Reaffirm Africa!

I am an African

All this I know and know to be true because I am an African!

As an African, this is an achievement of which I am proud, proud without reservation and proud without any feeling of conceit.

Today it feels good to be an African.

25 May is Africa Day, during which all who call themselves Africans should remember to always act upon multiply the spirit of Africa to the world. Today we live in a world where images and ideas travel thousands of miles in a few seconds and one should definitely take advantage of advances presented to mother africa.

I'm surely going to enjoy celebrating Africa Day!

Another win for South African languages

Yet another problem facing modern technologies has always been Localisation of computer programs. However this was not the case as accessing a number of applications like email and websites in the native languages has undergone a big step. The Rhodes University's Horde email system was being translated into isiXhosa in a successful 48-hour Translate@thon last week friday during which an attempt was made to translate 10 000 words of the system. All thanks goes to people like Translate.org.za for their efforts in the uplifting process of our native languages.

I'm sure it would be very nice to see such wonderful events expanding to the rest of the country soon. I'm looking forward to see myself attend many Translate@thon's next time. :)

Read the full article of the success here:
http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1523