Prof RH Kaschula:
2015: Kaschula, R.H. & Dlutu, B. ‘Reinventing the oral word and returning it to the community via Technauriture.’ In Bidwell, N.J. & Winschiers-Theophilus, H. (eds.). At the intersection of indigenous and traditional knowledge and technology design. Santa Rose, California: Informing Science Press.2015: Docrat, Z. & Kaschula, R.H. ‘Meaningful engagement: Towards a language rights paradigm for effective language policy implementation. South African Journal of African Languages. 35(1). pp. 1-9.
2015: Kaschula, R.H. Guest Editor of the Southern African Journal of Folklore Studies in which two members of the NRF SARChI African languages Chair published articles (Prof Wolff & Dr GV Mona).
2015: H Ekkehard Wolff (NRF Chair). ‘Losing the Flavour? From orature to literature, and on choices when compiling dictionaries for unwritten African languages’. SAFOS Journal. Volume 25.
2015: Godfrey Vulindlela Mona (NRF Chair). ‘The interface between the oral and the written: an interdisciplinary analysis of selected poems by Mqhayi and Jolobe. SAFOS Journal. Volume 25.
2015: Mhlobo Jadezweni. ‘Beyond “Dudlu ntombazana!” - The Voice of S.E.K. Mqhayi’. SAFOS Journal. Volume 25.
2016: Kaschula, R.H. ‘Alice in Wonderland: translating to read across Africa. Journal of African Cultural Studies. London: University of London – SOAS, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
2016: Kaschula, R.H. & H Ekkehard Wolff (eds.). Multilingual Education in Africa. Concepts and practices. Pretoria: UNISA Press; London, New York: Routledge.
2016. Kaschula, R.H. & H Ekkehard Wolff. ‘Introduction – The multilingual context of education in Africa’. In Multilingual Education in Africa. pp. 2-8. 2016: Kaschula, R.H. ‘The teaching and learning of African languages at South African universities.’ In Multilingual Education in Africa. pp. 56-64.
2016: Kaschula, R.H. ‘In search of the African voice in Higher Education: The Language Question’. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus. Vol. 49.
2016: Kaschula, R.H. ‘Technauriture as an educational tool in South Africa’. Nordic Journal of African Studies. (Forthcoming). Edited by Daniela Merolla, Leiden University.
2016: Kaschula, R.H. ‘Technauriture as a platform to create an inclusive environment for sharing of research’. In Sharing Multimedia Heritage Research in and Out of Africa. Open Book Publishers, Cambridge University Press. Edited by Daniela Merolla and Mark Turin.
2017: Kaschula, R.H. ‘Intellectualisation of isiXhosa literature: the case of Jeff Opland.’ Tydskrif vir Letterkunde. 2017: Kaschula, R.H., Maseko, P., & Wolff, E. (Eds.). Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication: A South African Perspective. Johannesburg: Wits Press.
2017: Introduction. In Russell H Kaschula, H Ekkehard Wolff and Pamela Maseko. pp. 1-4.
2017: Kaschula, R.H. & Maseko, P. Researching the intellectualisation of African languages, multilingualism and education. In Russell H Kaschula, H Ekkehard Wolff and Pamela Maseko (Eds.). pp. 19 – 33.
2017: Kaschula, R.H., & Mostert, A. Language policy in South Africa through the Sapir-Whorf ‘looking glasses’. In Russell H Kaschula, H Ekkehard Wolff and Pamela Maseko. (Eds.). pp. 283 – 300.
2017: Kaschula, R.H. & Kunju, H. Music, literature and multilingualism in the East Cape Opera Company. In Russell H Kaschula, H Ekkehard Wolff and Pamela Maseko. (Eds.). 313 – 322.
2017: Docrat, Z., Kaschula, R.H. & Ralarala, M. The exclusion of South African sign language speakers in the criminal justice system: A case-based approach. In Ralarala, M., Barris, K.,
Dr Sebolelo Mokapela
Journal articles and Book Chapters:2025: Mokapela, S & Kaschula, RH. Language-in-education in South Africa: Prospects and challenges. In Jeroen Darquennes, Joe Salmons & Wim Vandenbussche (eds). Language Contact: An international handbook. Volume 2. Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 2025, pp. 641-658. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110443011-037
2024: Mokapela, S. & Saule, N. Creativity in literary translation: The writer-translator’s case. In Dlamini, P., Mokapela, S. & Madontsela, S. (eds.) African Languages in Practice and Sociocultural Transformations. KwaZulu Natal/South Africa: UKZN Press, 2024
2024: Sebolelo Mokapela, Michael M. Kretzer & Russell H Kaschula: Blurred lines in AC Jordan's novel - Ingqumbo Yeminyanya (The Wrath of the Ancestors): a literary geography of factual and imaginary spaces. Journal of Cultural Geography (19 May 2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2024.2343967
2023: Mokapela, S. The challenges of translation in multilingual South Africa with specific reference to selected public space signage in the Western Cape Province. South African Journal of African Languages, 43:3, 226-233
2023: Kaschula, RH; Mokapela, S; Nkomo, D & Nosilela, B. A socio-political and historical perspective of linguistic prescriptivism in relation to the African languages of southern Africa. Beal, J.C., Morana, L. and Straaijer, R. (eds.) 2023. Handbook of Linguistic Prescriptivism: an evolving field. London/New York: Routledge Press
2022: Kaschula, RH; Mokapela, S; Mletshe, L; Jama, Z; Ntwana, T; Mlonyeni, S & Dhlamini, MS. African Oral Literature as Sociopolitical Commentary: A Comparative IsiXhosa-Afrikaans Approach. The Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies. Volume 32 Issue 1 2022
2022: Sebolelo Mokapela & Russell H. Kaschula. Traditionen im Wandel des Klimas. Der Klimawandel verändert den Umgang mit traditionellen Riten.
2008: Dlali, M & Mokapela, S. “Zenobia’s Story: How a Victim of Abuse Uses isiXhosa to Account for her Actions”, Literator 29(2) Aug. 2008: 1-23.
Edited Book
2024: Dlamini, P., Mokapela, S. & Madontsela, S. (eds.) African Languages in Practice and Sociocultural Transformations. KwaZulu Natal/South Africa: UKZN Press, 2024
Dr T Ntwana:
2015: Ntwana T., Somniso, M. A critical analysis of the translation of “Things Fall Apart” into isiXhosa “Lwadilik’udonga”.Creative Work:
Published an Award winning IsiXhosa Drama book, “Akwaba” – Oxford University Press – Currently prescribed for the intermediate phase in schools (Grade 10)– adapted for stage at Baxter Theatre
– Received Best Contribution to the Literary Arts Award from “THE WESTERN CAPE CULTURAL AFFAIRS AWARDS - 2015”
Translated a chapter in Thembelani Ngenelwa’s novel: “The day I died”.
Published Xhosa Nursery Rhymes - Hibbard Publishers
Co-authored a Short Story Book – “Ubomi ngumzamo” - Hibbard Publishers
Published a Children’s story book, “There wouldn’t be a house …” – this book has been translated into IsiXhosa “Ngeyingekho le ndlu …”, and Afrikaans “Daar sou nie ‘n huis wees sonder …” – Room-To-Read South Africa
Published a Xhosa Short story book – For Adult Readers, “Ikhubalo likaSoyola” – New Readers Publishers
Authored 6 stage dramas for Grades 3 to 9 – Oxford University Press
Authored 3 Children’s stories for Grades R – 3 – Oxford University Press
Contributed 5 poems in an anthology on Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, “Aa! Dalibhunga ” – Ilitha Publisher
Dr Mbali Dhlamini
Mr Z Jama:
2019, Zahraa Mohamed, Stephanie Roche, Joel Claassen, Zukile Jama Students' perceptions of the effectiveness of additional language tuition in the University of Cape Town MBChB programme: A descriptive cross-sectional study. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine – ArticleTranslation Work:
2019 Stitching a Whirlwind | Translations | Poetry – Scribd 27 Jan. 2019 - 223 JC Oosthuysen; p. 224); Zukile Jama (p. 220 Zukile Jama); CMDR (p. 220 Fred Khumalo; p. 221 JM Lenake; p. 222 Thokozile Mabeqa;
Ms Somikazi Mlonyeni
Dr Zakeera Docrat
Dr Michael Kretzer
Monography:Kretzer, Michael M. (2022), Wenn Sprache Bildung verhindert, WBG Academics, Darmstadt, ISBN: 978-3-534-50643-9.
Edited Books:
Morgan Dalphinis, Duane Edwards, Michael M. Kretzer, Violet Cuffy (2024). Creole Cultures, Vol. 2, Creole Identity and Language Representations. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN: 978-3031552366
Edited Book Series:
Kretzer, Michael M. and Russell H. Kaschula (July 2022) Handbooks of Language Policies in Africa (HLPA), Vol I.: Handbook of Language Policy and Education in Countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), ISBN: 978-90-04-50805-7.
Chapters in HLPA (2022):
Kaschula, R. H. & Kretzer, M. M., (2022). Introduction. In Handbook of Language Policy and Education in Countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (pp. 1-10). Brill.
Kretzer, M. M., & Kaschula, R. H. (2022). A Comparative Analysis of Language Policy and Planning in the SADC-Region. In Handbook of Language Policy and Education in Countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (pp. 11-40). Brill.
Kumwenda, J. I., & Kretzer, M. M. (2022). The Prevailing Sociolinguistic and Socio-political Realities in Malawi and Their Implications on Language Policy. In Handbook of Language Policy and Education in Countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (pp. 182-198). Brill.
David, M. F. B., & Kretzer, M. M. (2022). Using,‘Kreol Seselwa’, the Seychellois Creole Language to Strengthen Connections between the Government, Public Entities, Educational Institutions and Beyond. In Handbook of Language Policy and Education in Countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (pp. 259-279). Brill.
Michael M. Kretzer & Kaschula, R. H. (2022). Legal Regulations, Obstacles and Current Developments in the Language Policy of the Republic of South Africa. In Handbook of Language Policy and Education in Countries of the Southern African Development Community(SADC) (pp. 280-298). Brill.
2025:
Cox, J. G., & Kretzer, M. M. (2025). COVID-19 vaccination campaigns for diverse language groups in Pennsylvania/USA and Western Cape/South Africa: Examples from national and sub-national levels. Applied Linguistics, amae082.
Kretzer, M. M. (2025). ‘Votescapes’: Linguistic landscape and party language policy during the 2019 South African election. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 1-25.
Janes, A., Schweiger, S., & Kretzer, M. M. (2025). Perceptions of Plastics, Unintended Effects and Local Initiatives Against Plastic Pollution. In Springer Handbook of Circular Plastics Economy (pp. 853-862). Springer, Cham.
2024
Aneesa Vel and Michael M. Kretzer (2024), Safeguarding the creole language (Lalang Seselwa), culture and heritage of the Seychelles, Creole Cultures and Representations, Palgrave-Macmillan
Mokapela, S., Kretzer, Michael M. and Kaschula, R. H., (2024), Blurred lines in AC Jordan’s novel Ingqumbo Yeminyanya ‘The Wrath of the Ancestors’: A literary geography of factual and imaginary spaces, Journal of Cultural Geography,
https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2024.2343967.
Monika Kowalonek-Janczarek & Michael M. Kretzer (2024). Konzeptualisierung des Schreibens in deutschen, polnischen und südafrikanischen Fremdsprachen-Curricula for die gymnasiale Oberstufe. In: Targonska, J., Jakosz, M. (Eds.) Wendepunkte in der Fremdsprachenlehr- und -lernforschung, Teil 2 (pp. 93 – 105).
2023
Kretzer, M.M., Abdulnabi Ali, A., Schweiger, S. (2023). Environmental Education in African Countries and Its Implementation in Lesotho. In: Leal Filho, W., Abubakar, I.R., da Silva, I., Pretorius, R., Tarabieh, K. (eds) SDGs in Africa and the Middle East Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91260-4_103-1
Abdulnabi Ali, A., Golbert, Y., Reksa, A. F. A., Kretzer, M. M., & Schweiger, S. (2023). Transformative Solutions in the Global South: Addressing Solid Waste Management Challenges in Jakarta Through Participation by Civil Society Organizations?. In Environmental Governance in Indonesia (pp. 329-351). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Kretzer, M. M., & Ong, T. W. S. (2023). Reclaiming Transformation for Inclusive and Multilingual Education through Linguistic Landscape (LL) in South Africa and Malaysia. In Language, Society and the State in a Changing World (pp. 307-336). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73400-2_233-1.
2022
Kowalonek-Janczarek, M.,& Kretzer,M. M.(2022).Conceptualizations of writing in Polish and South African language curricula for grades 4–8 and 4–9. Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny, 531-546.
Kretzer, M. M. (2022). Social Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the School Closings in Five Southern Africa Countries: Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In COVID-19 and a World of Ad Hoc Geographies (pp. 2089-2108). Springer,
Kretzer, M. M., & Pfeiffer, V. (2022). The Heterogeneity of Language Policies and its Related Health Crisis Communication about COVID-19 in Lesotho and South Africa. In COVID-19 and a World of Ad Hoc Geographies (pp. 2393-2412). Springer, Cham.
Heinrichs, D. H., Kretzer, M. M., & Davis, E. E. (2022). Mapping the online language ecology of multilingual COVID-19 public health information in Australia. European Journal of Language Policy, 14(2), 133-162.
Kretzer, M. M., & Oluoch-Suleh, E. (2022). (Hidden) potentials for African languages in curriculum reforms: examples from Kenya and South Africa. SN Social Sciences, 2(8), 1-24.
Kretzer, M. M. (2022). –Touristscapes:(Multilingual) Language Policy and (Monolingual) Linguistic Landscape (LL) at Tourist Sites in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Bi-and Multilingualism from Various Perspectives of Applied Linguistics, 35.
2021
Kretzer, Michael M., and Russell H. Kaschula. (2021) "Language Policies at schools in increasingly mobile societies: Examples from the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo and NorthWest." Multilingual classroom contexts: Transitions and transactions, 97 –119. https://doi.org/10.18820/9781991201713.
Kretzer, Michael M., Engler, S., Kaschula, R. H. and Bönisch, A (2021): Enhancing environmental knowledge through teaching of IK in Malawian Science Education using African Languages, Alternation Special Edition 38 (2021) Alternation Open Issue #05, 228 – 253. https://doi.org/10.29086/2519-5476/2021/sp38a10.
Kretzer, Michael M. and Kaschula, R. H. (2021) Language policy and linguistic landscapes at schools in South Africa, International Journal of Multilingualism, Volume 18(1), 105-127, DOI:10.1080/14790718.2019.1666849.
Schrot, O. G., Traxler, J., Weifner, A. and Kretzer, Michael M. (2021) Potentials of ‘Future Workshop’ method for educating adolescents about climate change mitigation and adaptation in their home region: A case study from Freistadt in Upper Austria and its possible suitability for countries of the Global South, for Applied Environmental Education & Communication Journal, Volume 20(3), 256-269, DOI:
10.1080/1533015X.2020.1816515.
2020:
Kretzer, Michael M. and Kaschula, R. H. (2020): (Unused) potentials of educators’ covert language policies at public schools in Limpopo, South Africa, Current Issues in Language Planning, Vol. 21(3), 254 – 278. DOI: 10.1080/14664208.2019.1641349.
Kretzer Michael M. (2020) Free Education: Origins, Achievements, and Current Situation. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Quality Education. Encyclopaedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham,
328-337. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95870-5_93.
2019:
Kretzer, Michael M. (2019): Malta. In: Dittmann, A. & Gieler, W. (Eds.): Europa-Lexikon. Geographie, Geschichte, Kultur, Politik und Wirtschaft. (Peter Lang) Frankfurt am Main, 317- 325.
Kretzer, Michael M. (2019): Zypern. In: Dittmann, A. & Gieler, W. (Eds.): Europa-Lexikon. Geographie, Geschichte, Kultur, Politik und Wirtschaft. (Peter Lang) Frankfurt am Main, 657- 670.
Kretzer, Michael M. and Kaschula, R. H. (2019): (Latent) Potentials to incorporate and improve environmental knowledge using African Languages in Agriculture lessons in Malawi. In: Walter Leal and Sarah Hemstock (Eds.) ‘Climate Change and the Role of Education’ “Climate Change Management” published by Springer, 401 – 418.
Kaschula, R. H. and Kretzer, Michael M. (2019): ”Hayi, they don’t know Xhosa”: Comparative isiXhosa teaching challenges in Eastern Cape and Gauteng. In: South African Journal of African Languages, Pg. 239 – 252.
Kaschula, R. H. and Kretzer, Michael M. (2019): The Politics of Language Education in Africa. In: Oxford Encyclopedia of African Politics. DOI:
10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.750.
2018:
Kretzer, Michael M. (2018).The potential Effects of Language Attitude for the Use of Indigenous Languages at Primary Schools in South Africa – Case Study in Gauteng and North-West Province. In (eds): De Lange, R., Stevens, I., Kruger, R., and Sirayi, M. The arts and indigenous knowledge systems in a modern[ized] Africa: Newcastle upon Tyne. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Pg. 245 – 261.
Kretzer, Michael M. (2018). Implementierungspotential der Sprachenpolitik im Bildungssystem Südafrikas. Eine Untersuchung in den Provinzen Gauteng, Limpopo und North West. [Potential of the implementation of language policy in the education system of South Africa : case study of Gauteng, Limpopo and North West Province] (Unpublished PhD thesis) Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany.
2017:
Kretzer, Michael M. (2017): Linguistic repertoire and language practices of pupils at secondary schools in Botswana: a case study, In: Ralarala, M., Barris, K., Ivala, E. und Siyepu, S. (Hg.), (CASAS BOOK SERIES): African Language and Language Practice Research in the 21st Century: Interdisciplinary Themes and Perspectives. Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS), Cape Town, Pg. 163 - 186.
Kretzer, Michael M., Engler, S., Gondwe J. and Trost, E. (2017). Fighting Resource Scarcity - Sustainability in the education system of Malawi: Case Study of Karonga, Mzimba and Nkhata Bay district. In: South African Geographical Journal, 99: 3, Pg. 235-251. DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2016.1231624.
2016:
Kretzer, Michael M. (2016). Chancen und Grenzen von „Agriculture“ als Schulfach für eine nachhaltige Lebensführung. Fallstudie Karonga, Nkahata Bay und Mzimba Distrikt in Malawi. In (Hg.): Engler, S., Bommert, W. und Stengel, O. Regional, innovativ und gesund –Nachhaltige Ernährung als Teil der großen Transformation. Göttingen. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, S. 243 – 261.
Kumwenda, J. and Kretzer, Michael M. (2016). Language policy in Malawi: a study of its contexts, factors for its development and consequences. In: Marang: Journal of Language and Literature, 27, Pg. 20-38.
Kretzer, Michael M. (2016). Variations of overt and covert language practices of educators in the North West Province: Case study of the use of Setswana and Sesotho at primary and secondary schools. In: South African Journal of African Languages, 36:1, Pg. 15-24, DOI:10.1080/02572117.2016.1186891.
2014:
Engler, S. and Kretzer, Michael M. (2014). Agriculture and education: Agricultural education as an adaptation to food insecurity in Malawi. In: Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, 2(6), Pg. 224-231.
2013:
Kretzer, Michael M. (2013). The Importance of Language Attitude Regarding First-Language-Based Education in South Africa. Case Study in Gauteng and North-West
Province. In: Facets of Linguistics. Proceedings of the 14thNorddeutsches Linguistisches Kolloquium 2013 in Halle (Saale), eds. Ammermann, A., Brock, A., Pflaeging, J., Schildhauer, P. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main u.a.: Peter Lang, Pg. 217-229.
Dr Bonke Xakatha
Publications (Journal Article)
Xakatha, B. and Mletshe, L. (2026) ‘Uphengululo lobume besihobe ngokukhethekileyo: Inkalo yoqhagamishelwano kumaculo eeCawe zemveli nezo zizimeleyo zase-Afrika’, South African Journal of African Languages, pp. 1–15. doi: 10.1080/02572117.2025.2589231.
Book Publications (Creative output)
Xakatha, B. (2023) Yavulek’ityesi: Kwavel’ingqokelela yemibongo. Sizophila Publishers, Alice, South Africa.
Other Publications (Newspaper articles)
Xakatha, B. (2025) Ndiyakucela phuma: Umbongo. Isolezwe lesiXhosa, East London, South Africa.
Xakatha, B. (2025) Using poetry to address GBV. News24, South Africa.
Xakatha, B. (2025) Using poetry to address GBV. Hermanus Times, South Africa.
Translation Contributions
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44163-026-01098-2
https://aclanthology.org/2024.lrec-main.1464.pdf
Academia.edu Contributions
https://www.academia.edu/14849947/Negative_concord_and_nominal_licensing_in_Xhosa_and_Zulu
Community Engagements
news-and-announcements/news/uwc-creates-presents-incredible-poetry-hour-986
https://www.cput.ac.za/component/rsblog/spotlight-falls-on-language-diversity-2026?Itemid=1547
news-and-announcements/news/uwcs-media-society-takes-in-the-brics-media-forum-609
https://cput.ac.za/component/rsblog/heritage-and-diversity-celebrated?Itemid=736
https://africaintheworld.com/speakers/2024-festival-speakers/
https://www.scribd.com/document/538692227/Poem-read-by-Bonke-Xakatha
news-and-announcements/events/disability-awareness-day
https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/EJC76701
Ms Bongeka Mlawuli
Mr Aviwe Mvabaza
Mr Hlithane
Research Outputs (Book chapter):2024: Hlitane, N. (2024) Chapter 9: The paucity of scientific lexicon in isiXhosa vocabulary: The need to develop term-creation for the ALASA book: Contextualising African Language Dynamics of Change Eds. H. Ekkehard Wolff & Justus C. Roux
Research Projects:
2021: Cambridge University Press Translation Project (Translator)
2022: Bilingual English-isiXhosa Dictionary Project (Rhodes University)
Key responsibilities: - Core team member and group leader
- Translator
- Proof-reader and editor
- Terminology extractor
- Provide leading presentations on translation theories
- Researcher
