Heritage Day is on Thursday, 24 September 2015. It is a Public Holiday. _____
Lesson for Heritage Day on Languages South African Languages The South African Constitution, Chapter 1, "Founding Provisions", Clause 6, on Languages: 1. The official languages of the Republic are Sepedi <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Sotho_language> , Sesotho <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesotho> , Setswana <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language> , siSwati <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swati_language> , Tshivenda <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda_language> , Xitsonga <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsonga_language> , Afrikaans <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans_language> , English <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language> , isiNdebele <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ndebele_language> , isiXhosa <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IsiXhosa> and isiZulu <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IsiZulu> . 2. Recognising the historically diminished use and status of the indigenous languages of our people, the state must take practical and positive measures to elevate the status and advance the use of these languages. 3. (a) The national government and provincial governments may use any particular official languages for the purposes of government, taking into account usage, practicality, expense, regional circumstances and the balance of the needs and preferences of the population as a whole or in the province concerned; but the national government and each provincial government must use at least two official languages. (b) Municipalities must take into account the language usage and preferences of their residents. 4. The national government and provincial governments, by legislative and other measures, must regulate and monitor their use of official languages. Without detracting from the provisions of subsection (2), all official languages must enjoy parity of esteem and must be treated equitably. 5. A Pan South African Language Board <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_South_African_Language_Board> established by national legislation must (a) promote, and create conditions for, the development and use of - (i) all official languages; (ii) the Khoi, Nama and San languages; and (iii) sign language; and (b) promote and ensure respect for - (i) all languages commonly used by communities in South Africa, including German <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language> , Greek <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language> , Gujarati <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarati_language> , Hindi <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_language> , Portuguese <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language> , Tamil <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language> , Telegu <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_language> and Urdu <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu> ; and (ii) Arabic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language> , Hebrew <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language> , Sanskrit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit_language> and other languages used for religious purposes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_language> in South Africa. The South African Constitution declares an intention, and gives an instruction, to restore the indigenous languages of our people, and to repair the damage done to them under apartheid. The South African Constitution has not yet been obeyed in this regard. The most common language spoken by South Africans at home is Zulu (23 percent speak Zulu at home), followed by Xhosa (16 percent), and Afrikaans (14 percent). English is the fourth most common home language in the country (9.6%), but is understood in most urban areas and is the dominant language in government and the media. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_South_Africa#cite_note-9> (Wikipedia) The South African National Census of 2011 recorded the following distribution of home language speakers:[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_South_Africa#cite_note-cib11-1> Language Speakers Percentage Zulu <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_language> 11,587,374 22.7% Xhosa <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhosa_language> 8,154,258 16.0% Afrikaans <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans_language> 6,855,082 13.5% English <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language> 4,892,623 9.6% Northern Sotho <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Sotho_language> 4,618,576 9.1% Tswana <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language> 4,067,248 8.0% Sotho <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotho_language> 3,849,563 7.6% Tsonga <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsonga_language> 2,277,148 4.5% Swati <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swati_language> 1,297,046 2.5% Venda <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda_language> 1,209,388 2.4% Ndebele <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ndebele_language> 1,090,223 2.1% Sign language <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Sign_Language> 234,655 0.5% Other languages 828,258 1.6% Total 50,961,443 100.0% Heritage Day is September the Twenty-fourth ANC or National Flag.png In the years of its banning and exile (1960-1990) the ANC called this "The National Flag" The ANC is a National Heritage. -- -- You are subscribed. 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