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AFRICAN LANGUAGES

Speaking in tongues: The literary revolution rooted in Sepedi and Setswana

The quiet power of Moses Seletisa’s Sepedi poetry and Sabata Mokae’s Setswana novels

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
8 min read
On the right page: Children’s book author and executive director of Nal’ibali, Lorato Trok. Photo: Supplied
AFRIKAANS

Lorato Trok: Writing our languages back into the story

Author speaks of her dedication to keeping indigenous languages alive through children’s books and her hopes for the growth of South African languages

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
8 min read