Events
Call for Abstracts
The Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) Research Focus Area at North-West University (NWU), South Africa, invites scholars, media practitioners, community leaders, artists, and students to submit abstracts for its 10th Anniversary Symposium on Indigenous Language Media and Communication
Call for Abstracts!
Indigenous languages are carriers of culture, history, and identity. They hold the ancestral knowledge systems, oral traditions, and worldviews
of communities across the globe. Yet, many of these languages are endangered, underrepresented, or marginalized in mainstream media and
communication platforms.
Tim Modise to deliver a public lecture in Mahikeng: Hosted by ILMA
“Modise is a top international broadcaster who played an integral role in South Africa’s democracy, navigating difficult conversations through his broadcast work during a very difficult phase of the country’s democratic dispensation”
News
ILMA to Host Public Lecture on Setswana Content Production at Motsweding FM
The Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) Research Focus Area in the Faculty of Humanities at North-West University (NWU) will host a public lecture on 18 March 2026 focusing on the state of Setswana content production in South Africa’s radio landscape.
Neglect of indigenous languages amounts to a betrayal of revolutionary ideals
I am not sure if UNESCO’s pronouncement will yield anything worth commenting on, judging by the fact that nothing much was achieved in 2019, which was equally hailed as the International Year of Indigenous Languages,”
ILMA Director, Prof. Salawu Joins the Academy of Science of South Africa
Salawu is a foremost scholar who has deepened our understanding of the intersection between media, language, and digital platforms
Latest publications
Marketing Communication in African Languages
The use of African languages for marketing communication is considered on the traditional mass media and the digital media. Readers will gain a lot of insights into the theory and practice of marketing communication in African languages
Social Media Misinformation and Disinformation Studies and Perspectives from Africa
Every intellectual endeavour that focuses on the still ravaging effects of misinformation and disinformation via social media channels is imperative in today’s world. It is against the backdrop of the persistent undesirable consequences of misinformation and disinformation on the global society that this book’s importance is underscored. In no small way, the book contributes to facilitate understanding of the social media-misinformation and disinformation conundrum, thereby a much-valued contribution to the knowledge on this subject of currency.
Indigenous Language For Development Communication In The Global South Copy
Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South brings together voices from the margins in underrepresented regions of the Global South, within the context of scholarship focusing on indigenous languages and development communication