Dithutano Tsa Lekgotla La Bosetshaba La Puo Ya Setswana La Pansalb Di Senola Dikgwetlho Tse Di Amang Thuto Ya Setswana Kwa Porofenseng Ya Foreisetata

Key Takeaways

• Organisation: PanSALB (Pan South African Language Board)
• Body: Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Puo ya Setswana (LBPS)
• Date: July 31, 2026
• Location: Bloemfontein
• Subject: Challenges affecting Setswana education in the Free State province
• Participants: Technical committee on standardisation; chaired by Rre Ogodiseng Mokakale
• Named people: Rre Gaoretelelwe Phuti, Ngaka Bridget Mangwegape, Rre Goitsemodimo Seleka, Mme MD Mabote, Modulasetulo Rre Ogodiseng Mokakale
• Key challenges mentioned: differences between Setswana and Sesotho; need for standardised terms (e.g., for Mathematics); lack of teaching resources using accepted terms; insufficient capacity of some Setswana teachers; TPTPM implementation challenges; lack of competent assessors/managers; translation/transition problems from English/Seesemane to Setswana
• Proposed solution: collaboration among PanSALB, Department of Education, universities, book publishers, and teachers
• Specific decision: establish a Foramo ya Barutabana ba Setswana kwa Foreisetata (Setswana Teachers Forum in the Free State)
• Forum purpose: share experiences, discuss challenges, conduct research, and submit documents to the National Council for the Setswana Language
• Additional instruction: submit all recommendations to the Department of Basic Education, provincial education departments, teacher training institutions, curriculum developers, book publishers, and PanSALB so they work together
• PanSALB (Pan South African Language Board)
• Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Puo ya Setswana (LBPS)
• Komitisetegeniki ya Tshwanafatso (Technical Committee on Standardisation)
• Rre Ogodiseng Mokakale
• Rre Gaoretelelwe Phuti
• Ngaka Bridget Mangwegape
• Rre Goitsemodimo Seleka
• Mme MD Mabote
• Lefapha la Thuto (Department of Education)
• Lefapha la Bosetšhaba la Thuto ya Motheo (Department of Basic Education)
• Diyunivesithi (universities)
• bagatisi ba dibuka (book publishers)
• barutabana (teachers)
• ditheo tsa katiso ya barutabana (teacher training institutions)
• baitseanapeng ba kharikhulamo (curriculum developers)