Dr Benjamin Phakamani Ntentema is a Language Practitioner at the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, a position he has held since August 2025. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in African Languages and Literature from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2026 under the supervision of Associate A/Professor Rethabile Possa. His doctoral research, titled “An Investigation into the Importance of Digitising South Africa’s Old Paper-Based Indigenous Language Literatures and Non-Literary Works,” examines the digitalisation of these materials to preserve, revitalise, and advance African languages, bridging traditional linguistic and literary studies with emerging digital technologies to enhance the accessibility, relevance, and sustainability of indigenous languages and cultures in higher education and society.