3rd Session of the Virtual Reading Club to be hosted on 24 February 2021, to review NoViolet Bulawayo’s, We need new names.
Since launching in 2019, the National Reading Coalition (NRC) has supported the Read to Lead Campaign and President Cyril Ramaphosa’ s call to improve reading nationally – from the classroom to the living room. In the endeavour to build a community around reading, the NRC is networking reading clubs nationally to extend the permeation of the reading culture across the country.
We invite the public to the third reading session which will be hosted by the NRC on the 24 February 2021, South Africans will discuss the book We need new names by NoViolet Bulawayo.
What: Presidents Reading Circle – Virtual Reading Club
Who: Hosted by National Reading Coalition, with Masechaba Ndlovu and Simphiwe Tshabalala as panellists of speakers.
When: 24 February 2021, 16h30 – 18h30
Where: Zoom, details to be loaded on the NRC website www.nrc.org.za
Enquiries:
Palesa Khambi
Cell: 083 641 4120
E-mail: palesak@nect.org.za
About the National Reading Coalition
The National Reading Coalition (NRC) is a coordinating structure where all reading initiatives and interested stakeholders can come together to share knowledge and successful learning experiences. The NRC was established by the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) as a comprehensive national response to the reading challenges facing South Africa. The NRC is coordinating the development and implementation of a comprehensive national reading improvement strategy. The NRC functions as an agile, self-sustaining network of reading initiatives.
About the President’s reading circle
In the spirit of Thuma Mina, the President’s Reading Circle answers the call by a champion reader, published author and President of the Republic, Cyril Ramaphosa, for South Africans to experience and live the joy of reading.
President Ramaphosa has consistently urged the nation to cultivate a love of books and reading that will open our minds and hearts to new ideas and unlock opportunities that flow from a broadened understanding of the country and the world around us.
The President’s Reading Circle brings together National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), National Reading Coalition (NRC), Department of Basic Education (DBE), Read to Lead, National Library of South African (NLSA), Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), National Development Plan (NDP) in a social initiative intended to change lives and transform our society.
Issued by Government Communications (GCIS) on behalf of National Reading Coalition
