International Literacy Day | Using debates to improve literacy

JOHANNESBURG - The Mpumalanga province has won the 2024 Youth-4-Safer-SA Debate Championship.

The competition saw eight provinces go head-to-head, raising points and arguments on a provided topic.

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The topic was "The Government of National Unity: Re-imagining the Future of South Africa,"

With only 22 percent of South African 10-year-olds able to read for meaning, we ask if such initiatives can assist in promoting literacy in schools.

The Safer South Africa Foundation, Riah Phiyega discussed this with eNCA.