Did you know most Xhosa names are taken from all forms of oral literature and are known as proverbial names? Traditionally, ...

Xhosa people do not pick children's names before birth. They wait till the child is born to know its gender, what it looks like, and how people feel so that they can give it an appropriate name.

The Xhosa are South Africa's second-largest ethnic ... but there was absolutely no need for these children to perform completely naked. "That indignity goes against the values of our cultures." ...

In 2013 they founded Intsikelelo, which means “blessing” in the local Xhosa language. The nonprofit, based in the Western Cape, supports vulnerable children by strengthening local organizations’ ...

Some children who have grown up in Africa being ... African township of Soweto in Johannesburg where they spoke Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu. She would switch languages depending on who she was talking ...