Until now, the constitution provided for 11 official languages.
The bill was introduced and referred to the justice committee on January 12. The committee was briefed by the department of justice and constitutional development on January 27.
“The committee acknowledged SASL is not a universal language , but submits that, in South Africa, it is in the promotion and development of SASL that the various dialects are also recognised.”
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