The most popular languages in South Africa are isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, English, and Sepedi. IsiZulu is the most widely spoken language, with about 24.4% of the population speaking it as their home language. IsiXhosa follows at 16.3%, Afrikaans and Sepedi both have around 10%, and English is spoken by about 8.7% of the population. South Africa has a total of 12 official languages, including isiNdebele, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, and Xitsonga. English is widely used in government, business, and education, though it is not the most common home language. These languages reflect the rich multilingual and multicultural landscape in South Africa.