Africans get tools to cross the digital divide

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JOHANNESBURG – Dwayne Bailey hears the question all the time. ’’Why bother translating software into isiZulu?’’ people ask him. ’’Who needs it? English is the language of global business — you’d be better off spending your energy teaching people English.’’

To which Mr. Bailey replies, quite simply, “Izixhobo kufuneka zisebenzele abantu, hayi abantu izixhobo. Isoftware sisixhobo ngoko ke kumele sisebenzele abantu ngolwimi lwabo lwasemzini!”

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