Faeem Karodia said the introduction of the SASL as an official language will open doors for people in the deaf community. Faeem Karodia, a sign language activist, believes making South African Sign ...

Claudine Storbeck has received research funding from the UK-MRC (Medical Research Council) and the Global Challenges Research Fund (UK-MRC/AHRC). She is a visiting researcher at the University of ...

Deaf learners, Njabulo Ngubo, Siziwe Mthethwa, Nkanyiso Bhengu, Shanel Gareeb and Adrian Moodley urge the public to download the new SASL App, which is free and is available to download via Google ...

The South African National Deaf Association (Sanda) used International Deaf Awareness Month in September to amplify its call for the recognition of South African Sign Language (SASL) as the 12th ...

The deaf community voiced concerns about the shortage of teachers for deaf pupils. On Tuesday, the Wits Centre for Deaf Studies celebrated its 25th anniversary. In July, Cyril Ramaphosa announced that ...

NEARLY two years since South African Sign Language (SASL) became the country’s 12th official language, there has been little progress by the government in implementing the 18th constitutional ...

South African sign language (SASL) is the smallest recognised language in South Africa. Although some of the country’s Deaf organisations claim that more than one million South Africans use this ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, 19 July 2023, sign into law the South African Sign Language Bill during a ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The National Assembly approved the ...

Television presenter and sign language interpreter Lesego Modutle says having the SA Sign Language (SASL) as the country's official 12th official language is a dream come true for the Deaf community.

Over 600,000 South Africans use South African Sign Language (SASL), and it's one of the country’s official languages. However, Deaf and speech- and hearing-impaired South Africans still struggle to ...