Pan South African Language Board

Pan-Suid-Afrikaanse Taalraad
Formation	1995
Headquarters	Arcadia, Pretoria[1]
Coordinates	25°44′44″S 28°12′18″E / 25.7455°S 28.2049°E / -25.7455; 28.2049
Official language	11 languages Afrikaans Sepedi English Southern Ndebele Southern Sotho Swazi Tsonga Tswana Venda Xhosa Zulu
CEO	Mr Lance Craig Schultz[2]
Chairperson	Prof Lolie Makhubu-Badenhorst[3]
Deputy Chairperson	Ms. Seipati Dichabe[4]
Board of directors	Mrs Preetha Dabideen, Dr Dolly Dlavane, Ms. Portia Chilwane, Mr Edward Mudau, Dr. Nomakhosazana Rasana, Ms. Mariaan Maartens, Mr Cinga Gqabu, Ms. Khensani Bilankulu, Mr Aubrey Greyling Mthembu, Mr Manfred Molebaloa[5]
Key people	Company Secretary: Adv Karabo Sibanyoni
Website	www.pansalb.org

The Pan South African Language Board (Afrikaans: Pan-Suid-Afrikaanse Taalraad, abbreviated PanSALB) is an organisation in South Africa established to promote multilingualism, to develop the 11 official languages, and to protect language rights in South Africa. The Board was established in Act 59 of 1995 by the Parliament of South Africa.^[6]

In addition to the 11 official languages of South Africa, PanSALB also strives for the development of the Khoe, San, and South African Sign Language.^[7]

PanSALB structures include: Provincial Language Committees, the National Language Bodies and the National Lexicography Units.

Controversy

In January 2016, South African Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa dissolved the entire board of PanSALB, after a report that between 2014 and 2015, the board's administrative expenditure had increased from 8 million to 11 million ZAR, while the expenditure on its mandate dropped to 17 million from 23 million ZAR, while its irregular expenditure was 28 million.^[8]