| Short Title: | Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Act of 2023 |
| Legislature: | Parliament of South Africa |
| Long Title: | Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as to recognise South African Sign Language as one of the official languages of the Republic; and to provide for matters incidental thereto. |
| Enacted By: | National Assembly |
| Date Passed: | 2 May 2023 |
| Date Assented: | 19 July 2023 |
| Bill: | Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill |
| Bill Citation: | B1—2023 |
| Bill Date: | 11 January 2023 |
| Introduced By: | Ronald Lamola, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development |
| Amends: | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 |
| Status: | not yet in force |
The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa (formally the Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Act of 2023) will make South African Sign Language an official language of South Africa.[1]
The bill for the amendment was introduced in the National Assembly on 11 January 2023 by Ronald Lamola, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development.[2] It was adopted unanimously by the assembly on 2 May,[3] and signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 19 July of the same year. It will come into force on a date to be proclaimed by the president in the Government Gazette.