Title: YouTube launches in IsiZulu and Afrikaans for South Africa. That’s now 51 languages
Author: Paul Sawers
Source: Africa
Publisher: The Next Web
Date (published): 03/11/2011
Date (accessed): 20/11/2011
Type of information: blog post
Language: English
On-line access: yes (HTML)
Abstract:
"n November 2010, YouTube announced it was adding African vernaculars Kiswahili and Amharic to its repertoire of languages. And today, it announced that it’s throwing another two African tongues into the mix – IsiZulu and Afrikaans.

Ian Parsons & Mthokozisi Dlalisa – Afrikaans & IsiZulu specialists, Google South Africa, said in the blog post:

"For many Africans online, the Internet is something created by other people which we simply consume. We see this with many African languages that have a dominant presence offline (on radio, TV, newspapers), yet are underrepresented on the web today. Seeing your language appear on global services like Google Search, YouTube, or Gmail can help change that. Suddenly, you become part of the conversation.""