in Cape Town is reminiscent of those bulldozing spatial planners of apartheid
Saving southern Africa’s oldest languages
The decline of N|uu dates all the way back to 1652, when the first Europeans arrived by ship at the Cape of Good Hope.
Unearthing the neglected role of hunter-gatherers in social transformation
Studies continue to reveal a far more complex history than that recorded by colonial settlers, missionaries and travellers