<div dir="ltr"><h1 class="gmail-title">Economic Development Department Releases Language Policy</h1>
<div class="gmail-content"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-type-text gmail-field-field-field-article-date"><div class="gmail-field-items"><div class="gmail-field-item gmail-odd">2017-03-08</div></div></div><p><em>Department of Economic Development</em></p>
<p>The economic development department has published its language policy in Government Gazette 40660.</p>
<p>The policy is crafted in terms of the Use of Official Languages Act.</p>
<p>The act determines that every national department, national public
entity and national public enterprise must adopt a language policy on
its use of official languages and put a language unit in place.</p>
<p>English will be used for inter-and intra-government communication as well as international communication.</p>
<p>All official languages will be taken into consideration when undertaking public communication.</p>
<p>At this stage, a language unit has not been established. However, its
functions will be carried out by the communication unit until a
language unit is set up.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the department recently briefed the economic development committee on its 3rd quarter performance for 2016/17.</p>
<p>Further detail was provided on the construction sector settlement reached with the Competition Commission in October 2016.</p>
<p>The settlement agreement consists of four components, namely, a fine,
reparation package, transformation package and an integrity commitment
by the various CEOs to “take all steps to avoid collusion and corruption
in their dealings with the state, their competitors and their customers
and to partner with Government in exposing all forms of corruption and
tender irregularities.”</p>
<p>In terms of the variable tariff on wheat, the department reported
that the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has made
recommendations to address the price formula.</p>
<p>The ITAC was currently being considered.</p>
<p><strong>Sabinet Cape Town Office</strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.sabinetlaw.co.za/economic-affairs/articles/economic-development-department-releases-language-policy">http://www.sabinetlaw.co.za/economic-affairs/articles/economic-development-department-releases-language-policy</a><br></strong></p>
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