Deaf Church

Deaf people form their own congregations where South African Sign Language is used in the sermon from the Bible.

In the absence of an exclusive Deaf church or congregation, Deaf people go to ordinary churches, provided that there are South African Sign Language interpreters.

Deaf attend Deaf churches on prayer days for praying, use the time after church to socialize with friends and catch up on weekly happenings and events with friends.

Bible study classes are either held within the church premises and/ or by rotation among members of the church.

Deaf Clubs

Deaf people form clubs for several reasons, of which the most important one is to socialize by meeting friend after work or on weekends.

Parties and small occasions are held in clubhouses to celebrate important happenings.

A Deaf club is the best place for hearing impaired, who are learning South African Sign Language in classes, to improve their signing skills and fluency.

In terms of culture, Deaf clubs are the next important place to get together and socialise, schools being the primary location.

Deaf Sport

Summer games are held in SA every year between March and April, while the Deaflympic is held every four years.

In team sports like soccer, rugby, netball, volleyball, cricket etc. Deaf people use a white flag for centre referee and red flags for linesman (which is visual) and not a whistle (which is a sound-based). The same goes to athlete sport, but for cricket it's the same as hearing impaired people.