What if learning could feel like play and at the same time challenge everything we thought we knew about language, history, and knowledge itself?

Buyelembo: From Cape to Cairo - IsiXhosa as Your Passport is a groundbreaking, multilingual board game that’s reimagining higher education in South Africa. Rooted in decolonial thinking, it places isiXhosa at the centre of learning - not just as a language, but as a powerful tool for storytelling, strategy, and accessing Indigenous knowledge systems. Taking players on a journey across the African continent, Buyelembo brings to life precolonial civilisations, resistance movements, and cultural practices, all while encouraging students to think, speak, and engage beyond the limits of English. We’re in conversation with the mind behind this innovative game, exploring how play can become a powerful act of decolonisation,  Tulisa Mondliwa.