MEDIA INVITE
To: NEWS EDITORS AND JOURNALIST
FROM: PAN SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGE BOARD (PANSALB)
09 JUNE 2022
PANSALB TO HOST MULTILINGUALIMS AWARDS – 2021/2022
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) invites you to the Multilingualism Awards, 2021-2022 scheduled for Wednesday, 15 June 2022 at the Galleria conference and events, Sandton in Johannesburg.
The PanSALB Multilingualism Awards were established in 2002 to promote the use of mother tongue and multilingualism, particularly on individuals or organization who have excelled in the promotion and preservation of all official languages, which includes Khoi, Nama, San and South African Sign Languages.
Nominees will be awarded under the following categories: Education, Language and Literature, Language Activist Award, Media, Youth, Government or Public Sector, Technology and Business, Music, Translation and Interpretation and the Chairperson’s lifetime achievement awards.
DETAILS OF THE EVENT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date : 15 June 2022
Venue: The Galleria conference and events, Sandton in Johannesburg
Time : 18h30
Members of the media are especially invited to this event to at least have an opportunity for one-on-one interview with all the principals, nominees and winners in attendance.
Members of the media are expected to RSVP via email to siphiwe@pansalb.org or ntombi@pansalb.org
