Posted on May 19, 2022
IsiZulu writer Menzi Thango has become UP’s first student to obtain a master’s in creative writing in an African language, other than Afrikaans. Part of his study analyses the poems of novelist and poet Benedict Wallet Vilakazi.
Posted on June 25, 2021
The impact of human activities on the physical environment are largely responsible for the observed loss of habitats, high levels of extinction, irreversible threats to biodiversity and loss of livelihoods. Ecosystem monitoring programmes, corrective measures and rehabilitation initiatives to...
Posted on June 08, 2021
Nerina Bosman (Afrikaans) and Elsabé Taljard (African languages) published an article "A Cross-Linguistic Study of BLOOD Metaphors in Afrikaans and Northern Sotho" in Language Matters 52/1.
Posted on November 25, 2020
Prof Mpume Zondi NRF C2 Rating
Posted on October 01, 2020
Prof Mpume Zondi publishes a monograph deconstructed from her PhD thesis
Posted on September 01, 2020
Happy Heritage Month 2020. Celebrating this year's heritage month with books and their impact.
Posted on May 25, 2020
Happy Africa Day 2020
Posted on April 01, 2020
On behalf of the African Languages Department, the HoD congratulates all students ( especially those whose degrees include our modules) for graduating in relevant degrees/ diplomas
Posted on March 10, 2020
The University of Pretoria, as host of SADiLaR's digitisation node, is helping bring technological development for African languages on par with the best that exists for major languages of the world.
Posted on January 27, 2020
The Department of African Languages, in collaboration with SADiLaR, is proud to host a range of workshops
Posted on October 03, 2019
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages (YIL). The aim was to raise awareness of the consequences of the endangering the Indigenous Languages across the world, and establish a link between language,...
Posted on April 23, 2019
“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 graduated with a master’s degree in Translation and Interpreting Studies, from the University of...
Posted on February 21, 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 will be: INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES AS A FACTOR IN DEVELOPMENT, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION. The Significance The annual observance of...
Posted on October 26, 2018
As part of the department’s transformation and community engagement initiative, the Head of the Department of African Languages, Professor Mpume Zondi and two isiZulu lecturers, Ms Brenda Bokaba and Ms Lungile Mcwango visited Kgomotso Secondary School at Section DD in Soshanguve.
Posted on September 01, 2018
Open Educational Resource Term Bank
Posted on August 01, 2018
During the winter recess, six members of the Department of African Languages attended four international conferences in the USA, Thailand and South Africa, and one staff member co-presented a workshop for university students. The topics and themes of the various conferences and papers reflected...
Posted on February 28, 2018
"In line with the University of Pretoria's efforts to engage more effectively with its various stakeholders, the University will no longer be hosting a general Open Day on its campus in 2018 but will be launching an interactive, online web application, which will provide a comprehensive overview...
Posted on November 27, 2017
Language Labs features in TUKKIE
Posted on September 20, 2017
The University of Pretoria (UP) is ranked in the top 300 in the world for arts and humanities, according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, published earlier this week.
Posted on July 03, 2017
Performance Arts and Political Action Conference June 2017
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