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The [[Amazwi South African Museum of Literature]] collects, conserves and promotes the literatures of all of South Africa’s official languages.  Previously known as the [[National English Literary Museum]] ([[NELM]]), originally founded with a small collection of South African manuscripts by the late Professor [[Guy Butler]] of [[Rhodes University]] in the 1960s.

[[Amazwi]] is the [[Zulu]] word for "voices".

For a full discussion of the origins, history and function of the museum, see the entry on the '''[[National English Literary Museum]]'''.