THE CONVERSATION Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says about reading vs listening 2 min 4 By Stephanie N del Tufo
WRIT LARGE The shimmering innards – writer Antjie Krog’s ‘last’ genre-busting masterpiece 4 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
The Conversation Changes to speech and language can help detect Alzheimer’s early – here are five things to look out for 3 min 0 By Sarah Curtis
THE CONVERSATION Africa’s ‘sleeping’ language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford University 2 min 2 By Elleke Boehmer and Luan Staphorst
FILM REVIEW Kneecap — a rambunctious riot of sex, drugs and Irish hip-hop 3 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
THE CONVERSATION Most ‘words of the year’ don’t actually tell us about the state of the world – here’s what I’d pick instead 4 min 1 By Tony Thorne
EDUCATION Basic Education Minister confirms Bela Act ‘essentially’ ready for implementation – except clauses 4 & 5 3 min 0 By Lisakanya Venna
Semigration Diaries The ups and occasional downs of learning how to socialise well in a small town 8 min 7 By Julienne Du Toit
LANGUAGES OF INSTRUCTION OP-ED Clinging to monolingual education undermines SA’s rich linguistic diversity 4 min 6 By Nhlanhla Mpofu
FOUND IN TRANSLATION A passion born in silence – how childhood mutism and a love of reading produced a master of languages 5 min 1 By Joel Ontong
CAMPUS STRIFE Stellenbosch University to probe ‘grave’ claims of nepotism against vice-chancellor De Villiers 3 min 0 By Joel Ontong
THE CONVERSATION Why does Turkey want other countries to start spelling its name ‘Türkiye’? 4 min 3 By Phillip M. Carter
THE CONVERSATION The nature and power of swearing - how obscene words influence your mind, body and relationships 4 min 2 By Karyn Stapleton, Catherine Loveday, Kristy Beers Fägersten and Richard Stephens
BEATING STIGMA Get wise to the words – it’s time to mind our language around those living with mental illness 4 min 1 By Florence de Vries
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM How to pick good doctors: Why race, language and home town do matter 8 min 0 By Jesse Copelyn
THE CONVERSATION Read and weep – Covid lockdowns leave South Africa’s pupils far behind in maths and language 4 min 0 By Ursula Hoadley
THE CONVERSATION Why people hate or love the sound of certain words 4 min 0 By Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater
OUR BURNING PLANET Underground talk: Sorry, who do you wish to squeak to? For the naked mole rat, it won’t be any old rodent 4 min 0 By Unknown Author
