Pioneers of Mother Language
21 February is International Mother Language Day – observed since February 2000 to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The 2018 theme is : “Linguistic diversity and multilingualism count for sustainable development.”
To celebrate this day, we would like to pay homage to Africans who have made a significant contribution to the development of South African literature in all official languages.
Here is…
Be part of our International Mother Language Day activities
We are celebrating International Mother Language Day and we don’t want you to miss out.
Mother Tongue Day Nal’ibali events : 21 February 2018
Province
Date
LM
Venue
Time
Guest
EC
Madoda Ndlakuse
VUBA Primary School Hall
11:00am – 13:00pm
Mr Thandile Kona
EC
Malusi Puwe
Elufefeni Primary
10:00am-11:30am
SGB Chairperson
EC
Abongile Davani
Johannes Nothyawa Community Hall, Mgxabakazi Village, Amajingqi,Willovale
11:00am-12:30pm
KZN
Sanelisiwe
Intshanga Primary School
15:00pm – 16:30pm
Mr. M. Mtolo (Community activist)
GP
Molefe
Tebelelo Primary School
14:30pm – 15:30pm
Portia Daniso
Presbyterian church of Southern Africa
Limpopo
Salome Maluleke
Megoring Primary School in Mentz village
07:00am-…
Celebrating International Mother Language Day: Join the conversation
Nal’ibali invites you to attend this year’s International Mother Language Day event on the 21st of February 2018.
The event will be an open panel discussion facilitated by Nal’ibali’s Literacy Mentor, Thandoxolu Mkoyi. The panel will comprise three speakers:
Dr Nomfundo Mali from PANSALB.
Ms Somikazi Deyi from UCT’s African languages department.
Ms Bulelwa Basse, founder of the Lyrical Base Project, an arts and culture organisation.
The topic for the evening is: Mother…
We did it! Over 1 million children read to
The Nal’ibali national reading-for-enjoyment campaign called on everyone in South Africa to read aloud to the children in their lives in recognition of World Read Aloud Day. World Read Aloud Day was started by LitWorld to celebrate the power and beauty of words, and advocate for children’s rights to read and write.
Nal’ibali Ambassadors and Nal’ibali partners were encouraged to print out the story and share it within their…
World Read Aloud Day Public Readings
Eastern Cape
Region
Literacy Mentor
Location
Motherwell
Malusi Puwe
Hombakazi Mafini, Isaac Booi & Zwide library
Uitenhage
Madoda Ndlakuse
Mngucunube Noninzi
AmaJingqi
Uviwe Vakele
Ngadla Nowaka & Khanyisa ECD
AmaJingqi
Vuyisa Somdaka
Ntlahlabe Mgxabakazi & Lithalethu Day Care
AmaJingqi
Pelisa Nomandela
Vulandi JSS & Vulandia ECD
AmaJingqi
Abongile Davani
KuDumalisile Com School & Dumalisile Primary & clinic
Limpopo
Literacy Mentor
Location
Salome Maluleke
Diopong Primary school from 9am
Salome Maluleke
Makanye Primary school from 11am
Salome Maluleke
Mankweng Hospital from 1pm
Salome Maluleke
Mankweng Library from 3pm
Free State
Literacy Mentor
Location
Elisa Moreki
Lemotso Primary School from 8am
Elisa Moreki
Thabong Primary…
Get set up to read with your children and Nal’ibali in 2018
To help set up caregivers to read with their children in the new year, Nal’ibali – the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign – has compiled a special calendar highlighting some of the major literacy activities taking place in 2018. Complete with instructions on how to collect the cut-out-and-keep storybooks included in each edition of the campaign’s multilingual supplement, it will also assist young or new readers…
Helping parents and children get set up for the new year
Xolisa Guzula
The new year has started and as parents and caregivers we are preparing our children for the start of the new school year. Our children are transitioning from one grade to another and from one phase to another, and each phase or grade has its new challenges. I can see from social media updates that parents are already getting anxious about helping their…
Join me in reading aloud
As 2017 wound down, South Africa heard news that broke our collective hearts. A report by Progress in International Literacy Study (PIRLS) alerted us to the fact that 78 percent of South African fourth graders cannot read for meaning in any language. This, despite education being one of the ministries that consistently get a big chunk of the national budget annually. So where are…
Meet Zukiswa Wanner: Our WRAD storyteller
There is no doubt that Zukiswa Wanner is one of South Africa’s most talented authors and storytellers. Her debut novel, The Madam, was published in 2006 and since then Zukiswa has remained relevant and one of the most important voices of our time.
This year’s World Read Aloud Day story, ‘The final minute’, was written by Zukiswa. She will also be the storyteller at the…
Turning the tide on the matric results
When the tide pulls back before a tsunami hits, they say that the beach is littered with beautiful starfish. Often people go down to the beach and collect these star-shaped echinoderms, admiring their bright colours. In the distance, however, the power of the ensuing wave builds.
Reading the newspapers last week as the results of the National Senior Certificate (matric) were released felt a little bit…
