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Telling our stories in our own languages
JOHANNESBURG - South African authors are getting a chance to tell stories in all of the country's official languages, as well as Braille and the Khoi and San languages.
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The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture's Publishing Hub says the project is a critical intervention towards providing access to information and preserving linguistic heritage.
The project has already published 57 works, including the first ever books in Khwedam and Nama languages. Samu-kelisiwe Mfuphi, Project Manager for the DSAC Publishing Hub and National Coordinator for the Academic and Non-Fiction Authors' Association of South Africa spoke to eNCA.