Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012)NoticesLanguage Policy of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development9. Use of Official Languages by the Department in the various Provinces in Communicating with the Public |
9.1 | The official languages selected for use in the regional offices are indicated in the table below: |
Use of official languages in provinces/regions |
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No. |
Region |
Selected Languages |
9.1.1 |
Eastern Cape |
English, isiXhosa, Afrikaans and Sesotho |
9.1.2 |
Free State |
English, Sesotho, Afrikaans and isiXhosa |
9.1.3 |
Gauteng |
English, isiZulu, Afrikaans and Sesotho |
9.1.4 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
English, isiZulu, isiXhosa and Afrikaans |
9.1.5 |
Mpumalanga |
English, Siswati, Xitsonga and isiNdebele |
9.1.6 |
Northern Cape |
English, Afrikaans, Setswana and isiXhosa |
9.1.7 |
Limpopo |
English, Sepedi, Xitsonga and Tshivenda |
9.1.8 |
North West |
English, Setswana, Afrikaans and Sesotho |
9.1.9 |
Western Cape |
English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and Sesotho |
9.2 | All public information signs and signage identifying facilities and services may be displayed/published in line with the determination above. |
9.3 | The Department's reports, documents, records and transcripts may be published in line with the determination above. |