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Bantu Education Act, South African law, enacted in 1953, that governed the education of Black South African children. It was part of the government’s system of separate development (apartheid) for different racial groups and was aimed at training Black children for menial jobs. Learn more about the law and its effects.

New book argues that the historical process that produced isiZulu and isiXhosa as distinct languages began at least two centuries before apartheid

Historian Jochen S. Arndt answers questions about his book on colonialism and Zulu and Xhosa identities, 'Divided by the Word.'

South Africa is known for its diverse range of cultures and languages, with 11 official languages recognized in the country's constitution.

The decision to think of isiZulu and isiXhosa as two separate languages can to some extent be traced back to African interpreters on whom European missionaries depended

Missionaries and African translators working on local versions of the Bible divided South Africa’s ethnic groups by language.

This is a plea for the churches to throw their weight back into the arena of public education in South Africa, with children’s rights as the key lever.