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 […]
SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CHARTER WORKSHOP FOR NATIONAL AND GAUTENG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
MEDIA STATEMENT ATTENTION: EDITORS AND JOURNALISTS DATE: 21 SEPTEMBER 2023 SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CHARTER WORKSHOP FOR NATIONAL AND GAUTENG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS The National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in partnership with the Pan South African Language Board will be workshopping all national departments and Gauteng government departments on the South African Sign Language […]
AFRICAN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (ALASA)’S 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PAN SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGE BOARD (PanSALB) HOSTED BY TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (TUT)
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 SEPTEMBER 2023, PRETORIA The African Language Association of Southern Africa Conference (ALASA), in collaboration with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) will be hosted by Tshwane University of Technology (TUT, on 27-29 September 2023, at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg, […]
PanSALB TO COMMEMORATE 200 YEARS of isiXHOSA IN WRITING
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 04 SEPTEMBER 2023, PRETORIA PanSALB TO COMMEMORATE 200 YEARS of isiXHOSA IN WRITING The year 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the written form of isiXhosa, a language spoken by almost 8,154,258 people in South Africa. On September 6th, 2023, the Pan South African Language Board […]
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – 2023 PanSALB MULTILINGUALISM AWARDS
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07 AUGUST 2023, PRETORIA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – 2023 PanSALB MULTILINGUALISM AWARDS The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) hereby invites members of the public to nominate individuals or organizations with proven track records in the promotion, preservation, and protection of multilingualism to be recognized for their […]
PanSALB WELCOMES OFFICIALISATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 July 2023, PRETORIA PanSALB WELCOMES OFFICIALISATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE Today, 19 July 2023, the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa will officially sign into law the addition of South African Sign Language as an official language of the country. This follows […]
PanSALB COMMEMORATES AFRICA DAY
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 MAY 2023, PRETORIA PanSALB COMMEMORATES AFRICA DAY Today, 25 May 2023, marks the commemoration of Africa Day, celebrated in observance of the founding of the Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU), the precursor to the African Union (AU). Language plays a critical role in promoting tolerance and […]