This has led to litigation and three judgments in South Africa's apex court, the constitutional court. Afrikaans is commonly categorised as an Indo-European language, related to Dutch. It can be ...
The amendment is to include South African Sign Language (SASL) as an official language to promote the rights of persons who are deaf and hard of hearing. Until now, the South African Constitution ...
The right to a fair trial in South Africa is entrenched in section 35(3) of our Constitution and includes - very importantly - section 35(3)(k) which assures the right to be tried in a language that ...