The conventions of what constituted a 'book' were transferred from medieval manuscripts to early printed books of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. This included the visual image, but when ...

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Language and identity are inextricably interlinked. So what happens when a language dies, or is suppressed? When Katrina Esau spoke to her older sister, Griet Seekoei, they spoke in N|uu. It is a ...

JUNGLE Theatre Company (JTC) has developed a new family show called When Lion Had Wings. This ancient Khoikhoi folk tale is told by three very different characters in English, Afrikaans and Nama ...

Harare — In parts of the southern African savanna roams a beast called a gnu. How the mammal from the generic family of the antelope, which looks like a cross between a horse and a cow was named so, ...

The British Board of Film Classification has been met with backlash after increasing the age rating for Mary Poppins from U (Universal) to PG (Parental Guidance) with fans branding the move ...

It is known to be very alert and often hard to approach, using their large ears to listen for movement before fleeing from what they perceive to be danger. Their name (kudu) is derived from the ...

Mama Dina Christiaan, known as Queen Dina for her ability to speak Nama, sits outside her shack that’s surrounded by budding flowers twirling in the old fence. Flowers are an important symbol in this ...