Sonke singama-Afrika!

NguLwandile Maswana Afrika, izwe Lethu; mmandla wookhokho bethu; Sivuka namhlanje sizingca ngawe, sibuk’ ubutyebi bakho; Ungumnombo neengcambu zethu. Siphakamis’ isihomo sakho ngolu suku, Afrika. Siphakamis’ igama lakh’ elinesithozela, Afrika. Abantwana bakho ngebebumbene kambe bagxeleshelene. Amaqhawe neembokotho ziphum’ eAfrika. Makube luvuyo, uxolo nothando kwizwekazi Siyazingca ngawe, Afrika! Sithi “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, Maluphakanyisw’ uphondo lwayo”. IAfrika likhaya lethu lomanyano; Kwezenkcubeko, imidlalo, izambiwa […]
INgqungquthela yeeLwimi yeSizwe

NguLwandile Maswana INgqungquthela yeeLwimi yeSizwe, ebibanjelwe eKapa, eMzantsi Afrika, ngomhla we16-17 kweyoKwindla 2026, idibanise abachaphazelekayo ngenjongo yokuphuhlisa ukusetyenziswa ngokulinganayo kweelwimi ezisemthethweni ezili12, kuquka noLwimi lweMiqondiso loMzantsi Afrika. Ibiququzelelwe liSebe lezeMidlalo, uBugcisa neNkcubeko (DSAC), iBhodi yeeLwimi yoMzantsi Afrika (PanSALB), kunye neSADiLaR. Umsitho lo ubujonge ukudala isicwangcisoqhinga solwimi esinye, ukukhuthaza iilwimi zemveli kwiinkalo zedijithali, kunye nokomeleza amalungelo […]
Iwile enye yeengcaphephe yeetoliki zolwimi isiXhosa nesiBhulu yePhondo leNtshona Koloni!

NguLwandile Maswana Kulusizi ukufumana iindaba ezibuhlungu zokunduluka kukaMnu. John Ntshibilikwana. UMnu. Ntshibilikwana ebesaziwa njengomntu onothando netoliki ezimeleyo enamava kakhulu. Usebenzele amasebe ephondo neSixeko seKapa iminyaka engaphezulu kwamashumi amabini. UMnu. Ntshibilikwana ebeyitoliki enobuchule ezithetha ngobuchule iilwimi ezintathu ezisemthethweni kweli phondo. Utolike kwiindibano zeBhunga, kwiindibano zoluleko, kwiindibano zamabhungana nakwiminyhadala yokuthatha inxaxheba yoluntu. Usweleke eneminyaka engamashumi alithoba ubudala. […]
UGoogle noPanSALB bakhulula Ingcaciso Yamagama Asetyenziswa kwi-AI ngesiZulu, ngesiXhosa nangesiBhulu

ERhawutini, 15 Okthoba 2025 – uGoogle, ebambisene nePan South African Language Board (PanSALB), ukhulule iNgcaciso yamaGama entsha efumaneka ngesiZulu, isiXhosa nangesiBhulu, ebonelela izigidi zabemi boMzantsi Afrika ngezixhobo zolwimi ezibanceda basebenzise ubukrelekrele bobugcisa ngolwimi lwabo lwenkobe. Le ngcaciso yamagama ikhululwe kwiiofisi zikaGoogle eziseMzantsi Afrika eRhawutiini, apho abameli bePan South African Language Board, iSebe lezeMidlalo, uBugcisa neNkcubeko, […]
Upapasho lwePanSALB ngosuku lwamalungelo eelwimi ngomhla wama20 kweyoKwindla ngowama2024

Amalungelo olwimi ngamalungelo oluntu UMzantsi Afrika uqwalasela inyanga yoKwindla njengeNyanga yamaLungelo oLuntu, kwaye esi sikhumbuzo salo nyaka sibanjwa phantsi komxholo othi “ImiNyaka engaMashumi amaThathu yokuHlonipha nokuPhakanyiswa kwamaLungelo oLuntu”. UMgaqosiseko welizwe uqinisekisa abemi balo ngamalungelo aliqela, kuquka nelungelo lokusebenzisa ulwimi abalukhethayo. Ngelishwa, eli lungelo lisoloko lingahoywa, ngaphandle kokubaluleka kwalo ekubumbeni amandla ezopolitiko nawezentlalo noqoqosho. Ulwimi […]
ISIHLOKOMISO SOKUTYUMBELA ULUNTU KWIIBHODI ZABALAWULI BAMAZIKO OCHAZOMAGAMA ESIZWE

UMthetho iPan South African Language Board Act (No. 59 wowe1995, njengoko wenziwe izilungiso), kwiCandelo 8(8)(c), uvumela iPanSALB ukuba imisele amaZiko oChazomagama eSizwe (NLUs) ukuba aphuhlise izichazimagama ezilwiminye zolwimi ngalunye. IiNLU zikhuthaza ukuphuhliswa kweelwimi ngokwenza izichazimagama nezinye iimveliso ngeelwimi ezimiselwe zona ezisemthethweni eMzantsi Afrika. La maziko asebenza njengeenkampani ngokwemiqathango nezimiso zomthetho iCompanies Act (No. 71 wama2008). […]
ISIHLOKOMISO SOKUTYUMBELA ULUNTU KWIIBHODI ZEELWIMI ZESIZWE (NLBs)

IBhodi yeeLwimi yoMzantsi Afrika (PanSALB) yenza isimemo ukuba abantu, ingakumbi abo banxulumene namaqumrhu okanye amazikomfundo enomsila, awezenkcubeko, awezemveli nawoluntu ngokubanzi, abanomdla kwimicimbi yeelwimi, ukuba batyumbe abantu abanokunyulelwa kwiiBhodi zeeLwimi zeSizwe (NLBs) zePanSALB zeelwimi ezisemthethweni (iSipedi/Sesotho sa Leboa, iSisutho, iSitswana, iSiswati, iTshivenda, iXitsonga, isiBhulu, isiNgesi, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, noLwimi lweMiqondiso loMzantsi Afrika) neelwimi zesiQhakancu (iilwimi zamaKhoe […]
ISIHLOKOMISO SOKUTYMBELA ULUNTU UKUBA LUBE NGAMALUNGU EEKOMITI YEELWIMI LEPHONDO (PLC) YEPanSALB, NORTH WEST

UMphathiswa weSebe lezoBugcisa, iNkcubeko, ezeMidlalo noLonwabo libambisene neBhodi yeeLwimi yoMzantsi Afrika (PanSALB) imema uluntu kuchongo lwabalungele ukuba ngamalungu eKomiti yoLwimi ePhondweni. Abatyunjwa kufuneka bathethe iilwimi ezisemthethweni zephondo abatyunjelwa kulo, kubandakanya iilwimi zesiqhakankcu (ezamaKhoi namaSan), uLwimi lweMiqondiso loMzantsi Afrika nezinye iilwimi ezililifa lemveli kwiphondo njengoko kunikwe ingqalelo kwicandelo 6(5) loMgaqosiseko. Ixesha lokuba kwiPLC yiminyaka emihlanu ukususela […]
Umtyangampo weminyaka engamakhulu amabini isiXhosa sabhalwayo: imingeni namathuba!

© Xolisa Tshongolo 09 kweyeNkanga 2023 Monti IsiXhosa lulwimi lwesibini oluthethwa sisininzi seli lizwe loMzantsi Afrika. Sithethwa ngumyinge 16,3% yabantu beli lizwe (Stats SA 2022). Lulwimi olusemthethweni kumaphondo iMpuma Koloni, iNtshona Koloni, KwaZulu- Natala, Mntlakoloni, Freyistata, Rhawutini, naseMntlantshona. IsiXhosa lulwimi lokuqala ukubhalwa kwiilwimi zabantsundu (Mtuze & Tena 1995). Imbali ithi amalinge okuqala okulubhala aqaliswa […]
IPANSALB IPHAWULA USUKU LOKUGUQULELA LWAMAZWE NGAMAZWE KWIYUNIVESITHI YESOL-PLAATJE

INGXELO KOONONDABA MAYIKHUTSHWE NGOKO NANGOKO 10 EYEDWARHA 2023, EPITOLI IPANSALB IPHAWULA USUKU LOKUGUQULELA LWAMAZWE NGAMAZWE KWIYUNIVESITHI YESOL-PLAATJE IBhodi yeeLwimi Zonke yasemZantsi Afrika (iPanSALB) iza kube iphawula uSuku loGuqulela laMazwe ngaMazwe kwiDyunivesithi yaseSol-Plaatje eKimberly, eMntla Koloni, ngoLwesine, umhla we12 kweyeDwarha ngowama2023. Lo msitho ubanjwe ngentsebenziswano neSebe lezeMidlalo, ubuGcisa neNkcubeko, […]