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International Association for Forensic & Legal Linguistics 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association for Forensic & Legal Linguistics (IAFLL) Hosted by the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town, South Afric...

UWC takes the lead in Forensic Linguistics studies Forensic Linguistics is a relatively new discipline in South Africa. It is an interdisciplinary study that lies at the intersection of law, language, police science, criminology...

UWC assists to launch The African Association of Forensic and Legal Linguists Last month the University of the Western Cape (UWC) hosted the inaugural meeting and the launch of The African Association of Forensic and Legal Linguistics (AAFLL). The meeting...

Apply now: DVC: Research and Innovation Postgraduate Bursary The call for applications for the DVC: Research and Innovation Postgraduate Bursary is now open. PURPOSE The aim of the DVC: Research and Innovation Postgraduate Bursary i...

Apply now: Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture Language Bursary The call for applications for the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture (DSAC) Language Bursary is now open. PURPOSE The Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture (DSAC) off...

Mourning the loss of Prof Siebert Neethling We are saddened by the passing of Prof. Siebert (Bertie) Neethling. He passed on recently after a courageous battle with his illness. On behalf of the Faculty of ...

Second call for papers: ALASA Conference The African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA) in collaboration with the Pan South African Language Board, the Department of African Language Studies and the Centre...

A Tribute to Chief Ngangomhlaba Mathanzima A! NGANGOMHLABA!! The sudden passing of Chief Ngangomhlaba Mathanzima leaves us with a heavy heart. The Department of African Language Studies mourns with the house of Madi...

New Research Chair in Forensic Linguistics and Multilingualism The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has a new Research Chair in Forensic Linguistics and Multilingualism. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation, Professor Jos...

The Heritage Indaba UWC's faculties of Arts & Humanities and Education will be hosting The Heritage Indaba. About the event The Heritage Indaba event is about public debate, reflecti...

Ikhathalogu yeeNcwadi zesiXhosa zooMuntuza (zaBantwana): Making Children's Books Accessible to All Local, regional and international studies have highlighted South Africa’s reading crisis, some even going as far as describing it as a “cognitive catastrophe”....

Gqeberha, The New Name for Port Elizabeth... Johannesburg - GQE-BE-RHA, Gqeberha! This is the name/word that has been hot on the lips of many South Africans since Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa approved and gazet...

Five Ways UWC Empowers Mother Tongue Speakers South Africa is a country that celebrates diversity - there’s a reason it’s called the Rainbow Nation, after all. It’s a country of eleven official languages -...

International Mother Language Day Celebration The Department of African Language Studies presents the International Mother Language Day Celebration.

Astronomy In IsiXhosa: Translating And Transforming Science In South Africa South Africa is a country of 11 national languages – but nine of these languages don’t have an advanced scientific vocabulary. That leaves many learners – and ...