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Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Prof. Elsabé Taljard’s Journey as a Woman in Science
17 August 2026 For more than four decades, Prof. Elsabé Taljard has dedicated her academic career to the study of African languages, contributing to research that places language, multilingualism and digital innovation at the heart of South Africa’s knowledge society. As a professor in the Department of African Languages at the University of Pretoria (UP)…
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Building connections through Digital Humanities at the University of the Free State
14 August 2026 What does Digital Humanities look like in practice? At the University of the Free State (UFS), the answer spans everything from digital archives and language-learning applications to literary analysis and resources for South African Sign Language. On 27 July 2026, approximately 40 researchers, postgraduate students and professional support staff gathered virtually for…
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SADiLaR and NMU equip postgraduates for the full research journey
13 August 2026 On 15 July 2026, SADiLaR partnered with Nelson Mandela University (NMU) to host “From Research Data Management to a Data Paper” at the Ocean Science Conference Centre at NMU. The workshop brought together postgraduate students and interested staff members for a full day dedicated to building practical knowledge around research data management,…
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SADiLaR Researcher appointed to the North West Provincial Language Committee
31 July 2026 SADiLaR is proud to congratulate Mrs Mmasibidi Setaka-Bapela, Digital Humanities Researcher: Sesotho, on her appointment as a member of the North West Provincial Language Committee. Mrs Setaka-Bapela has been appointed for a five-year term, effective 1 June 2026, where she will contribute her expertise in language development and multilingualism to support language…
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SADiLaR preserves nearly five decades of South African language teaching scholarship through digitisation initiative
27 July 2026 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) is proud to support the preservation and long-term accessibility of South Africa’s language teaching scholarship through the digitisation of historic editions of the Journal for Language Teaching (Tydskrif vir Taalonderrig). As part of its commitment to advancing multilingualism and strengthening digital language resources,…
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Building the future of Sesotho through the African Wordnet
01 July 2026 The African Wordnet Project demonstrates that preserving and advancing indigenous languages requires contributions from people across many disciplines. Within the Sesotho African Wordnet team, linguists, translators, educators, broadcasters and language activists are working together to ensure that Sesotho remains relevant, accessible and technologically enabled for future generations. Three members of the Sesotho…
