NISC News
New Editor-in-Chief: Dr Mampoi Mabena
Dr Mampoi Mabena has been officially appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. A highly regarded academic, Dr Mabena brings extensive exper...
Blue and fin whale sightings on the rise in the South East Atlantic
More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world’s two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic. The findings...
Evolution of Language Rights in South Africa
Language rights occupy a unique and often contested space within South Africa’s constitutional framework. As a diverse and multilingual society emerging from a deeply racialised and exclusionary...
Power Lines Pose Deadly Threat to Namibia’s Large Birds
A year-long study in southern Namibia has confirmed what conservationists have long feared: power lines are killing significant numbers of large bird species, with some populations, particularly busta...
Call for Papers: Climate-smart cultivated grassland & pasture system
Grasslands, both cultivated and natural, form an important component of livestock production, rural livelihoods and ecosystem services across Africa and globally, yet these systems face increasing pre...