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 ...

Deaf South Africans have lashed out at what they claim was a fake interpreter who was allegedly making up signs during President Barack Obama’s eulogy at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in ...

(AP) The South African government says it is aware of reports that the bogus sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial once faced a murder charge, and says he’s being investigated. Phumla ...

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 ...

NEARLY two years since South African Sign Language (SASL) became the country’s 12th official language, there has been little progress by the government in implementing the 18th constitutional ...

As the world marked International Translation Day on Tuesday, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) sounded the alarm on a critical shortage of court interpreters in South Africa, a gap that ...