Most South Africans are multilingual, and English is commonly used (especially in urban areas. Rural tend to skew Afrikaans). &quot;English is South Africa&#x27;s lingua franca, and the primary language of government, business, and commerce&quot;[1]<p>However, only 9.6% of the population use English as their first (&#x27;home&#x27;) language. Zulu has the highest proportion with 22.7%<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.southafrica.info&#x2F;about&#x2F;people&#x2F;language.htm#distribution#ixzz3lKxOaQnB" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.southafrica.info&#x2F;about&#x2F;people&#x2F;language.htm#distri...</a>