The North British sign system was used for the deaf in white English speaking families. In 1881 a school for Afrikaans speaking families was begun using British Sign Language. Now there are 29 schools for 4,000 children. Several dialects are used unofficially in different schools. There is a Signed Afrikaans.
Sign language is understood to some degree by most deaf people.
Some interpreters are provided in courts. Chatsworth, an urban area close to Durban on the Natal coast. Zanzibaris brought from Zanzibar and northern Mozambique from 1873 to 1878. Braille Scripture in progress. Bible portions 1868-1968.