Pretoria - Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has extended the due date for adopting language policies.
The extension for the adoption of language polices has been granted on three conditions, including that a status report on progress with regard to the implementation of the Use of Official Languages Act is received by 30 January 2015.
All drafted language policies have to be appropriate to the context and operations of national departments, national public entities and national public enterprises are gazetted for public comment by 31 March 2015.
All language policies have to be adopted by 2 May 2015.
“If each of these conditions is not met, the exemption will be revoked on a case by case basis,” the Department of Arts and Culture said.
Section 4(2)‑(4) of the Act and the Regulations in terms of the Act set out the requirements for, and guidelines on drafting, language policies. Both documents may be accessed at https://www.dac.gov.za/acts.
For further information and assistance contact the Chief Director, National Language Service at:
Email: mbuleloj@dac.gov.za
Tel.: 012 441 3255
– SAnews.gov.za
