Introduction

The South African Translators' Institute (SATI) is a non-profit organisation whose aim it is to give local language practitioners professional status and pride and to ensure an honourable position for language practice professions among the other professions.

The institute promotes fairness towards its members as well as fairness by its members towards other members, clients and the public.

Aims

• To promote the interests of the language practice profession, to obtain publicity for itself and to publish a journal and to compile language practice guides;
  
• To promote research in the language practice field, to promote proper training facilities for language practitioners and to promote common interests through liaison with universities and other organisations;
  
• To introduce a professional code of conduct and to introduce examinations for accreditation purposes.

Activities

All SATI's office bearers are volunteers, although some of SATI's funds are apportioned for the running of each of the executive portfolios.

Regular activities are organised by regional chapters and special interest groups.

There is a monthly newsletter called Bulletin, sent via e-mail or fax, and a printed journal called Muratho which is published twice a year.

Publications:

The following publications are for sale to members and the public:

• A Guide for Users of Language Workers
  
• Marketing your Professional Freelance Business
  
• A Guide to Sworn Translation
  
• A Southern African Bibliography of Translation, Interpreting, Lexicography and Terminology (updated annually)

Code of Ethics

This is an unofficial summary of SATI's code of ethics. All SATI's translators promise to...

• perform accurate translation of high quality
  
• respect and interact with other translators
  
• strive for constant self-improvement
  
• treat all client information as strictly confidential
  
• accept no unlawful work
  
• respect copyright
  
• inform clients of all issues of concern regarding the translation
  
• accept only work for which we are suited
  
• stick to deadlines
  
• aim to be fair and to conduct ourselves professionally