Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has convened the 2030 Reading Panel to ensure that by 2030 every 10 year old can read for meaning.
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[LISTEN] Author of the 2030 Reading Panel's 2026 report, Sipumelele Lucwaba says only about 30% of Grades 1 to 3 learners read at grade level in their home language, confirming South Africa's reading crisis persists.
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The 2030 Reading Panel’s 2026 report, released on Tuesday, reveals that 15% of Grade 3 pupils in South Africa cannot “decode even a single word by the end of their third year of formal schooling”. @DBE_SA
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WATCH | Only 3 in 10 South African pupils can read at grade level by grade 3. This follows the release of the 2030 Reading Panel report, which draws on national data on foundational reading skills across all South African languages.
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Happy Birthday to #reading Activist and #AfricanAuthor @PukuBooks ED @ElinorSisulu 🎊 – at Zandspruit, South Africa
Children learn to read faster & with deeper understanding when they start in a language they know well. But access to quality books and reading materials in those languages still isn’t equal across the system.
Download the report and explore the insights👉readingpanel.co.za/resources
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Speed - systemically, yes - and more time on daily classroom programmes - especially for Grade 1. Sometimes we underestimate the fleeting moments in which the working memory functions - hearing sounds and linking them to letters and how rapidly it has to shift. More time.
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Latest #SouthAfrica @ReadingPanel report reveals that only 30% of 6-9 year olds are reading at grade level in their home language.
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South Africa's literacy rates are appalling, with only 30% of Grade 1 to 3 learners reading at grade level.
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Why 15% of South African third graders can’t read a single word — and what’s being done about it dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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Yes — the crisis is solvable, and provinces are showing what works. But progress can’t depend on postcode. We need National Literacy Regulations with clear minimum standards and reporting, so every school gets the support needed for every child to read for meaning. #RightToRead
81% of children cannot read for meaning by age 10.
But this crisis is solvable & provinces are already showing what works.
That’s why former Deputy President Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka convened the #2030ReadingPanel to track progress & accountability.
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DBE flagged gaps in reporting + implementation. Provinces vary on budgets, materials, teacher prep and time for literacy. Without binding National Literacy Regulations, delivery stays uneven. DBE must set a roadmap so every child reads for meaning by 10. #RightToRead
The #2030ReadingPanel released this week lays bare the scale of South Africa’s foundational literacy crisis.
The findings reveal only 30% of pupils in grades 1 to 3 are reading at grade level in their home languages.
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On Tue 24 Feb our Right to Read Steering Committee attended the @ReadingPanel conference. 15% of Grade 3s can’t read a single word. Progress is emerging, but we need to build binding National Literacy Regulations so every child reads for meaning by age 10. #RightToRead
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The 2030 Reading Panel’s 2026 report reveals a crisis in that just 30% of learners in Grades 1-3 can read at grade level and 25% of Grade 3 learners cannot read at all. However, there is hope that interventions can turn the situation around.
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The 2030 Reading Panel’s 2026 report reveals a crisis in that just 30% of learners in Grades 1-3 can read at grade level and 25% of Grade 3 learners cannot read at all. However, there is hope that interventions can turn the situation around.
@UmlamboF
it-online.co.za/2026/02/24/r…
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The Minister of Basic Education, Ms Siviwe Gwarube, has delivered the keynote address at the #2030ReadingPanel Conference and 2026 Report Launch, underway at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg.
The conference, convened by the Umlambo Foundation in partnership with the 2030 Reading Panel, under the leadership of former Deputy President Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, brings together stakeholders from government, civil society, academia and the private sector to advance collective national efforts aimed at improving early grade reading outcomes in South Africa.
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I'm working today at the @ReadingPanel conference and while the literacy figures are depressing, there are also so many stories of hope, and I get a real sense that things are shifting. Inspiring to hear the success stories and see the huge educational machine behind this.
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This morning I spoke at the 2030 Reading Panel annual event about the importance of our investment in the foundations of learning; especially early grade reading.
We know that inequality entrenches itself in the early grades; long before children walk into a classroom.
The strides we are making will change the trajectory of our education system in years to come. 📚🇿🇦
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Last week, DGMT's Kentse Radebe joined experts at the @ReadingPanel. Despite some progress, only 20% of Grade 3 learners meet reading benchmarks. Literacy must be a national priority for a thriving economy and just society. Read Kentse’s reflection here: loom.ly/Rp3jwQk
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We're excited to be part of the @readingpanel2030. This year, the annual gathering of this panel, civil society & government officials refocuses the country to the facts that SASE affirms PIRLS that near 30% of children in the foundation phase learning cannot read for meaning.
8. The Reading Panels recommendations remain the same as we look to the future. #2030ReadingPanel @DBE_SA @Siviwe_G
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The 2030 Reading Panel Conference is being held today in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg.
Under the chairmanship of former Deputy President Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the panel is dedicated to the objective that, by 2030, all children in South Africa will have the capability to read for meaning in both their home language and English by the age of 10.
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Imagine being 6/7 years old and not being able to recognise the letters of the alphabet. 40% of our Grade 1s can't.
Imagine being 13 or 14 years old and never having touched a reading book, let alone read one. Most of our rural Grade 7s haven't.
@ReadingPanel meets 24 & 25 Feb.
