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"Language of My Soul" was produced by The Myrmidons, with the Puku Children's Literature Foundation as co-producers. Tune in to SA fm tomorrow at 09:10 for an engaging conversation with Elinor Sisulu, Executive Director of Puku, and Gregory Molale of The Myrmidons, Director of "Language of My Soul."

Watch Language of My Soul next week Sunday the 29th on SABC 2 at 21h30.

National Film and Video Foundation Pan South African Language Board Africanofilter Gauteng Film Commission SABC2youbelong FestacAfrica African Tongue Paul Mnisi South African Faith and Family Institute (SAFFI) Black and Beautiful "

You don't wanna miss out on this family day event on the 24th of September at Sci-bono, in celebration of heritage day. Entrance is free, see more details on the poster...

Our Executive director, Dr Elinor Sisulu was one of the speakers at the DBE International Literacy Day celebration...

The children's book review workshop was a huge success. On the picture are the workshop participants, with the facilitator Ms Lerato Nomvuyo Mzamane. Thank you so much to IBBY SA, Biblionef South Africa and Puku Children's Literature Foundation for making this possible. To many many more of this kind.

This day has finally arrived. Ms Lerato Nomvuyo Mzamane will be facilitating a children's book review workshop, at Biblionef South Africa. This is a full day event, that will be filled with lots of fun and information.

Our Programme Director, is Dr Thulile Shandu-Phetla, UNISA Department of English Studies. She has a special interest in Academic literacy and multidisciplinary language support. Join us: https://tinyurl.com/48z9sv7j
Read her book chapters and articles via the Unisa Library:
https://tinyurl.com/Thulile-Shandu-Phetla

Prof Mpho Ngoepe , Executive Director: Unisa Library welcomes everyone to our event. Prof Ngoepe has published widely on the topics of libraries, archives, records management, audiovisual archives, oral history, auditing, and corporate governance. Read his research at https://tinyurl.com/Mpho-Ngoepe

Ms Nkateko Emily Mabasa .mabasa, published author of ‘’Celebrating Our Differences. Embracing My Superpowers’’, multi-talented and award-winning individual with a passion for community development, is our next speaker. She will be inspiring us by talking about Puku’s Disability Mainstreaming Network.

Our next speaker is Ms Elinor Sisulu, founder member and Executive Director of the Puku Children’s Literature Foundation, . She has an incredible passion for human rights and reading promotion and has been internationally recognised and awarded for her work with Puku. She will be telling us about Puku’s journey.

Excited for our Literacy Day to begin! We are blessed to start our event with the musical talent of Ms Zanele Ndlovu. Join us https://tinyurl.com/48z9sv7j

In celebration of International Literacy Day, the Puku Children’s Literature Foundation will be launching "Pukupedia" tomorrow at UNISA library. The program will be so much fun and very informative. Please see all the details on the poster. To join us online, here is a link below:

https://tinyurl.com/48z9sv7j

Puku is proud to be associated with this work. A profoundly moving tribute to Ouma Katrina Esau. Supporting the film will help save the N/uu language.

Halalaaa to our executive director, Dr Elinor Sisulu on winning the Publishers' Association of South Africa PASA & Nick Perren Foundation Founder's Award. Imisebenzi iyabonakala 🥳🎉🎊 Makwande!!!

Our intern, Chelsea Musee, is representing Puku at the PASA AGM.

“We are here to shape the future of African languages.” Dr. Fonseca, HoD of Childhood Education.

Iminyaka engamashumi amathathu yokukhulumela izilimi zaseNingizimu Afrika kwezemfundo.

The long road to recognition: 30 years of advocating for African languages in Education.

Tune in to SAfmRadio 📻our executive director Dr. Elinor Sisulu will be live...

Mourning the passing of Prof Muxe Nkondo.
Prof was a big supporter of our work at the Puku Children's Literature Foundation. An avid lifelong reader, he understood deeply the importance of children hearing stories & reading books in multiple languages. He pushed for the elevated craft of writing to be upheld in schools.

Siyabonga kakhulu ngemisebenzi emihle osishiye nayo🙏🏾

May your soul rest in peace.

"We realise that South Africa is not the only country that has problems with reading, writing and counting," says Dr. Mlambo-Ngcuka. So the Reading Panel reached out to Brazil earlier in the year and fundamentally the teacher's centrality, book resources and political will count.

2030 Reading Panel convenes today at the Kievits Kroon Gauteng Wine Estate for its second annual meeting of the year.

Puku Children's Literature Foundation is honoured to be at the Reading Panel. Our Executive Director Elinor Sisulu has been on the panel since its inception. We hope the MECs for Education, the VCs of universities and the Deans of Education at universities can get us to 2030!

Join us for a discussion about indigenous languages of South Africa. Register on the link below to be a part of this historical event...

Join us: Online meeting to highlight South African Indigenous language digital activism · Rising Voices We invite speakers of Indigenous languages of South Africa to be part of the Online Meeting: Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages of South Africa that will take place online on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

Puku Children's Literature Foundation is a partner on this great initiative!!! Do not miss out, see details below...

Do you speak an Indigenous language of South Africa?

Do you work on a project or campaign to promote and revitalize your language using Internet-based tools or digital media?

Do you want to meet others that are promoting the use of their Indigenous language in digital spaces?

If you answered “yes,” we invite you to apply to participate in the Online Meeting: Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages of South Africa. Link in bio.

Namuhla ngusuku lwezimbokodo eNingizimu Afrika. Siyabonga kuwo wonke amaqhawekazi aye aqopha umlando ngalo lusuku ngonyaka ka1956. Malibongwe igama lamakhosikazi malibongwe!!!

Selemo sa Basotho!

August is called Phako in Sesotho, and Basotho in Lesotho, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe mark it as their new year, a time of new crop investments, warmer weather and renewal.

You will also know that 2024 marks 200 years of the formal existence of the Kingdom of Basotho and also 200 years of the Sesotho language in print.

Wishing the Basotho nation a happy and fruitful new year🥳

Khotso! P**a! Nala!

On the UNESCO 'World Book & Copyright Day' 2024, Puku launched its Registry of Multilingual Children's Books by Self-Published and Micro Businesses in South Africa. In the process of creating a user-friendly access to rich book metadata through Pukupedia 2.0, we could not have self-publishers left behind.

The first Puku registry focused only on:

* books published by individuals or small businesses

* books for young children - wordfree/wordless books, books for creche / early childhood years, and, picture books for children in primary school

* books in all South African languages, official or unofficial

This first round for self-publishers and small businesses ran for a month from World Book & Copyright Day 2024 (23rd April) until Friday, 24th May. The registry will be made public in early September.

New children's book alert! This book is about people living with disabilities and its titled "Celebrating Our Differences. Embracing My Superpowers" by Nkateko Emily Mabasa.

The book is available on: TakeALot, Loot Online, Merko Online, Selected Exclusive Books Stores.

Also available on
www.linguafrancapublishers.co.za