(1)On what authority and/or competence and/or legal grounds does the Chief Justice rely in his decision to have English used as the only official language or record in the courts, as was announced on 29 September 2017;
(2) whether the Chief Justice consulted him before the specified decision was taken; if not, why was he not consulted; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) what are the correct legal grounds on which such decision is taken;
(4) whether the Chief Justice informed his department of the specified decision before is was made public; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date and (b) where can a copy of the communication be accessed;
(5) whether the decision was published in the Government Gazette in accordance with section 8(5)(b) of the Superior Courts Act, Act 10 of 2013; if not, why was this not deemed necessary; if so, in which Government Gazette was it published?