Our experienced translators tailor the translation to meet your needs and the needs of your target audience. Over the years we’ve worked with a wide variety of text types for a range of readers – from class notes and annual reports to social media posts, websites and scholarly writing. Since we’re part of Stellenbosch University (SU), we have a lot of institutional knowledge and can be trusted with sensitive University information, making us a perfect in-house support for our colleagues. Whether you are from the University or an external client, we are keen to work with you.

We offer a professional translation service in all 11 official South African languages and major European languages such as French, German and Portuguese. Most of our work is in the Western Cape’s official languages, Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa, but we also translate into Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, isiNdebele, and isiZulu.

So, if you would like to share your written message in more than one language, you have found the right team to work with.

Use our quote calculator for a quick, preliminary cost estimate or contact Marguerite van der Waal (021 808 3096) for a quote.

We find that it’s best to have your text edited before it’s translated, so remember to discuss that with Marguerite.

If you’re involved in research where respondents speak different languages, connect with them in a language they understand. Improve the validity of your data by having us translate your documentation, including –

• consent forms;
• questionnaires;
• brochures; and
• user manuals.

If your study design specifies that you need a back-translation, we will manage the back-translation process and issue a letter as proof that the correct procedure was followed.

Use our quote calculator for a quick, preliminary cost estimate or contact Cobus Snyman (021 808 9726) for a quote. We find that it’s best to have your text edited before it’s translated, so remember to discuss that with Cobus.

Living in the age of automation doesn’t mean that translators can or should be replaced by machines.

We use computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools, such as translation memories, for some jobs to ensure consistency and help us to work faster and better, but rest assured that all translations are finalised and signed off by a professional human translator.
Although online machine translation has improved dramatically over the years, Google Translate still cannot do the job as well as we do it. The context of the translation and its target audience are things that machine translation cannot factor into its translations, for example, and those aspects could make or break a translation.

We follow progress in this field with great interest. Read some of the research we’ve done here.