Arts and Culture and Pan South African Language Board invites media to Indigenous Languages Conference in Boksburg, 3 to 4 Oct

Arts and Culture hosts an Indigenous Languages Conference

The Department of Arts and Culture in partnership with Pan South African Language Board invites members of the media to the Indigenous Languages Conference that will take place at Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg on the 3-4 October 2019. The main speaker of the Conference is Professor Molefi Kete Asante.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared 2019 as the year of Indigenous Languages and envisaged that actions taken during this year will generate increased interest in and enhancement of indigenous languages and their speakers in societies of its member states.

UNESCO invites the world to become involved in making the year a success by revitalising indigenous languages and boosting their vital role in the sustainable development of their speech communities.

During 2019 Heritage Day President Ramaphosa said, “This government is doing everything within its means to promote and preserve all our languages, but most especially the languages of the people of the Northern Cape that are dying out such as N|uu, Nama, !Xun and Khwe”.

Members of the media are invited as follows;

Date: 3-4 October 2019

RSVP: Mthuthuzeli Nqumba- 0744787681 or email: mthuthuzelin@dac.gov.za

Enquiries:
Zimasa Velaphi, Head of Communications
Cell 072 172 892
E-mail: zimasav@dac.gov.za

Petunia Lessing
Cell: 066 301 4645
E-mail: PetuniaL@dac.gov.za