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, […]
CALL FOR THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE PROVINCIAL LANGUAGE COMMITTEE (PLC) OF PANSALB NORTH WEST
CALL FOR THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE PROVINCIAL LANGUAGE COMMITTEE (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 MEC of the Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation (ACSR) in consultation with the Pan South African […]
CALL FOR THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE FREE STATE PROVINCIAL LANGUAGE COMMITTEE (PLC) OF PANSALB
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) hereby calls for the nomination of candidates forthe FreeStateProvincial Language Committee (PLC). Candidates must be a speaker of one of the official languages of the Free State province, including the Khoe & San languages, South African Sign Language, and any other heritage language as recognised by section 6(5)(b) […]
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 […]
PanSALB Hosts Conference on Multilingualism in Observation of International Day of Tolerance
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 NOVEMBER 2023, PRETORIA PanSALB Hosts Conference on Multilingualism in Observation of International Day of Tolerance The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has initiated a two-day conference on multilingualism at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Johannesburg. The conference is being held to commemorate the International Day […]
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SA WORD OF THE YEAR 2023
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 OCTOBER 2023, PRETORIA ANNOUNCEMENT OF SA WORD OF THE YEAR 2023 RUSSIA-UKRAINE DECLARED SA WORD OF THE YEAR 2023 #SAWordoftheYear #InternationalDictionaryDay Today, 16 October 2023, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) announced the 2023 South African Word of the Year in association with media research […]
PanSALB EXPRESSES CONCERN REGARDING SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE STATISTICS
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 OCTOBER 2023, PRETORIA PanSALB EXPRESSES CONCERN REGARDING SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE STATISTICS The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has taken note of the language statistics released by Stats SA on 10 October 2023 for the Census 2022. According to the statistics, isiZulu is still the most widely […]
PanSALB EXPRESSES CONCERN REGARDING SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE STATISTICS
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 OCTOBER 2023, PRETORIA PanSALB EXPRESSES CONCERN REGARDING SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE STATISTICS The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has taken note of the language statistics released by Stats SA on 10 October 2023 for the Census 2022. According to the statistics, isiZulu is still the most […]
PanSALB TO OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION DAY AT SOL-PLAATJE UNIVERSITY
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 OCTOBER 2023, PRETORIA PanSALB TO OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION DAY AT SOL-PLAATJE UNIVERSITY The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) will be observing the annual International Translation Day at Sol-Plaatje University in Kimberly, Northern Cape, on Thursday, 12 October 2023. The event is being held in […]
AFRICAN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (ALASA)’S 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE KICKS OFF TODAY, 26-29 SEPTEMBER 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 SEPTEMBER 2023, PRETORIA AFRICAN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (ALASA)’S 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE KICKS OFF TODAY, 26-29 SEPTEMBER 2023 Today, the African Language Association of Southern Africa International Conference (ALASA) will kickstart at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg, Gauteng. The conference […]