Pan South African Language Board
The Pan South African Language Board ( Afrikaans : Pan-Suid-Afrikaanse Taalraad, abbreviated: PanSALB ) is a South African authority of the national arts and culture ministry based in Pretoria , the capital of South Africa . Its purpose is to establish and promote multilingualism, to develop the eleven official languages of South Africa (as well as the languages Khoe , San and the South African sign language ) and to protect language rights. The Pan South African Language Board, for example, made isiZulu binding in writing .
The current general manager is Tebogo David Maahlamela.
Legal basis
The PanSALB was set up by Act No. 59 of the South African Parliament of 1995 ( Act No. 59/1995 , also known as the PanSALB Act ). A legal amendment took place in 1999. Among other things. this defines the special language status of liturgical languages and minority languages of immigrants. The law explicitly names the following community languages to be respected ( PanSALB Act 8.2.b ): German , Greek , Gujarati , Hindi , Portuguese , Tamil , Telugu , Urdu .
Restructuring
In 2015 there was massive criticism of the personnel policy of this institution, in the course of which the previous Director General Mxolisi Zwane was dismissed. Rakwena Reginald Mpho Monareng was succeeded as General Director of the facility on July 1, 2015 .
The authority was formally dissolved in January 2016 by the Minister of Art and Culture Nathi Mthethwa and placed under the control of the National Heritage Council (NHC) in order to realign it .
Web links
- The National Government Handbook - South Africa: Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) . online at nationalgovernment.co.za (English)
- Department: Arts and Culture: Pan South African Language Board . online at dac.gov.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The National Government Handbook - South Africa, Board of PanSALB at nationalgovernment.co.za (English), accessed on February 18, 2020
- ^ Republic of South Africa, Department of Arts and Culture: Act No. 59 of 1995: Pan South African Language Board, 1995 . on www.dac.gov.za (English)
- ^ A b Republic of South Africa: Pan South African Language Board Amendment Act, Act No. 10 of 1999 . on www.us-cdn.creamermedia.co.za (English)
- ^ Mail & Guardian Online: Minister asked to revoke language board's dismissals . News from April 10, 2015 on www.mg.co.za (English)
- ^ Republic of South Africa, Department of Arts and Culture: Appointment of Dr Rakwena Reginald Mpho Monareng as the new Chief Executive Officer of PanSALB . on www.dac.gov.za (English)
- ^ Republic of South Africa, Department of Arts and Culture: Minister Nathi Mthethwa dissolves the Board of the Pan South African Language Board . on www.dac.gov.za (English)
- ↑ 24.com: Mthethwa dissolves Pan South African Language Board . News from January 13, 2016 on www.news24.com (English)