“My study looked at the ways in which digital community newspapers can serve as tools of preservation,” explained Mokgothu. “I wanted to understand how Seipone Madireng contributes to keeping Sepedi alive, how readers perceive its role, and what challenges the newspaper faces in this mission.”

“YouTube offers visually rich and interactive content that helps learners engage with authentic language, cultural context, and native speakers,” the study found. It also highlighted that YouTube enhances language proficiency and cultural understanding, reinforcing the platform’s educational value

South Africa has made progress in promoting indigenous languages through curriculum reform, academic publishing, community radio, and digital initiatives. But these gains remain uneven and underfunded. Diverting attention and limited resources toward foreign language implementation, however politically or economically strategic, may dilute the momentum of these critical domestic efforts.

The home must become the first classroom of cultural inheritance. Because when we stop speaking our languages at home, we do not just lose words. We lose worlds.

Celebrated historian and scholar Prof. Toyin Falola has once again contributed to the academic growth of North-West University (NWU), encouraging students to view the 25 books he has donated to the Mahikeng campus library as a compass

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