{"id":46811,"date":"2023-07-27T11:55:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/head-of-department-promotes-reading-20230725\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:44:37","slug":"head-of-department-promotes-reading-20230725","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/head-of-department-promotes-reading-20230725\/","title":{"rendered":"EC Education Head of Department promotes reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Department of Education, Head of Department, Dr Soyisile Nuku, celebrated Nelson Mandela Day in a different fashion, as he handed over 100 tablets to two schools in Mthatha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The schools who benefited from this initiative are Nkululeko Ralo Primary School and Mbuqe Park Primary School in Mthatha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also promoted reading, as it is one of their strategies the department is focusing on including at the National Level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to take reading seriously, because when we are talking about education we are talking about three things and that is reading, writing and counting, more especially in the foundation phase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI took this decision because reading is part of our plan,\u201d said Nuku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_bda71afe\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8894\/0cdd80c3cad9488a8eafffaf2295a7b3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/80d0bd5cbc064d63b4f863c0a7a47746.jpg\" title=\"Department of Education Head of Department, dr Soyisile Nuku, motivating Grade 3 learners from Mbuqe Park Primary School in Mthatha. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Department of Education Head of Department, dr Soyisile Nuku, motivating Grade 3 learners from Mbuqe Park Primary School in Mthatha. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuku said that he had chosen to spend some of his 67 minutes by visiting these two schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the department we always ensure that we buy reading books for learners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appeal to those schools which might have shortages of these books to submit lists to their districts, as we are now busy receiving lists from the schools because we are preparing for year 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The principal of Nkululeko Ralo Primary School, Ayanda Tyantsi, said that even though these tablets were donated to Grade 7 learners they would make sure that even pupils from the foundation phase use them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was our first time to receive such gifts. 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