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The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources focuses on digitisation & creation of multimodal languages resources and promoting Digital Humanities

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✅✨ Enhance your writing in all South African official languages with the spelling checker tool from CTexT®! Developed with an extensive word list for various SA languages. Click here: sadilar.org/en/spelling-ch…

✅✨ Enhance your writing in all South African official languages with the spelling checker tool from CTexT®! Developed with an extensive word list for various SA languages. 

Click here: sadilar.org/en/spelling-ch…
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Get ready for our upcoming DH Colloquium! Learn about the importance of Data Management Plans & how they can streamline your research process.The speaker will cover what a DMP is, why it matters & walk you through completing a DMP template. Register here: bit.ly/4kRhjA5

Get ready for our upcoming DH Colloquium!

Learn about the importance of Data Management Plans & how they can streamline your research process.The speaker will cover what a DMP is, why it matters & walk you through completing a DMP template.
Register here: bit.ly/4kRhjA5
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Exploring the sonic landscapes of South African English, the latest blog by our Digital Humanities Researcher: English, Deon du Plessis, uncovers the regional ghosts that haunt our 'standard' accent. Read more: sayasblog.com/2025/06/05/whe… #DigitalHumanities #LanguageMatters #blog

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Applications are now open for the Digital Humanities OER Champions 2025-2026 Cohort- a 12-month fellowship programme for creating, adapting & researching Open Educational Resources in Digital Humanities. Apply here: forms.gle/7zhwSRwERsxJF8… Applications close: Monday, 7 July 2025

Applications are now open for the Digital Humanities OER Champions 2025-2026 Cohort- a 12-month fellowship programme for creating, adapting & researching Open Educational Resources in Digital Humanities.

Apply here: forms.gle/7zhwSRwERsxJF8…
Applications close: Monday, 7 July 2025
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SADiLaR’s ESCALATOR programme is excited to announce the DH Ignite 3 day workshop series, aimed at bringing together researchers, librarians, archivists, students & cultural heritage professionals in a progressive learning environment. Find out more here: bit.ly/40cMXA3

SADiLaR’s ESCALATOR programme is excited to announce the DH Ignite 3 day workshop series, aimed at bringing together researchers, librarians, archivists, students & cultural heritage professionals in a progressive learning environment.

Find out more here: bit.ly/40cMXA3
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Ms Meghan Ballard, University of California 🇺🇸 says language rights are not protected in the US 🇺🇸 constitution. This is very different from SA, where we even have a language body Pan South African Language Board. UWC Dr Zakeera Docrat #IAFLLCapeTown #IAFLL2025

Ms Meghan Ballard, University of California 🇺🇸 says language rights are not protected in the US 🇺🇸 constitution. This is very different from SA, where we even have a language body <a href="/PanSALB/">Pan South African Language Board</a>. <a href="/UWConline/">UWC</a> <a href="/zakeera_d/">Dr Zakeera Docrat</a> #IAFLLCapeTown #IAFLL2025
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17th Biennial Conference International Association for Forensics & Legal Linguistics. Legal languages/minorities - possibly bridging law-related language hindrances using technology. Prof G Heydon, Dr B Trollip (SADiLaR) SADiLaR UWC Indigenous Languages Action Forum #IAFLL2025

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Mr Dantile Pan South African Language Board has raises a question of the languages of Pakistanis in SA and other foreign nationals in SA courts. Dr Zakeera Docrat says international law requires that their languages represented in courts. UWC #IAFLL2025

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Dr Yanga kingcool Majola (Tshwane Univ) Language, Power & Public Participation: A critical analysis of the comprehension of the NHI, BELA & Land Expropriation Bills in SA. Majola says these bills are inaccessible. They're not available in indigenous languages. #IAFLL2025

Dr <a href="/YangaMajola/">Yanga kingcool Majola</a> (Tshwane Univ) 
Language, Power &amp; Public Participation: A critical analysis of the comprehension of the NHI, BELA &amp; Land Expropriation Bills in SA. 
Majola says these bills are inaccessible. They're not available in indigenous languages.

#IAFLL2025
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How can AI be used for legal language? How do you feel about that? Prof MP Ramaswamy was presenting on Legal Language & AI in the context of Trilingual Education in a Bilingual Legal System(University of Macau). #IAFLL2025 UWC SADiLaR

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SADiLaR announces and applauds sponsorship awardees for the 2025 cycle Read more: bit.ly/44KJprr #Conferences #sponsorship #digitalhumanities #sadilar

SADiLaR announces and applauds sponsorship awardees for the 2025 cycle

Read more: bit.ly/44KJprr 

#Conferences #sponsorship #digitalhumanities #sadilar
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Join us for an engaging workshop that breaks away from outdated management thinking. Discover how the Digital Humanities can teach smarter ways to manage complex systems—for better outcomes and more meaningful work. Register here: bit.ly/4koCAR0

Join us for an engaging workshop that breaks away from outdated management thinking. Discover how the Digital Humanities can teach smarter ways to manage complex systems—for better outcomes and more meaningful work. 

Register here: bit.ly/4koCAR0
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The SWiP workshop is underway at the University of Johannesburg, bringing together language enthusiasts and scholars to build Wikipedia editing skills and preserve digital languages. #SWiP #KnowledgeSharing #LanguagePreservation Wikimedia South Africa Pan South African Language Board

The SWiP workshop is underway at the <a href="/go2uj/">University of Johannesburg</a>, bringing together language enthusiasts and scholars to build Wikipedia editing skills and preserve digital languages. #SWiP #KnowledgeSharing #LanguagePreservation

<a href="/Wikimedia_ZA/">Wikimedia South Africa</a> <a href="/PanSALB/">Pan South African Language Board</a>
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From healthcare to higher education, and digital inclusion to identity politics, language is emerging as both a barrier and a bridge in shaping access, justice, and transformation. These themes took centre stage at the 2025 SALALS Conference. Read more: bit.ly/3TrQzuo

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SADiLaR hosted its third successful externship for the Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics (LanCSAL) students from the University of Johannesburg on 12 June 2025. Read more: bit.ly/4lhzyPK

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Day 2 of the SWiP workshop at University of Johannesburg is in full swing! Participants are gaining hands-on training to become Wikipedia volunteers. You can also join the movement & help preserve our official SA languages alive online! Wikimedia South Africa Pan South African Language Board #SWiP #LanguagePreservation

Day 2 of the SWiP workshop at <a href="/go2uj/">University of Johannesburg</a>  is in full swing!

Participants are gaining hands-on training to become Wikipedia volunteers. You can also join the movement &amp; help preserve our official SA languages alive online!
<a href="/Wikimedia_ZA/">Wikimedia South Africa</a> <a href="/PanSALB/">Pan South African Language Board</a> 

#SWiP #LanguagePreservation
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Happy South African Librarians’ Day to the selfless people who are leading catalysts for championing socio-economic development by providing access to information. Your dedication does not go unnoticed. 🎊🫶🏽

Happy South African Librarians’ Day to the selfless people who are leading catalysts for championing socio-economic development by providing access to information. Your dedication does not go unnoticed. 🎊🫶🏽
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Join us for a lively discussion on transforming the Islam West Africa collection with large language models with Frédérick Madore. Register here: bit.ly/44Rmg71

Join us for a lively discussion on transforming the Islam West Africa collection with large language models with Frédérick Madore. 

Register here: bit.ly/44Rmg71