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You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child. – Dr Seuss Nal’ibali, the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign, has been providing a free, special story for children to celebrate World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) for over a decade. 2023 is no different. Once again, Nal’ibali is calling on all South Africans to join them in reading aloud…

In celebration of Literacy Month, Nal’ibali shared six stories which celebrate South Africa’s rich cultural diversity.  We asked the Nal’ibali network to read the stories, play the boardgame in their language of choice and send their own stories to us to stand a chance of wining a R1000 voucher from Nal’ibali and Standard Bank. Below are the winning authors and stories from Nal’ibali and Standard Literacy Month 2022…

A new family and community literacy programme from Nal’ibali – the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign – is tackling two of South Africa’s biggest problems: illiteracy and unemployment in communities across the country. Nal’ibali, South Africa’s reading-for-enjoyment campaign – has been promoting children’s literacy development nationwide since 2012. This is because the ability to read and write unlocks success in school and life, yet most South…