The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) is a national centre supported by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI). SADiLaR has an enabling function, with a focus on all official languages of South Africa, supporting research and development in the domains of language technologies and language-related studies in the humanities and social sciences.
Latest news & events
SADiLaR Leaders Appointed to National Task Team for South Africa’s Unified National Language Action Plan
12 June 2026 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) proudly congratulates Professor Langa Khumalo, Chief Director and Mr Juan Steyn, Operations Director, on their appointment to the National Task Team Towards a Unified National Language Action Plan by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton
Coding for the Humanities: R-Programming Workshop at Stellenbosch University
02 June 2026 Twenty participants from the humanities and social sciences attended a R-programming workshop at Stellenbosch University from 12-14 May. The workshop was hosted by SADiLaR’s ESCALATOR Programme in collaboration with their Child Language Development Node (CLDN), housed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Stellenbosch University.
South African Sign Language Dissemination Event: Promoting Inclusion in Digital Spaces
Media Release: 15 May 2026 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), in collaboration with its Child Language Development node at Stellenbosch University, will host a South African Sign Language (SASL) dissemination event on 29 May 2026, aimed at advancing the inclusion of the South African deaf community