The Development of a Zulu Speech Reception Threshold Test for Zulu First Language Speakers in KwaZulu-Natal

Language Impairment in Zulu

Stress among general practitioners of Kwa-Dukuza, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Background: Stress and burnout are prevalent among the caring professionals, including doctors and nurses. The work-related stress rate among the general working population is 18% whilst among doctors it is around 28%. Stress in general practitioners (GPs) can result in multiple negative consequences. Detecting stress early may have positive outcomes for doctors, their families and the people t...

From ZULU to RERS - Lessons Learned in the ZULU Challenge

This paper summarizes our experience with the ZULU challenge on active learning without equivalence queries, presents our winning solution, investigates the character of ZULU’s rating approach, and discusses how this approach can be taken further to establish a framework for the systematic investigation of domain-specific, scalable learning solutions for practically relevant application. In par...

The acceptability of male circumcision as an HIV intervention among a rural Zulu population, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

Epidemiological and biological studies provide compelling evidence for the protective effect of male circumcision against the acquisition of HIV. Three randomized controlled trials are currently underway to assess the impact of male circumcision as an HIV intervention in traditionally non-circumcising areas with high levels of heterosexually-transmitted infection. This study explores the accept...

Left dislocation in Zulu

This paper examines left dislocation constructions in Zulu, a Southern Bantu language belonging to the Nguni group (Zone S 40). In Zulu left dislocation configurations, a topic phrase in the beginning of the sentence is linked to a resumptive element within the associated clause. Typically, the resumptive element is an incorporated pronoun (cf. Bresnan & Mchombo 1987), as illustrated by the exa...