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Declining Literacy Rates in South Africa – A Crisis Unveiled

Declining Literacy Rates in South Africa – A Crisis Unveiled

The alarming revelation of declining literacy rates in South Africa as per the recent PIRLS study paints a distressing picture of the country's educational landscape. The study reports that a staggering 81% of grade 4 learners cannot comprehend what they read,...

South African children face reading crisis

South African children face reading crisis

  The country is facing a reading crisis with 41% of South Africans owning fewer than 10 books, according to a survey by the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (Pamsa). But owning books should not be the sole measure of South Africa’s literacy...

The true state of South Africa’s schools

The true state of South Africa’s schools

We wanted to build a school. That was the dream we tossed around in our more ambitious moments, drunk on possibility from the small steps we’d taken with our education non-profit. We’d end every planning session by boldly stating: “And then we build a school.” It...

Why is Reading so Important for Children?

Why is Reading so Important for Children?

Reading allows us to be transported from our own world to another. Between the pages of a book, we can become immersed in the lives of fictional characters and learn about a culture entirely different from our own. We can also learn new words and phrases, experience a...