MEDIA RELEASES

MESSAGE OF SUPPORT: LAUNCH OF SASL DICTIONARY AND DEAF AWARENESS MONTH

MINISTER ANROUX MARAIS Good morning, Molweni, Goeie more. It is a pleasure to be here today to be part of the launch of the SA Sign Language dictionary, as well as the start of deaf awareness month. The Western Cape Government is committed to supporting and promoting the development and use of SA Sign Language …

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5 MINUTES WITH THE PanSALB BOARD CHAIRPERSON

As the Chairperson of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) and a professor at one of the most prestigious higher institutions in the country, what has been your experience operating in spaces that are regarded as typically male dominated? The country has well written laws and regulations in support of women leaders, however, we …

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PanSALB TO LAUNCH DEAF AWARENESS MONTH AND SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     31 AUGUST 2022, PRETORIA PanSALB TO LAUNCH DEAF AWARENESS MONTH AND SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) in conjunction with the National Institute for the Deaf (NID) will on Thursday, 1 September 2022, launch Deaf Awareness Month and the first bilingual South African …

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Deaf Awareness Month 2022

PanSALB APPRAISES ALL INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE GAZETTED CONSTITUTION EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT BILL TO AMEND SECTION 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION

PRESS RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       26 JULY 2022, PRETORIA   PanSALB APPRAISES ALL INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE GAZETTED CONSTITUTION EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT BILL TO AMEND SECTION 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) hereby appraises all members of the public of published notice for public comment by …

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AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION

View the amendment to Section 6 of the Constitution Gazette-Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill

Mandela Day -2022

In celebration of International Nelson Mandela Day, today, 18 July 2022, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) would like to call on all South African to heed a significant call to action for people to recognize individual power to make an imprint and change the world around them. This is a global movement for …

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Linguistic Human Rights Complaints Case Settled: Ms Jo-Anne Reyneke vs Deaf community

PRESS RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     15 JULY 2022, PRETORIA Linguistic Human Rights Complaints Case Settled: Ms Jo-Anne Reyneke vs Deaf community Following a Tik Tok video that mocked the South African Sign Language Interpreters published on 13 May 2022, by a well-known actress, Jo-Anne Rayneke, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) would like …

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PanSALB MULTILINGUALISM MUSIC AWARD 2022 RECIPIENT – DR SELLO GALANE 15 JUNE 2022 – GALLERIA – SANDTON SOUTH AFRICA

MULTILINGUALISM MUSIC AWARD ARTICLE – pdf