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Sign language has officially been added as South Africa's 12th official language. A statement from the South African Government news agency, reads: "The %%

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD) has extended its condolences to the family of a police officer, who was fatally shot while serving as a court orderly at the Motherwell Magistrate’s Court in Gqeberha on Wednesday.

A police officer was allegedly disarmed and shot dead with his own gun inside the Motherwell Magistrate's Court.

The KZN Blind and Deaf Society says the passing of a bill to make sign language South Africa's twelfth official language is a victory for the deaf community.

A man who allegedly shot and killed a police officer at the Motherwell Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape is under police guard in hospital.

The National Assembly (NA) has approved South African Sign Language (SASL) as an official language to promote the rights of persons who are deaf and hard of hearing. Once signed into law by the President, this will bring the amount of South African official languages to 12.

The National Assembly (NA) has approved the South African Sign Language (SASL) as the 12th official language during a hybrid plenary sitting on Tuesday.

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has warned the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development it will not pass its budget if it does not pull up its socks.




Committee says recognition of SASL an important step towards realisation of rights of persons who are deaf and hard of hearing

The National Assembly has approved the sign language decision, with it requiring the President to sign it into law as the final step.