2012. Lover of his people: A biography of Sol Plaatje: Wits press.
2015. Bringing Plaatje back Home-Ga e phetsolele nageng: Africa World Press, Trenton, New Jersey
Language and literature books: Setswana Tota grade 4 - 6
Monate wa Setswana grade 7 - 12
Setswana se se Monate grade 7 - 12
Ditharabololo: Setswana grade 10 - 12
Journal articles
2004. An Exploratory study of Grade 8 reading skills in Setswana and English. Per Linguam: A journal of Language learning Volume. Volume 20. Matjila and Pretorius
2007. Some Aspects of Batswana traditional beliefs as reflected by intertextual analysis of Mothoagae’s poetry. SAJAL.Volume 27. Number 1 2007. Matjila
2008. Sound and RepetitSouion as Metaphor markers in Raditladi’s work “Aferika” MUZIKI Journal of Music Research in Africa. Volume 5 (Number 2).Matjila
2008. Teaching for Cultural Relevance and Restoration in the Multi-Lingual South African Setting. Alterantion Journal Volume 15 (Number 2). Matjila and Haire
2008. Representations of cattle and comfort in Setswana life and Oral literature, MUZIKI Journal of Music Research in Africa. Volume 5 (Number 2).Matjila and Haire
2009. Analogy and intertextuality in Setswana oral/written poetic diction. MUZIKI Journal of Music Research in Africa. Volume 6 (Number 1).Matjila
2010. The Cattle Motif in Sol T. Plaatje’s Publications in English: Re-Storying the African and Batswana Sensibilities. Journal of Black studies. Matjila and Haire
2011. Music in Poetry: Poem in the Story. MUZIKI, Journal of Music Research in Africa Volume 7(2) Matjila
2012. Socio-Cultural dimensions of Raditladi’s poetry: Reflections from Selected poems SAJAL Volume 32(1) 2012
2012. Poetry and Patronage: Historical Vision of Raditladi’s Sefalane sa Menata Journal of Literary Studies,Volume 28, Number (2) June 2012.
2013. A World of Contrasts: Traditional Love and Marriage versus Modern Troubadour Love in L. D. Raditladi’s Selelo sa morati (A Lover’s Lament) South African Journal of Folklore Society Volume 23(2)
2015. Birds as subjects in Setswana folklore: Depiction of their relationship to man. SAJAL. Volume 35(1)
2016. Glorification and castigation of birds through song in Ssetswana folk-stories DS Matjila
2017. Images of traditional Setswana time concepts in DPS Monyaise’s novels DS Matjila
2018. How Plaatje expressed his oral influences in his written work. Listening to Literature. DS Matjila
2019. Sol Plaatje: A Life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, 1876–1932: Brian Willan,
2018. Auckland Park, South Africa: Jacana. South African Journal of African Languages DS Matjila2019. Host and parasite in Setswana Poetry: an intertextual analysis of themes: Protest and Love. Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies. DS Matjila
2020. The depiction of cosmic images of the sun, moon and stars in selected Setswana novels. South African Journal of African Languages. DS Matjila
2023. Water as a metaphorical marker in Setswana and Afrikaans poetry. SAJAL. Volume 43, issue 1, 2023 , pages: 25–30 DS Matjila
Paper presentations
Conference papers:1993. Elucidating Keledi tsa Motlhotlho ( Wits University)1993. Application of deconstruction theory on the poem ‘Tshwanologo’ (University of Potchefstroom)
1993.The use of folktales in industrial theatre a practical method ( University of the North
1994. Traditional Beliefs of Batswana as potrayed in poetry of D.M. Mothoagae (University of Botswana
1994. Intertribal Emulation: praises of Batswana ( Potchefstroom
1995. Protest and Conflict in Moncho’s poetry (University of Vista)
1995. Teaching African languages: A culture based approach (University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA)1996. Intensifying the teaching of African languages :Decolonization as a teaching strategy (University of Juvaskula, Finland1997. Significance of imagery in Setswana poetry ( University of Swaziland)1998. Consonance and Assonance in Setswana poetry (University of Natal)1999. South Africa’s policy of Multi-Lingualism: (Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan)
2000. Sound Repetition as Metaphor marker in Aferika by LD Raditladi ( Unisa, Pretoria)2001. Attitudes of South African Blacks towards indigenous languages (University of Singapore, Singapore)
2002. Reading Intervention in Historically Disadvantaged Schools (University of Pretoria, Hammanskraal branch)
2003.Results of Intervention in Historically Disadvantaged Schools (University of Pretoria, Hammanskraal branch )
2004. Bilingual Education in African Schools (Roma University, Lesotho)
2004.Language in the African Classroom (Mowbary, Cape Town)
2005Literacypractices and reading skills of Setswana learners in high school (Wisconsin-Madison USA)
2006. Content Based Education in the Teaching of African Languages ( University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA)
2008. Reading impediments and learning problems (University of Essen, Germany)
2009. On Translating African Poetry ( University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA)
2009. Explicating Raditladi’s Selelo sa Morati. (Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA)
2009. Origin of Setswana Modern Literature: Plaatje and Raditladi ( Writers Conference, Bear River, Michigan, USA)
2009. Cultural Relevance Pedagogy (with Karen) (Temple University, Philadelphia,USA)
2010. The Context of Social Change among Batswana in Tshwanologo and Fatshe la Batswana (ALASAGaborone. Botswana)
2011. Translation as a window to another culture: University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg.
2011. From Traditional kingship to Modern Democracy: The House of Khama, University of Venda, Venda.
2011. The concept of time among Batswana. Michigan State University
2011. The Effects of land dispossession on African people, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
2012. Birds as subjects in Setswana folklore: Depiction of their relationship to man. University of Botswana, Gaborone
2013. Poetry and Patronage: Historical Vision of Raditladi’s Sefalane sa Menata, Africa Museum, Johannesburg 2013. Socio-Cultural dimensions of Raditladi’s poetry: Reflections from Selected poems. Lisbon, Portugal.
2014.Echoes of allusions to and affinities with bogosi (kingship) that infuse Plaatje’s writings. Athens, Greece
2014. Traditional love and marriage versus Troubadour in Setswana poetics, Madrid, Spain
2017. Stereotypes about African cultures and languages: Indigenizing Education in Africa, Illinois, USA
2017. Linguistic Atlas of African languages in South Africa, Bamako, Mali
2017. Images of traditional Setswana time concepts in DPS Monyaise’s novels, Adelaide, Australia
2018. Setswana conveyed through poetic aestheticism, namely, protest and love, Athens, Greece
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
List 1 Commissioner of Academy of African Languages (Continental body)
List 2 Member of Advisory Board on Development and use of African Languages in Higher Education
List 3 Chairperson and Academic Board Member of Guest Resource Services
Projects
Project 1 Setswana Cross border language
Project 2 Research on African Ontology
Project 3 African Indigenous Poetry
Other
Non Fiction Publications:
2012 Lover of his people: A biography of Sol Plaatje: Wits press.
2014 Bringing Plaatje back Home-Ga e phetsolele nageng: Africa World Press, Trenton, New Jersey
2018 Ubuntu-Botho Series: Decolonising and Indigenising Education in Africa
2023 Poetry and Patronage: The Socio-Cultural and Historical Vision of L.D. Raditladi’s Sefalana sa Menate.
Fiction Publications
Malakabe: Novel
Dipelo: Radio Drama
Go jela botlhoko teng: Drama
Bodila: Novel
Dintelo: Short Stories
Bodibeng jwa Matlhomola: Novel launched in 2011 Grahamstown festival
