Oxford University Press Southern Africa

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Don’t miss this insightful conversation with Sharon Villette, Educational Publisher at Oxford University Press South Africa. As Literacy Month draws to a close, Sharon highlights the vital role of inclusive, value-driven education in shaping South Africa’s classrooms. She explores how the Aweh! book series reflects South Africa’s cultural and linguistic diversity, promoting unity and social cohesion among young learners.

She also shares details about the Aweh! Braille project, an inspiring initiative to support blind and low-vision learners on their literacy journey.

Join the engaging conversation with Yondela Mlonzi, Vocational Publisher at Oxford University Press South Africa, as she shares valuable insight on whether South Africa's overlooked TVET system could be the key to unlock and bridge the country's skills gap.

Join the engaging conversation with Charles Sibiya, Provincial Manager at Oxford University Press South Africa, as he shares valuable insight on bridging the literacy gap and empowering young learners through education that embraces cultural and linguistic diversity.

Mother tongue based bilingual education is gaining attention in South Africa as a vital tool to improve literacy and bridge the educational inequality gap.

Be part of this insightful conversation with our Provincial Manager, Nandipha Mbanga, as she highlights the value of bilingual education rooted in mother-tongue instruction. She also speaks about our partnership with AVBOB on the Road to Literacy campaign, which promotes literacy development in learners' home languages.

Mother tongue based bilingual education is gaining attention in South Africa as a vital tool to improve literacy and bridge the educational inequality gap. Research shows that children learning in their home language are far more likely to become literate yet most African language speakers fall behind due to second language instruction.

Join the engaging conversation with Karen Simpson, MD at Oxford University Press South Africa and Morné Scholtz, Manager of Social Programmes and ESG at AVBOB, as they explore how the AVBOB Road to Literacy Campaign is making a difference by providing books and teacher training in all 11 official languages.

Join the engaging conversation with Charles Sibiya, Provincial Manager at Oxford University Press South Africa. Charles discusses the importance of Coding and Robotics in schools and its impact on the South African education system.

Dive into the insightful conversation with Edward Mkhatshwa, Provincial Manager at Oxford University Press South Africa, featured on Ikwekwezi FM. Edward discusses the importance of multilingualism and mother-tongue education: Why children should be encouraged to read books written in their mother tongue.

Dive into the insightful conversation with Averlon Machoga, Provincial Manager at Oxford University Press South Africa, featured on Energy FM. Averlon discusses the importance of home languages, and how we can nurture children's language skills through books that are available for preserving home languages.