Prof Nxalati Charlotte Priscilla Golele received her tertiary education at the universities of the North (now University of Limpopo) and South Africa UNISA). She headed the Department of Xitsonga at the University of the North, where she spearheaded the teaching of Xitsonga through the medium of the language itself (instead of English), and served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Acting Principal and Vice Chancellor. She headed the Xitsonga National Lexicography Unit, where she was Editor-in-Chief (2002-2005), and the Xitsonga National Language and Research and Development Centre, where she was Manager (2005-2008). She is dedicated to the development of African languages and the elevation of their status. One of the opportunities to achieve this ambition role was as founding Chairperson of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), where she served two terms on the Board (between 1996 and 2007). She contributes to the development of Xitsonga literature by evaluating manuscripts for several publishing houses – compiling and editing anthologies and translating literary works from English to Xitsonga. She assists universities in evaluating academic and other language material.