Zimbabwe Rule of Law Journal |71 as the language of record throughout the whole country and then have other official languages as languages of record together with English in areas where those official languages are spoken. A third approach could be to have different official languages as languages of record in areas where the speakers are mainly concentrated. For example, Ndebele can be a language of record in Bulawayo, Tonga can be a language of record in Binga, Shona can be a language of record in Harare, etc. Section 6(2) does not also reveal whether or not the drafters aspired to have all 16 official languages to be developed to be languages of record. If this is so, there could be need for the envisaged Act of Parliament to provide specific timelines expected to ensure that all 16 official languages become languages of record. A leaf can be borrowed from s 4(5) of the Law Society of Zimbabwe Model Constitution that provides that: ...An Act of Parliament must provide that— (a) within ten years from the commencement of this Constitution, every official language is a language of record, alongside English, where it is predominantly spoken and has been predominantly spoken for the past one hundred years; and (b) within twenty-five years from the commencement of this Constitution, all official languages must be recognised as languages of record alongside English. Such a provision would give the state sufficient time to progressively develop all the 16 official languages to be languages of record. 2. Use of Official Languages Section 6(3) obliges the state and its institutions and agencies to use official languages. The Constitution does not mention the scope of use of official languages. Should some or all the official languages be used in education, media, cultural activities, public service and communication with government? However, despite this omission, s 6(3) does highlight two main considerations that need to be taken into account when regulating the use of official languages. First, all official languages should be treated equitably. Secondly, the state should take into account the language preferences of people