South African Sign Language
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Learn the latest official language at the Wits Plus Language School
South African Sign Language is our 12th official language – and now you can learn it
Deaf deserve to be heard
Recognition of South African Sign Language as an official language will help bring deaf people in from margins of society
International Day of Sign Languages: South African sign language must be promoted
The Schools Act considers South African sign language as an official language for the purposes of learning in a public school
Signing a path to freedom for the deaf
If South African Sign Language is recognised as one of the country’s official languages, it will considerably ease many of the deaf community’s problems of access, education and…
Meet Doctor Fundile Nyati: South Africa’s own online medical mythbuster
The employee health and wellness specialist is using social media to combat misinformation about Covid-19
KwaThintwa School for the Deaf achieves resounding success
The matric pass rate is 100% for the ninth consecutive year
UCT gives students with disabilities hope
The disability service at UCT is playing a critical role in enabling students with disabilities to cope with their studies
Deaf pupils cheer sign of the times
Now that children can take sign language in matric, it will be easier to obtain a bachelor’s pass