Question NW1754 to the Minister of State Security
27 September 2016 - NW1754
Mulder, Dr PW to ask the Minister of State Security
Whether his department has met the requirements of the Use of Official Languages Act, Act No 12 of 2012, according to which his department (a) has established an official language policy for the department and (b) instituted a language unit; if not, (i) why not and (ii) what steps he will take to ensure that the provisions of the Act are met; if so, what are the relevant particulars?
Reply:
(a) The State Security Agency (SSA) is in the process of establishing an official language policy for the department.
(b) (i) The establishment of a language unit will be addressed on the approval of the official language.
(ii) The department is currently in the process of determining the relevant languages per province that should be included in the official language policy