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7.1

In promoting the use of the indigenous languages and all the official languages of the Republic, including South African Sign Language, the DFFE adopts all 11 official languages of the Republic as its official languages and, on request. takes the following use of the official languages into consideration, subject to paragraph 7.2 below. The DFFE recognises the Khoi, San and Nama languages.

Head Office (Gauteng)	All the official languages of the Republic
Eastern Cape	Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa
Free State	Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa and Sesotho
KwaZulu-Natal	Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa, isiZulu and Sesotho
Limpopo	Afrikaans, English,isiNdebele, Sepedi, Tshivenda and Xitsonga
Mpumalanga	Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiZulu,Sepedi, Siswati and Xitsonga
Northern Cape	Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa, Khoi, Nama, San and Setswana
North West	Afrikaans, English, Khoi, Nama, San and Setswana
Western Cape	Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa

7.2	The following factors will be taken into account in arriving at the choice of official language(s) the DFFE will use in each context/situation, while honouring the spirit of the Constitution:

7.2.1

Geographical usage;

7.2.2

Practicality;

7.2.3

Cost and budget availability;

7.2.4

Regional circumstances; and

7.2.5

Availability of capacity.

Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012)

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Implementation of the Reviewed Language Policy for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

7. Official Languages of the DFFE