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Refiloe Mpakanyane spoke to Education economist at Stellenbosch University and the secretary of the National Reading Panel, Dr Nic Spaull, about the country's literacy challenges.

Bra Willie exclaimed: ‘The voice of the ancients warns that those who sh*t on the road, will meet flies on their way back’

Overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and a general lack of department support — all factors contributing to why less than a fifth of grade 4 pupils in SA schools are able to read for meaning.

Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse

Helping a novice reader is so much more than teaching them the names of letters

While SA still digests President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address from last night, an even bigger crisis has worsened among grade 4 pupils as they miss the mark in terms of literacy.

Eighty-two percent of South African children in grade 4 cannot read for meaning in any language.

Children learn better when they are playing and having fun, says expert

The 2023 Reading Panel report paints a picture of a country in the grips of a reading crisis, with no national plan on how to break free.

Basic literacy among children in South Africa has declined, a new report from the 2030 Reading Panel has found, with only the Western Cape and Gauteng taking steps to address the literacy crisis.