Year of Indigenous Languages
The Language Services Unit of the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) officially launched their year-long activities to celebrate 2019 as the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL). Speaking at the event about the importance of the preservation and promotion of indigenous languages, the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ms Anroux Marais, said that government supports the drive as it is through language that we communicate with the world, define our identity, express our history and culture, learn, defend our human rights and participate in all aspects of society.Read more...
SASL as 12th official language
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mrs Naledi Pandor, the Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr Gert Oosthuizen, the Commission for the Promotion of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, Ms. Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, and the Secretary-General of the South African National Commission for UNESCO, Mr Carlton Lufuno Mukwevho, were invited to join the 138 years old National Institute for the Deaf (NID) in its celebration to mark Sign Language (SASL) as the recommended 12th language in South Africa. Read more...