The National Heritage Council of South Africa is a statutory body that is responsible for the preservation of the country’s heritage. Since its existence on 26 February 2004, it has managed to place heritage as a priority for nation-building and national identity. The important areas that the NHC focuses on are: Policy development for the…
The African Association for Lexicography(AFRILEX)was established in 1995. The aim of Afrilex is the promotion and co-ordination of the research, study and teaching of lexicography by means of the publication of a journal and other appropriate literature, and the organisation of regular conferences and seminars to provide an opportunity for an exchange of ideas and…
The Southern African Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Society of Southern Africa (SALALS) is a scholarly society of linguists, applied linguists and language practitioners whose research foci are the languages and language practices of and in the Southern African region. As such, “Southern” here refers more to linguistic borders than geographic ones. Established in 2018, the society is a result of…
The Republic of South Africa has eleven official languages and prides itself on its diversity. The website is concerned with the languages (official and non-official) spoken in South Africa. The hyperlinks on it provide more information on specific languages or language issues. For more info visit:http://salanguages.com/
The African Literature Association (ALA) is an independent non-profit professional society open to scholars, teachers and writers from every country. It exists primarily to facilitate the attempts of a world-wide audience to appreciate the efforts of African writers and artists. The organization welcomes the participation of all who produce the object of our study and…
The South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT), is non-profit organisation that was founded in 1966 as the South African Language Study Group. Since then its membership has increased to such an extent that the Association has become representative of a large number of people involved in language and language teaching. They serve language teachers…
In a multilingual environment, language is not a cost but a valuable corporate resource. This was heard at the webinar held by the Indigenous Languages Action Forum (ILAF) in partnership with the Pendoring Awards and the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB). The webinar under the topic, Language: A strategic resource, brought linguists and the business…