Multilingualism is the act of using multiple languages, either by individual speakers or by a community (Wikipedia,2009). It is becoming a convivial phenomenon governed by globalization and cultural openness. There is no real definition of multilingualism, so it is very difficult to define an individual as multilingual. There is no clear definition of how much knowledge of a language is required to be considered "multilingual", which makes it difficult for teaching institutions to build the language for students to the point of fluency. Multilingualism is the natural potential available to every worldly person. human being rather than an unorthodox exception: given the appropriate environment, two languages ​​are as banal as two lungs. The language we use empowers us to develop our cognitive and perceptive capacity and empowers us to describe what is consequential in our environment. Cognition and our environmental understanding; occurs effectively in the native language. Language and its role in social needs and in the creation of social cohesion. Useful multilingualism will enable South Africa to induce social cohesion, both cultural and linguistic. Universities should take cues from provincial language policies, as this may become realism in the near future. This language policy will play a significant role in correcting past linguistic imbalances; and bring back a sense of cultural and linguistic pride among cultural and ethnic groups who were discriminated against by apartheid (ELTIC, 2007). However, not all universities have a language policy and implementation plan (Maseko, 2008; 2011). These must be put in place before any university or building institution can move forward. The… center of the card… gains an understanding of cultural concepts; it has a predominant understanding of society and recognizes individuals of different nations, subsequently diminishing racism, xenophobia and narrow-mindedness, as knowledge of an incipient language brings with it the revelation of an incipient culture. (Marian, 2012). The social and employment benefits of being multilingual include the individual's ability to communicate with people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, as well as increased employment opportunities in many vocations (Marian, 2012). What is best for the child psychologically (and pedagogically) may not be what is best for the adult socially, economically, or politically, and, more significantly, what is best for the child and adult may not be best or not even possible for society (Fasold, 1989).Words: 906