Five different languages are used in the National Anthem of South Africa, three of which are sung in Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika and two in Die Stem van Suid-Afrika.

South Africa: African Renaissance ... different to and transcending the one drawn by the West by reconnecting itself to a different historical memory and dreams. ... Memory lies in language.

Africa south of the Sahara is home to around 2,000 different languages. They're spoken at home, on the street and perhaps on the local radio and TV stations, but very few have made it into the ...

Katrina Esau is working hard to save the language of her childhood from dying out - she is one of just three speakers, as the BBC's Pumza Fihlani discovers.

Five different languages are used in the National Anthem of South Africa, three of which are sung in Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika and two in Die Stem van Suid-Afrika.

Katrina Esau is working hard to save the language of her childhood from dying out. At 84, Ms Esau is one of the last three fluent speakers of N|uu, one of the languages spoken by South Africa's ...