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In partnership with Old Mutual, Nal’ibali aims to use this year’s Mandela Day’s 67 minutes to reach a combined number of 670 learners from selected schools across Kwa-Zulu Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape and Gauteng provinces. The schools selected for this year’s Mandela Day initiative were chosen based on need, with many lacking essential learning materials like books, flashcards and reading charts….

Considering the recent PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2021 report that revealed that 81% of SA Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning, Nal’ibali and TNF’s Khula Funda Literacy programme has created a spelling bee and story writing competition to spread love for learning and build a reading culture amongst primary school children in Soweto, Gauteng. The Nal’ibali – TNF Khula Funda…

The recent launch of the 2022 National Reading Survey and Barometer comes at a time when South Africans concerned with the poor literacy levels of children in our country could use some encouraging news.   The findings of the most recent Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (Pirls) on South Africa have been widely lamented, as they indicate just how far we are from our national goal of all…

A new national survey reveals that South Africans read more than we think and 83% of South Africans read in some way, whether for pleasure, to learn new things or to communicate with others, and 32% read books regularly. However, they still face significant challenges accessing reading material, especially in African languages, and most children are growing up without any children’s books at home. This is…