The languages of South Africa
South Africa has 12 official languages and a multilingual population fluent in at least two. IsiZulu and isiXhosa are the largest languages. English is spoken at home by under 9% of the …
The nine provinces of South Africa
Sep 5, 2025 · South Africa has nine provinces, each with its own history, landscape, population, languages, economy, cities and government. They are the Eastern Cape, the Free State, …
‘Graphs showing South Africa’s languages according to Census 2022’
Mar 13, 2025 · Data from Statistics South Africa’s Cultural Dynamics in South Africa (released March 2025), based on Census 2022. Bar graph and pie chart showing South Africa’s …
What languages are spoken in South Africa’s nine provinces?
Sep 12, 2024 · The home language of most people in KwaZulu-Natal is, unsurprisingly, isiZulu. In the Eastern Cape it’s isiXhosa. Around half the people of the Western Cape and Northern …
The quick guide to South Africa
English is most common in public life, but is only spoken as a home language by 9.6% of South Africans. The other languages are Sesotho sa Leboa (spoken by 9.1% of the population), …
South African English: a quick guide | South Africa gateway
Jun 1, 2025 · These influences include Afrikaans, a South African language that grew out of a variety of Dutch spoken in the 1500s. South African English also borrows from African …
‘Xitsonga language spoken in South Africa by population group and’
Mar 18, 2025 · South Africa’s 12 official languages are Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi (Sesotho sa Leboa), Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, ans South …
The plain language guide to South Africa’s Bill of Rights
Sep 3, 2025 · In public schools, universities and colleges, you have the right to be educated in the official South African language of your choice – where this is possible.
South Africa Gateway - Here is a tree rooted in African soil. Come …
Sep 18, 2025 · Mixed with over a dozen African languages for over two centuries, spiced by imports from British, Dutch and Portuguese colonies, South African English has its own rich, …
Animations: South Africa’s many languages
But our languages are richer and more complex than that. Get the flavour of South Africa’s languages, and learn to speak them a little, with these animations.