In 2025, Biblionef hosted three parent meetings in KwaXimba and Inchanga as part of our 3-year teacher development project funded by Woolworths (previously MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet). What started as an idea from a single teacher became one of the most Read More …
Every child deserves stories that resonate with them. When these stories are in a child’s home language, the impact is immediate and profound. Mother-tongue-based bilingual education (MTBBE) is a transformative educational model that ensures children begin learning in the language Read More …
Many children in South Africa learn to read but struggle to understand what they read. Since 2016, Biblionef has been building and refining a Reading for Meaning approach designed to address this challenge. The journey has included classroom interventions, teacher Read More …
Something wonderful has been arriving at Biblionef South Africa’s office. Three new children’s books that South Africa can be proud of are now in print and ready to make their way into the hands of children across the country. We Read More …
We have incredible news to share with you. Since our founding in 1998, Biblionef South Africa has distributed 2,027,101 home language and English books to schools and children’s organisations across South Africa. This isn’t just our milestone, it’s yours. Every Read More …
Since 2020, Biblionef South Africa has been on a deliberate and passionate mission to ensure that the stories of South Africans, particularly those that have been overlooked, untold, or silenced, are documented, published, and made accessible to our children. Our Read More …
With support from the National Arts Council, Biblionef South Africa commissioned the publishing of Rosina’s Dream in English and translated it into four additional languages: isiXhosa, Afrikaans, isiZulu, and Setswana. Written by Lorato Trok, this biography is aimed at upper Read More …
Project Background Now in its third and final year, Biblionef South Africa’s literacy project in KwaZulu-Natal began in 2023 as a partnership with MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet. The project supports ten primary schools in the KwaXimba and Inchanga areas, providing practical Read More …
In a significant step toward promoting literacy in indigenous languages, the Puku Children’s Literature Foundation (Puku) has created a catalogue of 100 recommended children’s books in isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho, and Setswana. Aimed at Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Foundation Phase Read More …
Biblionef South Africa is proud to announce the arrival of Together Apart: The Story About Living in Apartheid. Produced in partnership with Jacana Media and generously funded by the National Lotteries Commission, this extraordinary book explains what apartheid was and Read More …