I am writing this message with absolute joy, witnessing the fruits of your labour, in Nqobile’s published article, which is in her attached website (www.rawe.co.za).
Nqobile and ... Continue Reading →
Thembinkosi R. Ngcobo launched his novel written in isiZulu. It is entitled Ngingo KaMdali. Translated, this means “I belong to God,” and it concerns factions that are fighting ... Continue Reading →
This has been another exciting week. I have just come back from an MDDA Media Literacy Summit held in Thohoyandou, Venda, Limpopo. MDDA stands for media development and diversity agency.
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Once a week, grade 1, Montessori Wonderkids based in Jan Smuts Road, Durban, have a right brain creative writing lesson run by Mariam Akabor, a journalist and trained Right Brain Mentor.
Mariam ... Continue Reading →
In 1998, when I was at Parkview Primary School in Glenwood, Durban, I published a book with Felicity Keats.
Though it was a children’s book that made little sense in the real ... 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.