When South African Sign Language became the country's 12th official language in July 2023, the constitutional change was intended to do more than recognise a language symbolically. Government said it ...
It’s 50 years since the Soweto uprising in South Africa. On 16 June 1976, tens of thousands of young black South Africans protested against being taught in the Afrikaans language (alongside English) ...
Deaf students at the Khulani Special School learning sign language. Leisa Tyler/LightRocket via Getty Images Sign language is on its way to become the 12th official language in South Africa after ...
On May 4, 2023, South Africa’s parliament voted for an amendment to the constitution that added sign language as an official language. It was a historic moment, three decades of struggle in the making ...
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Language should not decide who belongs in South Africa
South Africa’s multilingualism is celebrated every September, but language can also become a tool of exclusion. The authors ...
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