literacy
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We review a selection of children’s books for all ages
From rhyming Bibles to poop poems and Marvel comics. Here’s our take on some of the new children’s book releases for toddlers through to tweens.
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Youth Month | A student from Cape Town will join 900 young leaders overseas
Cape Town student Sisipho Zengetwa will represent South Africa as a Youth Literacy Ambassador, championing reading and book access.
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Children’s literary festival enshrines joy of imagination and reading
The SA Festival of Children’s Literature brings authors and picture books to District Six schools, celebrating reading for pleasure in Cape Town.
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Mitchells Plain NPO expands literacy drive to West Coast schools
Read to Rise partners with TotalEnergies to expand its reading programme to 7 West Coast schools, reaching 6,000 learners for the first time.
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Cape Town municipal workers celebrate literacy at Parow Civic Centre event
City of Cape Town employees from disadvantaged backgrounds showcased literacy skills at an AET reading competition, promoting personal growth and empowerment.
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Mitchells Plain poet appointed as Oxford business school’s first laureate
Oxford appoints Dr Athol Williams as world’s first business school Poet Laureate, integrating poetry into leadership development.
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WATCH | Read to Rise launches wordless book for preschoolers
Read to Rise mascot Oaky the Acorn launched wordless preschool book ‘Oaky Bakes a Cake’ at 3Bears Educare, promoting early literacy development.
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WATCH | Writers and poets pay tribute to Diana Ferrus at book festival
Dr Diana Ferrus died day before Cape Flats Book Festival where she was set to appear. Writers and family paid moving tributes to poet.
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Fifth free Cape Flats Book Festival brings together ‘two worlds’
Join the free Cape Flats Book Festival at West End Primary School, Mitchells Plain on 31 Jan-1 Feb. 90+ speakers, 50+ sessions celebrating literature.
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Budding Mitchells Plain writer publishes first fantasy book
Mitchells Plain computer tech Craig Jaftha dreams of becoming a full-time writer. That goal is one step closer now thanks to the publishing of his first book The Cynewards and…
