[AfricanLanguages] "Pandor focuses on indigenous languages" (South Africa)

FYI, the following item from the South African news site the Mail & Guardian may be of interest... DZO Pandor focuses on indigenous languages http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=285934 Pretoria, South Africa 05 October 2006 06:57 South Af

[AfricanLanguages] "Businessman Pins Hopes On Afrilingo Blueprint" (Namibia)

The following item from the Windhoek daily The Namibian was seen on AllAfrica.com (via a Google alert) at http://allafrica.com/stories/200610060140.html . It discusses adapting a South African language learning software to Namibian languages... DZO Namibia: Businessman Pins Hopes On Afrilingo Bl

[AfricanLanguages] "Discussions on indigenous languages still underway" (South Africa)

The following item from the South African news service BuaNews may be of interest. It deals with South African languages in higher education... DZO http://www.buanews.gov.za/view.php?ID=06090511151002&coll=buanew06 Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System ---

[AfricanLanguages] "DR Congo's language divide" (Lingala, Swahili & the election)

FYI, this item from the BBC discusses the presidential election in the DR Congo with reference to two dominant lingua francas in the country, Lingala and Swahili. Text below; there are photos and a small map on the article's webpage. (Link seen on H-Swahili)... DZO Last Updated: Friday, 27 Octob

[AfricanLanguages] Business radio in Afrikaans & Sesotho

FYI, this short excerpt from a longer article on the "Moneyweb" site mentions two South African languages (seen via Google alert)... DZO Moneyweb to benefit from SA broadband boom Read the full CEO's statement from the 2006 annual report. http://www.moneyweb.co.za/community/inv_relations/24378

[AfricanLanguages] "Bursaries to boost teacher supply" (South Africa)

FYI, the following item from the South African news site the Mail & Guardian discusses efforts to support training of teachers of African languages. The issue of training enough teachers qualified to instruct in indigenous languages is one faced by a lot of countries. It seems to me that one great

[AfricanLanguages] "Does the Mother Tongue Improve Class Performance?" (Uganda) (long)

The following article from the Kampala daily New Vision was seen on the New Vision site (URL below) and on AllAfrica.com (at http://allafrica.com/stories/200610090875.html ). It explores the debate over the new policy to begin school instruction in Ugandan languages. Interestingly, the article is

[AfricanLanguages] "Sheng is the 'Slanguage' of the Future" (Kenya)

The following item from the Nairobi daily The Nation was seen on AllAfrica.com at http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200610060018.html . It offers some interesting perspectives. On the topic of Sheng etc. I would only note something written by David Crystal in his _The Language Revolution_: "any speec

[AfricanLanguages] "English Has a Lot to Say, But Mother Can Chip in Too" (South Africa)

The following article from the Johannesburg paper, Sunday Times, was seen on the paper's site (URL below) and on AllAfrica.com (at http://allafrica.com/stories/200610090707.html ). There are some interesting comments on language in Africa in the latter half... DZO South Africa: English Has a Lot