• Hot off the press - the first selection of our 2025 publications
  
  • BOOK: Boesman-invloed op Afrikaanse Plekname by Prof Peter E Raper: https://doi.org/10.36615/9780906785164
  
  
  • CHAPTER: Transforming the Linguistic Landscape of South Africa – More of the Same? by Prof Theodorus du Plessis and Dr Chrismi-Rinda Loth: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394231805.ch22
  
  
  • ARTICLE: Ethical Practices for Gaining Access for Research with Deaf Communities in South Africa: A Case of South African Sign Language by Dr Patrick Sibanda, Dr Chrismi-Rinda Loth and Dr Sara Siyavoshi: https://doi.org/10.1177/15562646251353471

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• Introducing: Our Places mobile app. A product from our research focus on place names. Discover the interesting history of the names of your favourite South African places. Our Places (free) as well as Our Places Pro (paid) provide a collection of SASL place-name signs. Both versions available for Android on Google Play Store. Enter the lucky draw for a chance to win lifetime access to Our Places Pro.

Events 

• Guest lecture Prof Myriam Vermeerbergen (23 October 2025) Translating Theatre into Sign Language
  
  
• ISPN 2025 Workshop Ethical principles of doing toponymic research with Deaf communities
  
  
• ISPN 2025 Workshop Systematising participatory toponymic diagnostics during street addressing and settlement mapping operations
  
  
• Our Places lucky draw Enter and stand a chance to win lifetime access to Our Places Pro. Entries close 30 September.
   
  
• Signals Sign + Sip 8 August at 13:00 in front of the Main building. The R30 ticket includes a snack box.
  
  
• ISPN on LinkedIn Join our group on LinkedIn to stay informed and share news, knowledge and opportunities in the field of toponomastics.

• International Symposium on Place Names The 8^th International Symposium on Place Names will be held 26-29 November 2025 in Clarens. Abstracts are due on 4 April 2025. For more information, please consult the First Circular and Call for Papers
  

• On 17 October 2025, Prof Peter Jordan (Research Associate) introduced the definitions of and debates around endonyms and exonyms. In other words, the names used by communities located at the place being referenced, and those outside of it. Access the lecture, and also read this accompanying article.