{"id":46237,"date":"2023-10-12T11:15:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/director-promotes-reading-by-launching-a-festival-20231010\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:04:59","slug":"director-promotes-reading-by-launching-a-festival-20231010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/director-promotes-reading-by-launching-a-festival-20231010\/","title":{"rendered":"Director promotes reading by launching a festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Founder and director of Mandelwa Creative Pty Ltd, Pumeza Macingwane, promoted reading by launching a Mandelwa Libali Festival that was held in Mount Frere, recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said the aim of this festival was to promote reading, and to ensure that people and learners tell their stories in different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to her, a call for submissions of poems and short stories was made and more than 150 learners submitted their pieces, in which the top 10 received certificates and incentives of R500 each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cParticipants were allowed to use both Xhosa and English. Author and playwright, Sonwabo Yawa, was the adjudicator. It was really pleasing to see such a positive response and we do hope that the festival will improve the appreciation of literary arts and people will start to tell their own stories,\u201d said Macingwane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_b5f0250c\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"read\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9538\/e0b9d194a5714f0eb5a2c22604641202.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a2b2d86e1d294a7286ce1cde5521b1ca.jpg\" title=\"Playwright and author, Sonwabo Yawa, and the founder of Mandelwa Creative PTY Ltd, Pumeza Macingwane, handing over a prize to Endinakho Mseleni from Mount Frere Senior Secondary School. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Playwright and author, Sonwabo Yawa, and the founder of Mandelwa Creative PTY Ltd, Pumeza Macingwane, handing over a prize to Endinakho Mseleni from Mount Frere Senior Secondary School. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that some teachers went out of their way to support learners who were keen on participating, and she was hoping that they will receive support to bring the festival back next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Macingwane added that they have also worked with different stakeholders on this initiative. 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