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.” And a good day to you, too. The word you probably didn’t understand is the Zulu greeting that means “good day.” Some students at Elgin Community College are greeting each other that way ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stephanie Rudwick receives funding from the DFG (German Research Foundation). This research was funded by the DFG (German Research Foundation), but the views contained in this article are solely 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 ...

Huang Lizhi returned to Beijing early last year after five years studying Zulu — the most widely spoken language in South Africa — at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Huang, a ...

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 ...