The beautiful thing about history is that it can help us develop a more complex understanding of the things we consider natural in our daily lives. People like to believe that their languages have ...

A prominent university in South Africa will make learning the Zulu language compulsory for all incoming students starting next year, the first time the country’s higher education sector has ever made ...

SAWUBONA! is no longer a typically KwaZulu-Natal greeting, it’s being heard more frequently around the world as the global appeal of the isiZulu language continues to click on at a rapid rate. The ...

One of the most fascinating aspects of traveling to different countries is encountering the various native tongues. Africa is one of the most diverse continents, and a plethora of dialects and ...

JOHANNESBURGJOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s most widely circulated weekly will become the first national paper to be printed in Zulu, the language of the country’s biggest ethnic group, the ...

Johannesburg - South Africa's first national Zulu-language newspaper hit the streets on Sunday, catering to a growing demand among the country's largest ethnic group. The Sunday Times launched its ...

When a middle-aged South African engineer recently set out to write a novel in his native Zulu, he found himself hamstrung by a lack of words to describe modern life. When a middle-aged South African ...

Some 80% of people in KwaZulu-Natal speak Zulu A leading South African university says it will make Zulu language classes compulsory for all first-year students from next year. The decision by the ...

Five newspapers line a vendor's makeshift table built from cardboard and sticks but most customers go straight for Isolezwe, one of South Africa's growing Zulu-language dailies. "I guess people feel ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The Ndlovu Youth Choir, which began in South Africa's rural Limpopo province and rose to international fame on America's Got Talent in ...