PanSALB TO COMMEMORATE 60th ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL LITERACY
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) will, on Tuesday, 08 September 2026, at Tshwane University of Technology, Emalahleni Campus in Mpumalanga, observe the 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day as officially declared by UNESCO. Dr Naledi Mbude Mehana, Deputy Director General for Transformation at the Department of Basic Education, is expected to deliver the […]
Indigenous Languages Seminar Ends with National Call to Use Home Languages with Pride
The 4th Indigenous Languages and the Media Seminar concluded at the University of Fort Hare’s East London Campus, KuGompo, with a clarion call for South Africans to embrace and promote their home languages across all communication and media platforms, particularly on social media. The seminar, held under the theme “Rooted in Language: Indigenous Media as […]
Celebrating Language, Identity and Media: 4th Indigenous Languages Seminar Announced
As artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and changing media consumption habits reshape how societies communicate, an important question confronts South Africa: How do we ensure that indigenous languages remain visible, relevant, and influential in the digital age? It is against this backdrop that the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), in partnership with the Pan South […]
PanSALB CAUTIONS AGAINST LINGUISTIC PROFILING DURING ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PROTESTS
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has noted with great concern reports of members from various linguistic communities who have faced linguistic discrimination amidst the ongoing anti-immigration protests through linguistic profiling. PanSALB finds this to be extremely troubling in a country as multilingual and linguistically diverse as South Africa, with twelve official languages. PanSALB […]
PanSALB TO CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING ON THE INCLUSION OF ALL OFFICIAL INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES WITHIN THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) will on Thursday, 18 June 2026, conduct a public hearing at the Southern Sun hotel, OR Tambo International Airport, Kempton Park in Johannesburg. The public hearing will be conducted to monitor the use of all official indigenous languages within the legal profession in South Africa. The Legal Practice […]
PanSALB COMMEMORATES 50th ANNIVERSARY OF 1976 YOUTH UPRISING
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) will, on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, join the country in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Youth Uprising, now declared National Youth Day. The commemoration is organised under the theme “Reset@50 – The Future Calls”. As the constitutional body mandated to create conditions for the recognition, implementation, and […]
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) Conveys its Deepest Sympathies to the amaNdebele Nation
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) extends its heartfelt condolences to the amaNdebele nation following the death of His Majesty King Enock Makhosoke Mabhena II. PanSALB Chief Executive Officer, Dr Keaobaka Seshoka, expressed the Board’s sympathies at the loss of the distinguished traditional leader and champion of indigenous languages. “As the Board, we wish […]
PanSALB APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
The Accounting Authority (Board) of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Keaobaka Seshoka as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with effect from 1 June 2026. In her role as CEO, Dr Seshoka will serve as PanSALB’s Accounting Officer, overseeing operations and leading initiatives to promote […]
PanSALB RECOGNISES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AFRICA DAY
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) joins the rest of the continent in observing Africa Day (25 May). Africa Day is observed annually during Africa Month (May) in recognition of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963, later renamed the African Union. This commemoration seeks to highlight progress that […]
PanSALB AND ISIXHOSA BIBLE REVIEW COMMITTEE OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA HANDED OVER THE COMPLETED REVISED ISIXHOSA BIBLE.
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) and the isiXhosa Bible Review Committee of the Bible Society of South Africa on Thursday, 16 April 2026, handed over the revised isiXhosa Bible to the printing department of the Bible Society of South Africa. The bible revision forms part of PanSALB’s continued commitment to preserve, protect and […]