This week’s excitement came with an invitation from the National Minister of Correctional Services in Pretoria, Mr Sibusiso Ndebele, to attend the opening of Qalakabusha Secondary ... Continue Reading →
A wonderful achievement for Westville Medium B Maximum Security Men’s Prison is that Khulekani Mbanjwa was trained as a right brain Mentor by Felicity Keats on Tuesday 9th of ... Continue Reading →
A huge honour for Khulekani Magubane (and Umsinsi Press and Dancing Pencils) is his selection to be part of the illustrious “Time of the Writer” held each year in the Sneddon Theatre.
The ... Continue Reading →
Phindile Dube has written a novel in isiZulu. Entitled “Liyhashwa Libhelale” it will be available on the ://www.umsinsi.com website from the 6th April.
Phindile is going ... Continue Reading →
Organised by Councillor General Kikine of the EThekwini Municipality and opened by him, Felicity ran a workshop for 50 learners and 15 educators at Durban Girls Secondary School in ... Continue Reading →
The story highlights changes in a child's life from having the opportunity to learn to write stories and to read. The child starts out as an orphan in a squatter camp, and finishes up as a bright little girl with her own book launch and published story. It aims at getting funding in our NPO to enable the NPO to help with literacy by training children to write stories, publishing them and then giving books to disadvantaged children and so encouraging reading of child written books. This helps with literacy as children will read what children write.. The little orphan is the daughter of Bonga Zondo, who was the cameraman and editor. The teacher is Bonga's wife. The script was written by Felicity Keats who is also a right brain trainer and a niche publisher. the voice is Detlev Diegel, also a colleague.
Scenes at some of the Dancing Pencil book launches
Grade 3 Learners in five districts in the Free State, South Africa write books in five different home languages.