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MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       20 FEBRUARY 2023, PRETORIA PanSALB TO COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY – 21 FEBRUARY The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education and the SABC will, on 20-21 February 2023, be commemorating International Mother Language Day at the Ranch Resort, outside …

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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 FEBRUARY 2023, PRETORIA   PanSALB TO COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY – 2023 The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education and the SABC will, on 20-21 February 2023, be commemorating International Mother Language Day at the Ranch Resort, outside Polokwane in …

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MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       01 FEBRUARY 2023, PRETORIA PanSALB LAUNCHES LANGUAGE ACTIVISM MONTH CAMPAIGN IN GQEBERHA, EASTERN CAPE   As part of the institution’s efforts to promote the use of mother tongue and the furtherance of multilingualism in South Africa, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) will, this morning, be launching …

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PRESS RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     17 November 2022, PRETORIA PanSALB   DISHEARTENED AT DISPARAGING COMMENTS ABOUT AFRIKAANS  The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has noted with concern the disparaging comments made by South African born actress, Ms Charlize Theron, wherein she disregards the Afrikaans language as ‘dying out’ and ‘not very useful’ and only …

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 November 2022, PRETORIA PanSALB CONDUCTS MULTILINGUALISM CONFERENCE   The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) will, today 16-17 November 2022, be conducting a Multilingualism Conference being held at the Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. The discussions at the conference will centre around the effective implementation of language prescripts …

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MEDIA ADVISORY   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       10 NOVEMBER 2022, PRETORIA PanSALB TO CONDUCT MULTILINGUALISM CONFERENCE    The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) will, from 16 -17 November 2022, be conducting a language conference in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, under the theme “The Furtherance of Multilingualism in South Africa for an equitable future”.  Discussions …

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PRESS STATEMENT    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     17 OCTOBER 2022, PRETORIA  ANNOUNCEMENT OF SA WORD OF THE YEAR 2022  LOAD-SHEDDING DECLARED SA WORD OF THE YEAR 2022 #SAWordoftheYear #InternationalDictionaryDay   Today, 17 October 2021, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) in association media research company, Focal Points, proclaims the word/term Load-shedding as the 2022 South African …

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PHATLALATSO YA DITABA E TLA NTSHWA HANGHANG   13 MPHALANE 2022, PRETORIA PanSALB E PHATLALATSA LETHATHAMA LA MATSWE A SELEMO SA 2022 A AFRIKA BORWA #Lentswelaselemosa2022laAfrikaBorwa #LetsatsilaMatjhabalaDibukantswe Boto ya Puo ya Afrika Borwa (PanSALB), ka kopanelo le khamphane ya dipatlisiso tsa media, Focal Points, e phatlalatsa lethathama la mantswe a latelang a kgethuweng bakeng sa Lentswe …

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PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 OCTOBER 2022, PRETORIA PanSALB ANNOUNCES 2022 SA WORD OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST #2022SAWordoftheYear #InternationalDictionaryDay The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), in association with media research company, Focal Points, hereby announces the following shortlisted words as candidates for 2022 SA Word of the Year: Phala-Phala Load-shedding Xenophobia Inganekwane Gaslighting …

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