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Aced it: The winning Grahamstown Adventist Primary School team at the Phendulani Literary Quiz. Photo: Nozipho Maphalala

Give children high-quality books from Grades R-12: they will likely read them

Research shows that classroom libraries increase reading frequency by 70% compared with centralised libraries

  • Eyaaz
7 min read

The final curtain: Remembering Athol Fugard’s theatre of conscience

South Africa has lost a moral giant as the playwright who challenged injustice through art dies at 92

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
The productions of playwright and director Athol Fugard have profoundly transformed South African theatre.

FROM THE ARCHIVES | Athol Fugard: All is not, and never will be, lost

As SA’s most decorated playwright, takes to the stage for the last time, he explains why he will never lose his optimism for the 
country’s future.

  • Staff Reporter
8 min read