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Process to make sign language SAâs 12th official language begins
By Mayibongwe Maqhina
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The long-awaited process to amend the Constitution so that the 12th official language can be included has finally got under way.
This was revealed by Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa during his response to parliamentary questions by IFP MP Siphosethu Ngcobo.
Ngcobo asked about plans to include sign language as one of the official South African languages as well as the details of the plan and budget to realise the parliamentary decision.
In response, Mthethwa said the constitutional review committee had recommended that a section of the Constitution be amended to include South African Sign Language (SASL) as the 12th official South African language.
Opposition parties reject employment and labour department s proposed budget for 2021/22 Opposition parties have rejected the employment and labour department s proposed budget. Image: Esa Alexander/Sunday Times
Opposition parties have rejected the employment and labour department’s budget tabled on Friday by minister Thulas Nxesi.
Nxesi said the department s budget for the 2021/22 financial year had decreased by R351m to R3.5bn.
DA MP Michael Cardo said the labour budget failed workers, employers and the unemployed.
“The department of employment and labour’s R3.5bn budget does nothing to help oil the wheels of job creation in the private sector. Instead, it puts sand in the engine of growth.
The teaching candidates began working in December last year, but they are yet to be paid – despite reports that funds of up to R5 billion would be made available for the programme.