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Nal’ibali and the SABC have teamed up this Mandela Day to read Chris van Wyk’s magical story, Mr Hare meets Mr Mandela. For your own copy, to read along with us, go here… and check the times below for when to listen in! Station Show Times Language Ligwalagwala Fm Breakfast Show 9h00 – 10h00 (09h15 – 09h25) Swati Phalaphala Fm Lifestyle Show 9h05 – 12h05 (11h15 – 11.h18) Venda Motsweding FM Resemeletse Show 9h00 – 12h00 (09h22 – 09h33) Tswana Munghana Lonene Fm Gingirikani Show 9h00 – 12h00 (9h50 -…

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” –          Nelson Mandela The 18th of July is the 5th Nelson Mandela Day celebration, and we want you to celebrate by giving 67 minutes of your time to a reading club near you. Spend your…

This Mandela Day, Nal’ibali called on radio stations across the country to help create 67 minutes of collective storytelling across the airwaves. Not only did the stations respond, they went above and beyond, airing far more than the required 67 minutes of children’s stories in support of the campaign’s mission to create the conditions that grow a love of reading, and hence promote literacy development…

Try these ideas to inspire reading, writing and storytelling among children – not just on Mandela Day, but every day of the year, because children who are passionate readers today, are tomorrow’s leading problem solvers. Once you’ve tried these, download all 67 ideas here! Visit a reading club where you can read to children, tell them stories, drop off books and stationery – not just during Mandela Month…