JOHANNESBURG (dpa) – South Africa’s Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel had no problem switching to the clicking language of Xhosa during the recent budget debate and interspersing his speech with some ...

But as many African languages are mostly spoken rather than written down, there is a lack of text to train AI on to make it useful for speakers of those languages. For millions across the continent ...

In her humble home on the red soil of the Green Kalahari, 92-year-old Katrina Esau listened intently as her two ...

If you interested in doing anything kind of business abroad, it is very important to learn a second language to appeal to local vendors. For those interested in doing business across Africa, you may ...

Researchers recently conducted a study focusing on Babbel, a popular subscription-based language learning app and e-learning platform, to see if it really worked at teaching a new language. Now more ...

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Selecting the correct career is a crucial decision with far-reaching implications. It is a choice that will shape your future, underscoring the importance of making an informed decision. Over the ...

Servaas van der Berg receives funding from the Millennium Trust, the National Research Foundation, the Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies and the MS Dell Foundation. Chris van Wyk receives funding from ...

Cia, 20, was scrolling through TikTok one night when she came across a video about a forgotten secret tongue. She learned this language was called Tut. It was a clandestine form of communication, ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex questions. At least, that is, so ...