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wiccanmags.bsky.social

@wiccanmags.bsky.social

This link is for some further info - how a black civic movement and a white far right afrikaner movement are coming together to try and effect change. Not the bedfellows we would have ever imagined.

www.artikels.afriforum.co.za/en/afriforum...

AfriForum and March and March forms collaborative working group for the benefit of communities - AfriForum

This media statement is also available in: isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga Soundbite: Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma (English) Soundbite: Kallie Kriel (Eng...

www.artikels.afriforum.co.za

August 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM

the earth is round

@roundroundearth.bsky.social

We designed the brand, website and monitor resource file for Ritshidze, a PEPFAR-funded HIV clinic monitoring project, in 2020.

The platform brings together reports, resources, news and advocacy work from communities across South Africa.

#theearthisround #WebsiteDesign

Latest News - Ritshidze

“Ritshidze” — meaning “Saving Our Lives” in TshiVenda — has been developed by people living with HIV and activists to hold the South African government and international donors accountable, to improve...

ritshidze.org.za

June 18, 2026 at 8:13 AM

Jan Bux

@nadelspieler.bsky.social

siSwati - Mnaketfu, khahlela libhola liye khashane.
Tshivenda - Murathu wanga, raha bola kule.
XiTsonga - Makweru, rahla bolo yi ye ekule.
South African Sign Language Gloss-Annäherung: BROTHER / BALL / KICK

June 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM

Cliff the Reporter🇿🇦

@cliffshiko.mastodon.africa.ap.brid.gy

Parents at Bovet Primary School in Alexandra staged a protest at the school complaining about overcrowding at the school, saying learners are being forced to study in classrooms with as many as 90 pupils.

This is the only school that cater for Xitsonga and Tshivenda languages.

April 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM

Afronalia

@afronalia.com

Check it out here:
#Yoruba #Twi #Hausa #Somali #Kabyle #TshiVenda #Xitsonga

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March 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM

UNjobs TV

@unjobs.tv

🎥 United Nations South Africa posted a video

🏷️ https://unjobs.org/themes/south-africa

Mother Language Day 2026

South Africa's 12 official languages are more than policy — they are the heartbeat of who we are. From isiXhosa to Sepedi, Afrikaans to Tshivenda, each language carries centuries of knowledge, culture and identity. But languages don't survive on their own. They survive through people. In classrooms and communities across the country, youth need to reclaim, speak and pass on their mother languages, ensuring these treasures are not lost to future generations. This #InternationalMotherLanguageDay, the United Nations in South Africa🇿🇦 calls on educators, policymakers and communities to champion multilingual education — because when learners are taught in a language they truly understand, classrooms become more inclusive, young voices grow stronger and no child is left behind.

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February 22, 2026 at 6:36 AM

RenateKappes

@renatekappes.bsky.social

And our own voice. 🎶 South Africa - a land of many languages: Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, South Ndebele, Northern Sotho, South African Sign Language. #StellenboschUniversityChoir master all languages of the world.

youtu.be/V8cHLlHm1VM?...

Balleilakka – Stellenbosch University Choir

YouTube video by Stellenbosch University Choir

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January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM

RenateKappes

@renatekappes.bsky.social

Und unsere eigene Stimme. 🎶 Südafrika - Land vieler Sprachen: Afrikaans, Englisch, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Süd-Ndebele, Nord-Sotho, südafrikanische Gebärdensprache. #StellenboschUniversityChoir singt in allen Sprachen der Welt. 🌍🌏🌎
youtu.be/ip7S5Xv1SQ4?...

Auf Uns – Stellenbosch University Choir

YouTube video by Stellenbosch University Choir

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January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM

Africa View Facts

@africaviewfacts.bsky.social

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome in South Africa 🇿🇦 with traditional Venda greetings at the G20 Summit.

Women performed respectful TshiVenda greetings, a cultural practice done for elders and honored guests.

November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM

Carmen Harris🇿🇦

@carmenharris.bsky.social

You can choose one of our 11 official languages:English; isiZulu; Afrikaans; isiXhosa; isiNdebele; Sepedi; Sesotho; Setswana; siSwati; Tshivenda or Xitsonga- No French…🇿🇦😁

October 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Johan Meyer

@johanmeyer.bsky.social

Numididae: guineafowl
#Afrikaans: tarentaal
#Sepedi: kgaka
#Setswana: kgaka
#Sesotho: kgaka
#isiZulu: impangele
#isiXhosa: impangele
#isiNedebele: ipangela
#siSwati: imphangele
#Xitsonga: mhangela
#Tshivenda: khanga
#Khoekhoegowab: |khenas
#Khwe: ǀxáni
#!Xun: ālí
#Nǀuuki: terantalsi

October 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM

🗣️ Language Lover 🇷🇺

@language.mstdn.forfun.su.ap.brid.gy

Hello in Tshivenḓa is "Malatshisele". The English translation is "GREETING".

The self-name of the Venda language is Tshivenḓa, which means 'the Venda language'.

A fun fact: Over 700,000 people speak Tshivenḓa as their first language today, with the majority […]

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