George, Western Cape, hosted the 13th Funda Mzantsi National Book Club Championship from 3–6 October, 2023. A continuous reading habit is encouraged
and stimulated by this book reading competition. This annual competition aims
to encourage reading for pleasure and to promote literacy. Participants were graded on topics like comprehension, debate, spelling bees,
and book reviews. 15 awards were won by Northern Cape book clubs at the national competition. Amongst these book clubs are Maaparankwe Book Club, First place in the ZF Mgcawu District was attained by Mighty
Readers Book Club for Setswana Reading. The MEC for Sport, Arts, and
Culture, Desery Fienies, expressed
congratulations to the book clubs mentioned above.
Journalist: Asathaba Grootboom
Email: asathabagrootboom2018@gmail.com