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Publications

Cover of Impilo: Ihaywa Ngezinkondlo, an isiZulu poetry ebook by Bongeka Buhlebamashasha Hlengwa-Selepe

Poetry

Impilo: Ihaywa Ngezinkondlo (2021). An anthology of isiZulu poems, available as an ebook. Get the ebook

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Book Chapters and Journal Articles

UMkabayi KaJama: A Political Heroine in the Formation of the Zulu Kingdom (2026). Njinga & Sepé: An International Journal of African and Brazilian Cultures. Read the article

 

Navigating the Doctoral Journey: Mentorship, Collaboration, and Determination (2026). In H. Mbhiza, K.E. Chin and N. Zongozzi (eds), Road to PhD: Finding the Ending. Brill. Read the chapter

 

Language Policy and the Struggle for Linguistic Equality in South Africa (2024). In E.M. Lisanza and L. Muaka (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Language Policies in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan. Read the chapter

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Translations, Adaptations and Short Stories

Inguqukombuso YeNingizimu Afrika Eyabondwa Yashiywa: Amathemba Namathuba (2013). isiZulu translation of Adam Habib's South Africa's Suspended Revolution: Hopes and Prospects. Wits University Press. Read the translation | Buy the book

 

First Bilingual Dictionary (isiZulu/English) (2007). English text adapted into isiZulu. Oxford University Press Southern Africa. View the dictionary

 

Ngenzenjani and Ukube Ngangazi (2005), short stories. In N.G. Sibiya (ed.), Wathint' Imbokodo. Shuter & Shooter. View the book

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Interviews and Media

List of Zulu Clan Names and Surnames (2026). TUKO.co.ke. An exclusive interview on the origins of Zulu clan names, naming traditions and the care involved in giving a child a Zulu name: "A name is really a small piece of family history, compressed into a single word." Read the interview

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