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 ...

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 ...

The eyes of the world were fixed on South Africa as global citizens united to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela on December 11, 2013. Yet, amidst the profound tributes, a bizarre security and ...

(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 ...

The sign language interpreter who stood next to the podium and interpreted what heads of states, religious leaders and other celebrated figures had to say about Nelson Mandela at his memorial service ...

I have always been fascinated by language interpreters. I wrote in the teaser of my first post on the topic (see here) that we often take the work of interpreters for granted, and yet they accomplish ...