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Afrikaans can claim the same literary roots as contemporary Dutch, as both languages stem from 17th-century Dutch. One of the oldest examples of written Cape Dutch is the poem Lied ter eere van de Swellendamsche en diverse andere helden bij de bloedige actie aan Muizenberg in dato 7 August 1795 (Song in Honour of the Swellendam and various others Heroes at the Bloody Action at Muizenberg) [3 ...
Some of the best examples of Afrikaans folklore are stories recorded and written by Minnie Postma, [15] who grew up with and heard these tales told by Sotho people. Using these stories can give effect to a recommendation made by Robinson, [16] namely that the integration of culture in a language programme should be a synthesis between the learner's home culture, the target language's cultural ...
Afrikaans literature consists of novels, poetry, drama, as well as romance novels. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
This is a list of Afrikaans-language films. ... Die verhaal van Racheltjie de Beer (The Story of Racheltjie De Beer) 2020. Toorbos; Vergeet My Nie; 2021.
Jaco Jacobs (born 1980) is a South African children's author who writes in Afrikaans.. Jacobs was born in the South African town of Carnarvon, Northern Cape.He started writing at a young age and sold his first short stories to magazines while still in high school. [1]
Afrikaans authors may be novelists, short story writers, poets or playwrights writing in the Afrikaans language. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Interster (Afrikaans, Inter-star) (author Dr Johann Beukes 1949–2007) was a two-season science-fiction puppet television series made for children and shown in South Africa from the early 1980s. At the time of its production the show was variously compared to the series Thunderbirds [ 2 ] , which was previously broadcast in South Africa in ...
The first story's front facade was designed by Richard Wocke and the keystone was laid by President Brand on May 31, 1875. In 1895, the second story was built, designed by Johannes Egbertus Vixseboxse. The remainder of the building was designed by Sir Herbert Baker, architect of the Union Buildings in Pretoria, and was completed in 1906. [3]