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South African Sign Language

Learn the latest official language at the Wits Plus Language School 
Partner Content
/ 8 September 2023

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

By University of the Witwatersrand
Deaf deserve to be heard
Opinion
/ 29 September 2022

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

By Susan Njeyiyana
International Day of Sign Languages: South African sign language must be promoted
Education
/ 23 September 2021

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

By Theo du Plessis
Signing a path to freedom for the deaf
National
/ 18 October 2020

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 equality.

By Zandile Bangani
Meet Doctor Fundile Nyati: South Africa’s own online medical mythbuster
Article
/ 7 April 2020

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

By Paddy Harper
KwaThintwa School for the Deaf achieves resounding success
Special Reports
/ 10 February 2020

KwaThintwa School for the Deaf achieves resounding success

The matric pass rate is 100% for the ninth consecutive year

By Staff Reporter
UCT gives students with disabilities hope
Article
/ 11 January 2019

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

By University Of Cape and Town 1
Deaf pupils cheer sign of the times
Article
/ 23 February 2018

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

By Bongekile Macupe

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