It is regrettable that, after 31 years of democracy, English remains the dominant language used for parliamentary debates and proceedings. South Africa is a multilingual nation with 12 official languages that are all held in equal esteem. This incident highlights that issues of multilingualism are often treated as an afterthought in the country, which constitutes an infringement of language rights. PanSALB is calling on Parliament of the Republic of South Africa and the #MadlangaCommission to ma