The latest cinematic offering from Marvel – Black Panther – is causing Africans around the world to swell with pride as the strengths of the continent finally get showcased internationally. Yes, ...

Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o says it took her months to learn how to speak isiXhosa for the movie. The Academy Award-winning actress and another of the blockbuster’s cast, Danai Gurira, were in ...

Have I thought of learning isiXhosa? I am learning isiXhosa! I've been learning isiXhosa since 1984! Unfortunately, the only purpose for which I am practically equipped to use isi­Xhosa is asking ...

The apartheid era is over and we are — regardless of skin colour, race or tribe — all equal in the eyes of the law. This is generally considered to be a good thing. But regardless of laws, or lack of ...

It's been a long time coming, but learning an African language will soon be compulsory in schools. Brent Meersman tries to keep ahead of the kids. Every thinking white South African must have at least ...

South Africa has 12 official languages. The two most dominant are isiZulu and isiXhosa. While the Zulu and Xhosa people share a rich common history, they have also found themselves engaged in ethnic ...

Maria Keet received funding for this research from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. We live in a world where around 7000 languages are spoken, and one where information and ...

Grant Solomon believes in nation building, and that is why he has taken it upon himself to teach children from disadvantaged communities drama and IsiXhosa. Working with children from the ages of six ...

Successfully developed and piloted by a research team at Johannesburg-based remedial education training centre, Bellavista Share, the screening tool addresses a glaring gap in educational assessment ...

Craig ‘Makhosi’ Charnock has always felt a connection to African cultures and people. Compelled to teach his adopted language, isiXhosa, he took a different approach – music. Dressed in casual shorts, ...