University of the Free State provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Sign language is on its way to become the 12th official language in South Africa after parliament recently agreed ...

South African President Ramaphosa declares sign-language as an official language ...

Dr Diane Bell is affiliated with the Carel du Toit Trust, a Not-for-Profit Organisation that supports children who are deaf. According to the World Health Organisation report on hearing, mild hearing ...

Africa's media sign language interpreters have raised concerns over low payment, inadequate training, and the absence of interpretation services in important programs meant to cater to 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 ...