JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Bongumusa Manana, a 19-year-old deaf student who studies in a township in Johannesburg, sees South Africa's move to recognise sign as an official language as a huge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deaf students at the Khulani Special School learning sign language. Leisa Tyler/LightRocket via Getty Images What was the process ...

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 ...

As South Africa marks International Sign Language Day on September 23, two Sign Language interpreters are being recognised for their vital role in ensuring deaf audiences are included in national news ...

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign ...