CALL FOR THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE PROVINCIAL LANGUAGE COMMITTEES (PLC) OF PANSALB, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(8)(a) OF THE PAN SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGE BOARD ACT NO. 59 OF 1995, AS AMENDED.

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) hereby calls for the nomination of candidates for the nine Provincial Language Committees (PLC). Candidates must be a speaker of one of the official languages of the province concerned, including the Khoe & San languages, South African Sign Language, and any other heritage language as recognised by section […]

PanSALB MULTILINGUALISM AWARDS ADJUDICATION REPORT

Download the Awards Adjudication Report Chairperson’s Lifetime Achievement Award Prof Cynthia Marivate   Posthumous honouring and Declaration of Award Wandile Fana  (Wandile Fana Community Award)   Recommendations and results The following were recommended for the award in the order presented here: Language and Literature, and Language Activism categories:   Language and Literature isiXhosa: Position 1: […]

PanSALB Announces Multilingualism Awards Nominees

MEDIA STATEMENT      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        14 FEBRUARY 2024, PRETORIA   PanSALB ANNOUNCES SHORTLISTED NOMINEES FOR THE MULTILINGUALISM AWARDS   Following a rigorous adjudication process undertaken by the adjudication panel made up of industry experts in various fields represented in the categories, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) hereby announces […]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SERVE ON NATIONAL LANGUAGE BODIES (NLBs)

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) hereby invites members of the public, preferably associated with academic, cultural, traditional, and community-based organisations or institutions, with an interest in languages to nominate individuals to be considered for appointment to PanSALB’s National Language Bodies (NLBs) for the official languages (Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, […]

PanSALB TO INVESTIGATE LEGAL PRACTICE COUNCIL LINGUISTIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION COMPLAINTS

PRESS RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    18 JANUARY 2023, PRETORIA   PanSALB TO INVESTIGATE LEGAL PRACTICE COUNCIL  LINGUISTIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION COMPLAINTS   The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has taken note of the announcement issued by the Legal Practice Council (LPC) on 13 December 2023 that LPC examinations will be conducted only in […]