International Sign Language Day was on 23 September, Newzroom Afrika is shining a spotlight on the critical role of Sign ...

As South Africa marks International Sign Language Day, interpreters Pumza Sikumba and Khetha Mbatha highlight the importance ...

The bogus sign language interpreter whose meaningless gestures during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in December made international headlines is about to get his second 15 minutes of fame – as the ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government said Friday it is aware of reports that the bogus sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial once faced a murder charge, and said he is ...

Africa's media sign language interpreters have raised concerns over low payment, inadequate training, and the absence of interpretation services in important programs meant to cater to the deaf ...

When he testified in favor of the bill that would require American Sign Language interpreters to be licensed in Maryland, Kelby Brick, director of the Governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ...

Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi highlights a critical shortage of court interpreters in South Africa, revealing the impact ...

South Africa's deputy disability minister says the government is investigating how a man who faked sign language at the Mandela memorial was given security clearance. Thamsanqa Jantjie, who stood ...

SEDIBENG.- As Deaf Awareness Month draws to a close, South Africa finds itself at a critical juncture in the recognition and development of South African Sign Language (SASL), a language that, like ...

The theme for this year's Deaf Awareness Month is No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights. As many people in the world commemorate Deaf Awareness Month, the Deaf Federation of South Africa ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Bongumusa Manana, a 19-year-old deaf student who studies in a township in Johannesburg, sees South Africa's move to recognise sign as an official language as a huge ...