Exciting media partnership begins

Exciting media partnership begins

Whenever we survey our readers and writers we ask them for suggestions on how we can improve what we do. We get a lot of useful feedback and try to put into action whatever we can, if realistic and possible. Apart from requests for more content, more courses and more...
Heritage and writing discussed in #ActivateHour

Heritage and writing discussed in #ActivateHour

Activate! Change Drivers is a growing network of approximately 3,000 young leaders across South Africa who are being equipped with the skills to respond to challenges in our society. The young people involved in this movement aim to ensure that the marginalised,...
FunDza on CTV channel 263

FunDza on CTV channel 263

On the 10 July 2018, FunDza Literacy Trust was interviewed for a 30 minute long segment on Cape Town Tv’s Ekse Let’s Talk youth show with other community-based organisations working with young people in various South African communities. Through the...
Radio Overberg 101.8 FM – Interview

Radio Overberg 101.8 FM – Interview

On June 26 from 8 to 9pm, Zilungile was on the airwaves on Radio Overberg 101.8 fm. With Dj Sk and LadyK, Zilungile unpacked the importance of having skills development programmes for young people post their matric. The show aimed to highlight opportunities available...
Discovering Confucius in China

Discovering Confucius in China

The prospect of travelling for hours by air to the other side of the world really made me nervous! But I was curious too and I felt immense appreciation at being given the honour of representing FunDza, my colleagues, directors, as well as our readers – our FunDza...
FunDza for the win!

FunDza for the win!

The FunDza Literacy Trust is getting young South Africans reading! While that may be winning news in itself, the organisation is delighted to have received international recognition: it has been selected as the inaugural recipient of The Joy of Reading Award 2017. The...
Valentine’s splash in the Sunday Tribune

Valentine’s splash in the Sunday Tribune

The Sunday Tribune in KwaZulu-Natal ran a Valentine’s Day Special that gave readers a taste of FunDza’s fabulous short stories that can be read and enjoyed on FunDza’s mobi site (fundza.mobi). As the feature coincided with Valentine’s day, of course they selected hot...
FunDza in the News: 2014

FunDza in the News: 2014

BizCommunity published ‘A library on a phone’ mobi network boosts reading’ – 16 November 2014 IT WEB published ‘SA’s FunDza finalist in Tech Awards’ – 17 September 2014. The Daily News published ‘NPOs fill literacy and reading gaps’ on Monday 8 September...
FunDza on the airwaves – 2014

FunDza on the airwaves – 2014

Nicci Giles was interviewed by Ernest Pillay on ‘DriveTime’ on Radio 2000 – 17 November 2014. On her recent trip to the Frankfurt Book Fair, Dorothy Dyer was interviewed by a local radio station about her work with FunDza and Cover2Cover Books. Search for ‘Dorothy ‘...
FunDza’s success in 2014

FunDza’s success in 2014

Thank you for all the support received throughout 2014 which has enabled the following: 25 June 2014 – Mignon Hardie was named as a finalist in the Western Cape’s Business Women of the Year award in the Social Enterprise Category.        ...