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Sign language is set to become South Africa’s 12th official language after a long fight for recognition

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 ...
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South Africa’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn: new bilingual education policy is a start

Language has always been used as a political football in South Africa. This can be traced back to the competing English and Dutch colonisers, from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, each group ...
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South Africa's recognition of sign language signals new hope for the deaf

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Bongumusa Manana, a 19-year-old deaf student who studies in a township in Johannesburg, sees South Africa's move to recognise sign as an official language as a huge ...