November 30, 2023
Van Schaik award 2023
During the African Languages' departmental year end lunch, a hand over was made to this years' Van Schaik award (2023). Kearabetswe Rammala and Nqobile Fakude...
September 15, 2023
International Translation Day 2023
This day is celebrated to endorse and recognise the important work done by Language Practitioners of different languages in different organisations private as...
November 25, 2022
Reading Benchmarks for African Languages
The Department of Basic Education (DBE), in collaboration with a range of stakeholders, launched the Reading Benchmark for the Sesotho Languages, Afrikaans, and...
May 19, 2022
#UPGraduation2022: IsiZulu writer becomes first UP student to obtain master’s in creative writing in African language
Menzi Thango has become the first University of Pretoria (UP) student to obtain a master’s in creative writing in an African language (other than Afrikaans)...
June 25, 2021
Citizen Science: A Response to Ecological Data Needs
The impact of human activities on the physical environment are largely responsible for the observed loss of habitats, high levels of extinction, irreversible...
November 25, 2020
Prof Mpume Zondi NRF C2 Rating
On 25 November 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Pretoria hosted its first Virtual Academic Achievers Awards event. Prof Mpume Zondi was one...
October 01, 2020
'Bahlabelelelani-Why do they sing? Gender and power in contemporary women's songs'
Towards the end of 2020, Prof Mpume Zondi published a monograph deconstructed from her PhD thesis. The book and the thesis share the title, 'Bahlabelelelani-Why...
September 01, 2020
Happy Heritage Month 2020
This year we celebrate Heritage Month with a look at a few books. Happy Heritage Month \u00a0 Let š at š i la Bohla la Lethabo \u00a0 Thokozelani Inyanga...
May 25, 2020
Happy Africa Day 2020
The Department of African Languages would like to wish the UP Community a Happy Africa Day: “Let the acts of Ubuntu prevail during these challenging times of...
April 01, 2020
University of Pretoria 2020 Virtual Graduation Ceremony
On behalf of the African Languages Department, the HoD congratulates all students ( especially those whose degrees include our modules) for graduating in...
March 12, 2020
WATCH: SADiLaR digitisation node at UP developing SA languages ‘in an African way, developed by Africans for Africans’
The University of Pretoria (UP), as host of SADiLaR's digitisation node, is helping bring technological development for African languages on par with the best...
January 27, 2020
UP-SADiLaR workshop
The Department of African Languages, in collaboration with SADiLaR, is proud to host a range of workshops. On 27 January 2020, Prof. Danie Prinsloo (co-node...
October 03, 2019
Indigenous Language Conference 2019
The conference was officially opened by the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa and closed by the Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and...
April 23, 2019
Beating the odds: four-time cancer survivor receives master’s degree
“Katsuzo! Zettai makenai!” This is Japanese for “I will win! I’ll never give up!”, and it’s a phrase that certainly applies to Lisa Sanders, who’s just...
February 21, 2019
International Mother Language Day 2019
The Theme International Mother Language Day 2019: The days is observed on February 21 every year. The theme of this year's International Mother Language Day...
October 26, 2018
Decolonizing the young minds with emphasis on the works of BW Vilakazi
The purpose of the visit was also to recruit good mother-tongue students. The learners who participated were mainly Grade 11 Zulu learners with their teacher Ms...
September 01, 2018
Open Educational Resource Term Bank
Since 2015 the department has been involved in creating a multilingual term bank for South African students. Please visit the Open Education Resource Term Bank...
August 01, 2018
African Languages conference and workshops
Department of African Languages personnel travel far to conferences and workshops During the winter recess, six members of the Department of African Languages...
