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After the release of the Reading Panel’s 2023 report, we have again been reminded of the shocking state of reading competence in our schools.
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South African children face reading crisis

Publishing books in local languages could spark the interest of reading and understanding in young ones

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
3 min read
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Project to give away 100 000 books to encourage childhood literacy

It will also support practitioners at 40 early childhood development centres to make use of a literacy-themed learning programme and provide practical training and materials to…

  • Sally du Preez
3 min read
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ACORN EDUCATION

We must keep Covid-19’s gains in education

COMMENT: The disaster regulations mandated zero-rating for some websites. Now it is time to expand this access

  • David Harrison
4 min read
Opening of the Nando’s Broken Monsters Charity Art Exhibition in Harrington Street
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Desecrating books for art and literacy

Nando’s Broken Monsters Charity Art Exhibition in Cape Town raised sufficient funds to cover 21 000 children’s books.

  • Tim Leibbrandt
4 min read