The dawn of a new South Africa in 1994 not only came with a constitution, it also came with The Children’s Charter.
In 1992, a special summit was held in Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of this summit was to discuss the challenges faced by children living in South Africa and was attended by over 200 children between the ages of 12 and 17. …
Reading to Figure out Fact from Fake
Jade Jacobsohn
In the wake of the thwarted vote of no confidence against Jacob Zuma, my phone buzzed to life with the speedy humour and amateur autopsies that typically escort all big news events down the tawdry carpet of history.
One message contained a recording from 702’s Bongani Bingwa’s talk show on Women’s Day. In it an anonymous caller, claiming…
Stories: Evolutionary Tools of our Humanity
By Jade Jacobsohn
Author Ursula K Le Guin once wrote, “there have been a great many societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.” Which is peculiar. There is such huge diversity in the human experience that this consistent social norm, shared across every country and every culture, has fascinated anthropologists…
Nal’ibali, the national-reading-for-enjoyment campaign, has announced Annah Gumbi from Letlhabile, near Brits, as the North West provincial winner of its annual storytelling contest, Story Bosso.
Chosen from over 6 000 entries collected from across the country and over 100 entries in the North West, Gumbi’s winning entry, Tortoise and the Birds, is aimed at teaching children about respect.
Each year Nal’ibali hosts its month-long Story Bosso…
Our Children’s festival is around the corner and we don”t want you, FUNda leaders, to miss out.
Children’s Festivals Schedule
Province
Venue
Date
Responsible person/people
WC
World of Birds
(Hout Bay)
2 December
All WC LM’s and Kamohelo
GP
Jabavu Library
25 November
Portia/ Sithembiso/ Bongile
KZN
Lovelife Centre, Nongoma
30 November
Nkosi/ Eugene
Children’s Home Centre
28 November
Sane/ Eugene
Limpopo
Mankweng library
28 November
Salome/ Righardt
FS
Thusanang…
October is celebrated worldwide as school library month. School libraries are cherished as safe, physical spaces for children and young adults to read, inquire and build new knowledge. In the 21st century, school libraries are increasingly identified as digital spaces too, in which reading for personal and social development, research and exploration are encouraged. However, in South Africa, school library month went by largely uncelebrated. …