Welcome to the first of Bangula’s language blogs, exploring South Africa’s diverse range of official languages and their current state of development. Each blog will also be released in a translated version as we hope to encourage the use South Africa’s official languages. Click here to view the Tshivenda translation Venda, also known as Tshivenḓa […]
The Bangula team is extremely proud to announce that our founder, Hannietjie Sapire, Head of Languages and Translation at Bangula, will be speaking at the Preserving & Developing Indigenous Languages Conference 2016. The conference is being hosted by Business Communicator at the Balalaika Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg on the 13th and 14th of July 2016. The
Preserving & Developing Indigenous Languages Conference 2016 – See us there Read More »
In Bangula’s previous blog on sworn translation services we saw that, due to the legacy of apartheid, it is currently not possible to provide sworn translation services in South Africa’s African languages (also referred to as black languages). While there are enough sworn translators to service the non-African languages market, there is only one sworn
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The South African government is currently investing a good deal of state expenditure to improve the quality of education in the country. There is however room for improvement on a national scale. The implementation of digital devices and platforms has the potential to affect major positive changes. What is the context of education in South
Education Through the Lens of Technology in SA Schools Read More »
The Use of Official Languages Act was created to ensure fair and equal communication. It required that all national departments, national public entities and national public enterprises adopt official language policies by 2 November 2014. This is good news for the 11 official languages of South Africa[1] – but is the Act being implemented? The former
The Use of Official Languages Act in South Africa – still slipping up on implementation? Read More »
Welcome back to Bangula branding! Previously, we discussed the basics of branding . Basically your brand is more than a logo, it is the personality, ideology and methodology of your company. There are various ways that we can determine the final equity or value of a brand. It depends on the company conducting the audit
Put your brand under the microscope – The Kapferer Brand Identity Prism Read More »
Having been to a funeral recently, I must say, it was good. How could a funeral be good you may ask? Let me break it down for you. Firstly, the food was good. The kind of food you get when you take your partner or family out to eat at a fancy restaurant, top class.
Cultural and Western funeral traditions, A cultural exploration by Lunga Ndeleni Read More »
No, not really, unfortunately the impossibly talented Mr David Robert Jones (a.k.a. David Bowie) is in fact deceased and the Internet is very much alive. Well, it’s probably a good that the Internet is alive since we need the ability to communicate in order to keep everything running. We rely on the Internet for just
The Internet is Dead, Bowie Lives? Read More »
Last week the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, released in cinemas all over the world. As a new entry to one of the most beloved franchises of all time, The Force Awakens developed Hype beyond belief. What is Hype, you may ask. Hype is essentially the pinnacle of content marketing. It requires that the
Finally! The most anticipated time of year, the Festive Season. I’m certain that we’re looking forward to spending time with family and friends. To some, Christmas Day is the most important part of the holidays. Let us not forget the 1st of January, which is equally important, and how the 16th of December which has proven to
Reminiscing on a rural Christmas – An opinion piece Read More »
