reading in south Africa
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From page to canvas: Broken Monsters charity art show
South African author Lauren Beukes is helping to promote a culture of reading in South Africa. The proceeds from her latest charity art show are going to the children's literary organisation, Book Dash. Pages from her book, Broken Monsters, were turned into creative designs and sold for R1 500 each.
Mandela Day book drive launched in Gauteng
The Gauteng Department of Education has, as part of its Mandela Day activities, launched a province-wide book donation drive to collect works on SA's liberation struggle to stock libraries at underprivileged schools.
Read a Book Today
At the World Book Day Read a Book SA event at Wits University, local high-flyers shared their stories on how books built their imaginations, and why reading can help the nation fulfil its potential.
Reading to boost our self esteem
Motivated to see a strong culture of reading in South Africa, Tebogo Ditshego took to popular social media platform Twitter to form ReadaBookSA, a unique campaign that encourages all South Africans to challenge themselves and read one book a month.
• Getting needy kids hooked on books
Crime lit in South Africa – a new phenomenon
The new phenomenon of crime fiction on the local literary scene may well help to boost the culture of reading in South Africa.
• New life for indigenous classics
