My God! How good to watch such a documentary. Royce Buda is inspiration to all of us. And I can state here one thing: I have never met anyone who has regretted having studied.
Such a beautiful story. What a compassionate man. He has a very close relationship with language and uses his understanding to inform as well as to convey passion and emotion. You can see the care and concern for the people in his eyes. Love it.
I cannot tell how often I watched this documentary. Royce Buda is such an inspiration. I’m able to communicate in eight languages. And since the war in Ukraine started I interpret almost everyday between Russian and my mother tongue German. Now I know how important it is to know languages. Also I experienced exactly the things he said. Is it possible to contact Mr.Buda? I would be delighted if I could tell him my story and how he affected me. Best regards from Germany
Umm.. Sustainable living with 0 carbon footprint, without the destroying the planet would be Mother's earths greatest treasure... So I humbly disagree..
Thank you DW Documentary.. This news broadcast is is astonishing... Royce Budha is proof any one man and women can achieve education.. Sixteen Languages along side dialects.. Amazingly i never heard of Royce Budha until today.. Thank you again
Dear Wendy Alexander, absolutely agree with you, they are very important world-wide. This film does no aim to discredit court interpreters elsewhere. Rather the opposite! All the best, Almut Dieden
how can people ever get ahead when they are fragmented into so many language groups? Can they all read? What information is available to them in these languages?
Dear Jaymon Hotz, language diversity is indeed a very challenging topic in South Africa. Efforts are made to promote all languages equally (e.g. through the Pan South African Language Board). Some languages are quite similar (like the Sotho-Tswana languages, or the Nguni languages including Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi and Ndebele), and most people speak several languages. So the population is not quite as fragmented as you might think at first. Still, decision-making processes in such a multi-cultural country require a lot of patience, understanding and good communication. Literacy rate in South Africa is 94.3% according to UNESCO (amonst 15-24 year olds even 98.96%). Public broadcasters show current news in all 11 official languages as well as sign language throughout the day. Especially in the widespread languages like Zulu, Xhosa or Sotho you can find newspapers and other publications. In court everyone has the right to litigate in their own language, hence there are a lot of court interpreters. Still, though theoretically all languages should be equal (as the constitution says), in reality you will need to understand English, or to a lesser extend Afrikaans, to access higher education or run a business. Hope that answers your questions? All the best, Almut Dieden
Actually most young south africans don't need english to communicate because on average we speak 4 to 6 languages and understand more. This was made possible by our TV channels. If you watch TV from 8pm to 10pm you can see telenovelas, series and soapies in all the languages including the news. So if you do this consistently , which was people do, you will surely learn more languages
South Africa have the backing of countries all around the world, that's why they will take back there land. Zimbabwe did not have the backing of the international community but in South Africa Case, they have the of China which is one of the most powerful nation on earth and will be the new world power.
Marlon Foster a lot of white supremacists are putting on a brave face about China building up Africa's economy by saying; "Ha Ha, the Chinese are colonizing Africa, just like we did..." But the data proves that not to be the case: www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/middle-east-and-africa/the-closest-look-yet-at-chinese-economic-engagement-in-africa But just like the "White Genocide in South Africa" nonsense these people have swallowed whole, when did the facts ever get in the way of them coming up with conclusions to boost their self-esteem?
With all her education and privilege if this lawyer really valued it she could have easily learned how to speak and understand Zulu or Xhosa which are more commonly spoken that Afrikaans and English. But they don't bother to learn African languages because they see themselves as superior.
Literally none of that is true. Both Xhosa and Zulu have prepositions, well established grammatical rules, a tense system and a multitude of available dictionaries.
Solus In south africa, afrikaans and xhosa, and zulu, and practically every other language except english are treated as second languages for gov't function. English is the common ground language that practically everyone has to learn, and the logic for not forcing the adoption of african languages is the same as not forcing the adoption of afrikaans.
As @Maxwell Sokhela explained well, many South African languages are similar. It is quite normal there to speak at least 3-4 languages fluently. For someone with a talent for languages (like Buda), it is quite possible to be fluent in even more languages. Growing up in a multilingual neighborhood of Mamelodi, Buda had been surrounded by many African languages since childhood. In school, learning English and Afrikaans was mandatory. His grandfather taught him Arabic. And as he said himself: "My brain is very soft, it absorbs easily..." ;-) All the best, Almut Dieden
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My God! How good to watch such a documentary. Royce Buda is inspiration to all of us. And I can state here one thing: I have never met anyone who has regretted having studied.
Such a beautiful story. What a compassionate man. He has a very close relationship with language and uses his understanding to inform as well as to convey passion and emotion. You can see the care and concern for the people in his eyes. Love it.
I cannot tell how often I watched this documentary. Royce Buda is such an inspiration. I’m able to communicate in eight languages. And since the war in Ukraine started I interpret almost everyday between Russian and my mother tongue German. Now I know how important it is to know languages. Also I experienced exactly the things he said. Is it possible to contact Mr.Buda? I would be delighted if I could tell him my story and how he affected me.
Best regards from Germany
Learning languages and practicing them are the most invaluable treasure on EARTH.
Umm.. Sustainable living with 0 carbon footprint, without the destroying the planet would be Mother's earths greatest treasure... So I humbly disagree..
I'm so proud of Buda! He comes across as an excellent, humble servant. Really chuffed to see positive content on my country. Thanks DW!
16 languages, damn incredible man!
Shadowl1ne but according to white supremacists who do worse academically than African immigrants in their own countries, he has an IQ of 70.
Thank you DW Documentary..
This news broadcast is is astonishing... Royce Budha is proof any one man and women can achieve education.. Sixteen Languages along side dialects.. Amazingly i never heard of Royce Budha until today.. Thank you again
that's pure talent, one in a thousand may have that kind of brain probably less
Maurazio
I" m beyond envious of Royce Budha...
Dear Tanja, it was great to meet Royce Buda in person as well! He is very inspiring indeed. All the best, Almut Dieden
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He truly is an inspiration..
That lawyer was fine as hell.
Muito bom, parabéns pelo grande serviço que presta as pessoas. Por isso estudo diversos idiomas e vou aprender tantos quanto for possível. 💙🌟👍📈💎
Funny, I am in Nairobi and still I ca understand some of the Languages the elder is speaking.
I speak 3 languages and feel illiterate after watching the video
John Guzman ....Arabic, Spanish and French are my target languages and I feel illiterate as well 😩😩😩
AN amazing man..DW better than Aljazeera, CNN, MSNBC, NBC , Fox, Sky, BBC, Euronews etc....Thumbs up DW
Hi Denzel, wow...that´s a big one. We keep working on it. Stay tuned & spread the word!
This has got to be a joke.
Hi Alien, no, we are serious! See u around next time
Hi Alien, you got watch more documentaries from DW, it is free on TH-cam. do you guys have wifi there? .
Court reporters are important world wide. They keep the fact straight.
Dear Wendy Alexander, absolutely agree with you, they are very important world-wide. This film does no aim to discredit court interpreters elsewhere. Rather the opposite! All the best, Almut Dieden
He's invaluable.
how can people ever get ahead when they are fragmented into so many language groups? Can they all read? What information is available to them in these languages?
Dear Jaymon Hotz, language diversity is indeed a very challenging topic in South Africa. Efforts are made to promote all languages equally (e.g. through the Pan South African Language Board). Some languages are quite similar (like the Sotho-Tswana languages, or the Nguni languages including Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi and Ndebele), and most people speak several languages. So the population is not quite as fragmented as you might think at first. Still, decision-making processes in such a multi-cultural country require a lot of patience, understanding and good communication.
Literacy rate in South Africa is 94.3% according to UNESCO (amonst 15-24 year olds even 98.96%).
Public broadcasters show current news in all 11 official languages as well as sign language throughout the day. Especially in the widespread languages like Zulu, Xhosa or Sotho you can find newspapers and other publications. In court everyone has the right to litigate in their own language, hence there are a lot of court interpreters. Still, though theoretically all languages should be equal (as the constitution says), in reality you will need to understand English, or to a lesser extend Afrikaans, to access higher education or run a business.
Hope that answers your questions?
All the best,
Almut Dieden
Actually most young south africans don't need english to communicate because on average we speak 4 to 6 languages and understand more.
This was made possible by our TV channels. If you watch TV from 8pm to 10pm you can see telenovelas, series and soapies in all the languages including the news.
So if you do this consistently , which was people do, you will surely learn more languages
This seems racist
Niice, he speaks Swahili...
African Explorer nimeshangaa😮do you speak swahili too?
I would like 2 know besides the 11 official languages, what other languages this man can speak
Afrikaans opened Africa to the science world.
an average person in South African speaks 3+ languages (exl white people).
#Reporters thank you
M inspired 🍃🍃
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It's because it's German... EVERYTHING here is dubbed. It isn't that surprising that this quirk even spread to the international content
Rly interesting dude :)
South Africa have the backing of countries all around the world, that's why they will take back there land. Zimbabwe did not have the backing of the international community but in South Africa Case, they have the of China which is one of the most powerful nation on earth and will be the new world power.
Marlon Foster a lot of white supremacists are putting on a brave face about China building up Africa's economy by saying; "Ha Ha, the Chinese are colonizing Africa, just like we did..." But the data proves that not to be the case:
www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/middle-east-and-africa/the-closest-look-yet-at-chinese-economic-engagement-in-africa
But just like the "White Genocide in South Africa" nonsense these people have swallowed whole, when did the facts ever get in the way of them coming up with conclusions to boost their self-esteem?
Eleven official Languages ? that's deep !
I speak 7 languages & Felt lyk a Idiot after watching this doc!!!
With all her education and privilege if this lawyer really valued it she could have easily learned how to speak and understand Zulu or Xhosa which are more commonly spoken that Afrikaans and English. But they don't bother to learn African languages because they see themselves as superior.
you could make the reverse argument about not learning Afrikaans...
Literally none of that is true.
Both Xhosa and Zulu have prepositions, well established grammatical rules, a tense system and a multitude of available dictionaries.
Solus In south africa, afrikaans and xhosa, and zulu, and practically every other language except english are treated as second languages for gov't function. English is the common ground language that practically everyone has to learn, and the logic for not forcing the adoption of african languages is the same as not forcing the adoption of afrikaans.
Pieter-jan Kilian Jerk in the house
Afrikaans is an African language, its name literally means that.
Race based land expropriation without pay is not a policy in agreement with equal rights.
There is no chance this guy speaks 16 languages fluently lol, definitely not well enough to translate legal processes...
You speak only English. He speaks 16 languages.
As @Maxwell Sokhela explained well, many South African languages are similar. It is quite normal there to speak at least 3-4 languages fluently. For someone with a talent for languages (like Buda), it is quite possible to be fluent in even more languages. Growing up in a multilingual neighborhood of Mamelodi, Buda had been surrounded by many African languages since childhood. In school, learning English and Afrikaans was mandatory. His grandfather taught him Arabic. And as he said himself: "My brain is very soft, it absorbs easily..." ;-) All the best, Almut Dieden
It is very common in South Africa for one person to speak atleast 3 languages .i speak 5 ,my mom speaks all our 11official languages .
16 languages? Don't think so.