Speaking more than one language keeps the brain working harder and, in older people, can stave off Alzheimer’s for four or five years.

International Translation Day (ITD) was launched in 1953 by the International Federation of Translators. Here’s why.

Masters student James Seanego has won a poetry competition with his Sotho verse and graduated cum laude in languages.

With all the chaos 2020 has thrown at us, at least we can say our vocabulary has grown and we have six more phrases in our linguistic arsenal.

Introducing language learning to smart technologies: Learn a new language in a fun and interactive way with the following apps:

International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is celebrated every year on 21 February. Here’s why it’s important in our global civilisation.

New data reveals the 100 most spoken languages in the world and where SA’s official languages fit in.

As videos of white South Africans speaking African languages go viral on Twitter, MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi says South Africans “are building”.

For millions of South Africans, English is their second, or in some cases third or fourth language. As a result, they might struggle with the pronunciation of certain words.

Lesufi made his statements in August during a radio interview.

BERT will help the search engine to understand 1 in 10 of all the things asked.

Deputy Minister Buti Manamela will officially launch the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) in Potchefstroom on Wednesday, 7 August.

Now we’re talking… We’ve got a complete breakdown of 14 South African languages, and how popular they are across the country.

The latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary includes 20 South African words.

International Mother Language Day is celebrated annually on 21 February, as a way to honour the diversity of languages around the world.

If you want to expand your horizons, learning a new language is one of the best ways to do so.

Afrikaans is a curious language. It borrows widely from many others, but it’s got some literal gems for pretty ordinary things.

A bunch of South Africanisms have been added to the Oxford Dictionary. We’ll tell you about them just now.

We aren’t arguing with her. Naomi Campbell delivered a rousing speech at the Global Citizen Festival, and this is how we’re all saying “Amandla” now.

The 2018 South African Word of the Year will be revealed on 16 October 2018, World Dictionary Day. These are the shortlisted words for this year.

The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) aren’t ready to let the dust settle on Hoërskool Overvaal just yet, as they target Panyaza Lesufi.

isiXhosa is officially one of the global languages of cricket after a translation of the laws were presented at Newlands last week.

South African catchphrases come from so many different scenarios. We’ve taken some ridiculous moments and turned them into a way to communicate. Gotta love the Mzansi humour.

Language is weird and wonderful. But it also comes with its fair share of challenges. Sometimes the words we use in South Africa mean something very different in other parts of the world. Here are a few examples.

Groundbreaking.