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A funding round has opened under the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture’s Publishing Hub programme, offering grants to support writers, publishers and editors producing books in indigenous languages as well as Braille and audiobook formats.

Youth Day challenge: How well can South Africans spell their most troublesome words?

With literacy rates declining in South Africa, we challenged the youth to spell some of the country's most commonly misspelled words. Discover their surprising results and…

Author Kristy Jean during story time with pupils during the Open Book Youth Festival last year

Open Book Festival Youth Festival: Inspiring young readers from March 16 to 23

Join the Open Book Festival's Youth Festival from March 16 to 23, where children and teens can immerse themselves in a week of free literary events, including storytime sessions,…

Author Lauren O'Connor reads to pupils at St Mary's Primary School, in Cape Town,

Celebrating Word Read Aloud Day: Lauren O'Connor-May reads to St Mary's Primary School pupils

In celebration of Word Read Aloud Day, St Mary's Primary School pupils were captivated by Strandfontein author Lauren O'Connor-May during an engaging story time.

LiBee, City of Cape Town libraries' mascot, sits, while mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis reads to pupils at Iziko Museum, in Gardens, on World Read Aloud Day, Wednesday, February 4,

Experience the magic: Cape Town libraries celebrate World Read Aloud Day at Iziko Museum

More than 200 enthusiastic pupils from Gugulethu, Lentegeur, Mfuleni, and Goodwood embarked on a magical adventure at the Iziko Museum, celebrating World Read Aloud Day with the…

Bellville library has been temporarily closed following a cable theft that left the building without electricity, the City said.

Bellville library closes after cable theft

Bellville Library has been temporarily closed following a cable theft that left the building without electricity, the City said.

Guests browse at last year's Open Book Festival. The festival will not go ahead if it cannot raise the necessary funds by September

Urgent appeal: Cape Town's literary festival seeks funding to survive

Join the fight to save Cape Town's Open Book Festival as organisers launch an urgent appeal for financial support to cover this year's costs. Discover how you can help preserve a…

Siphokazi Jonas is among the line-up of authors and poets at the Cape Flats Book Festival.

Cape Flats Book Festival offers literary feast

Book lovers will have a chance to meet local and international authors at this weekend’s Cape Flats Book Festival, at West End Primary, in Lentegeur, Mitchell’s Plain. Writer,…

The truth, two ‘tieties’ and thrilling SA stories at upcoming Cape Flats Book Fest

Strand homecooks Najma Abrahams and Azba Fanie, will be showcasing their cookbook Tietie & Nana se Huiskos at the Cape Flats Book Festival on Sunday February 2. Cape Flats Book…

The fourth Cape Flats Book Festival returns to West End Primary School in Lentegeur, Mitchell’s Plain, next month.

Books, authors, poets galore at upcoming Cape Flats Book Festival

The fourth Cape Flats Book Festival returns to West End Primary School in Lentegeur, Mitchell’s Plain, on Saturday and Sunday February 1 and 2. The free festival is organised…