INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY DAY CELEBRATION – 2024

Today, on Wednesday, 16 October 2024, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), in collaboration with the North-West University, Setswana National Lexicography Unit (Sefala), North-West Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation, North-West Provincial Language Committee (NWPLC), African Association for Lexicography, and the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), is celebrating International Dictionary […]

PanSALB ENDORSES SIGNING INTO LAW OF BELA BILL

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has welcomed the signing into law of the BELA Bill as a progressive step towards promoting the equitable use of all official languages and elevating the status of previously marginalised  languages. The bill includes a section that directly addresses accountability by School Governing Bodies (SGBs) regarding language policies […]

PanSALB WELCOMES PUBLIC APOLOGY ISSUED BY MAKHADZI

Following Linguistic Human Rights Violation complaints submitted by members of the Deaf community to the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), and subsequent engagements with award-winning musician Ms Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona “Makhadzi”, PanSALB has welcomed the public apology issued and appreciates the recognition of the impact of the video and welcomes the steps taken to address […]

PanSALB CONDUCTS KHOE AND SAN LANGUAGE NATIONAL INDABA

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) is currently hosting the Khoe and San National Language Indaba, which serves as an integral component of the institution’s initiatives to revitalize endangered indigenous languages, as part of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, 2022 – 2032 as declared by UNESCO. The virtual Indaba has brought together various […]

Notice of Withdrawal/Cancelation of Bids

IMPORTANT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS FOR THE BELOW TENDER WHICH WAS PUBLISHED ON BOTH THE PANSALB WEBSITE AND NATIONAL TREASURY E-TENDER PORTAL. This notice serves to inform you that the Pan South African Language Board PanSALB has withdrawn and will re-advertise the below-listed tenders: Bid Number            […]

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 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 […]