CapeTowner

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.

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…

Leah Samuels

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

LITERACY

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.

Fouzia van der Fort

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literacy initiatives

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

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