In 2013 the Department of Basic Education introduced a draft policy on the incremental introduction of African Languages in schools. 

The purpose of this draft policy is to give protection to African languages, for learners who speak an African language at home and for learners who do not. The draft policy provides that learners in all grades should learn one language at the home language level, and two on the first additional language level. This would need additional teaching time every week for learners in all grades. It would also require that the necessary learning materials are available in all of the African languages and that teachers who are qualified to teach in these languages are available to teach. This policy still needs to be finalised.