Tác giả: Thulani Tshabangu

Phillip Mpofu, DLitt et Phil, is an Extraordinary Researcher at North West University, Mafikeng Campus, South Africa, in the Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity. He is also a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Languages, Literature & Cultural Studies at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. His research combines sociolinguistics, language politics, language policy, virtual communities and African language media.   Israel Ayinla  Fadipe is postdoctoral fellow in Indigenous Language Media in Africa research entity, Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, South Africa. He specialises in communication, cultural and gender studies, and has published articles and chapters in both local and international journals. He graduated from the Department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan, with BA in Creative Writing, MA in Popular Music and Ph D in Applied and Gender Communication. Thulani Tshabangu is an emerging academic who holds a Ph D in Journalism from Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at North West University research institute of Indigenous Languages Media in Africa where he researches about democracy and development communication in Africa; the management and political economy of African media.