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The South African Language Rights Monitor and information on language policy and planning in South Africa

Abstract The South African Language Rights Monitor (SALRM) was launched in 2003 for the purpose of making available an annual comprehensive report on the language rights situation in South Africa. Since then the focus of the report has been broadened to cover language matters in general. The core question being investigated in this article is whether the Monitor contains relevant information on language policy and planning. Joseph Lo Bianco's distinction between three sources of language policy and planning is used to extrapolate relevant information from the 2009 issue. The data set collected for this purpose uncovers some tendencies that point to the contestation of public texts that are perceived to have become outdated. The study finds the report contains some useful information that could help a body such as Pansalb in fulfilling its language policy and planning mandate. It also emphasises the importance of the context within which language interventions are conceived.