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Multilingualism Awards – Winners Announced

Johannesburg, 19 March 2011 – It was an evening of multilingual excellence as the frontrunners in the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB)’s 2010/11 Multilingualism Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Saturday evening.

 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
  PanSALB calls for a South African Languages Act with punitive measures
   
 

On 17-18 January 2012, The Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture held public hearings on the government’s proposed SA Languages Bill which have revealed that most participants agreed that the bill as it stood was inadequate.

 

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) also added its voice in this ground breaking piece of legislation. In its current form we believe the Bill will fall short in addressing our country’s inequitable language use.

Multilingualism AwardsWinners Announced

Johannesburg, 19 March 2011 – It was an evening of multilingual excellence as the frontrunners in the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB)’s 2010/11 Multilingualism Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Saturday evening. The Awards recognise individuals and organisations which actively promote and preserve South Africa’s 11 official languages as well as Khoi, San, Nama and Sign Language.