Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Nikki Bush, resident human potential and parenting expert, about South Africa’s literacy rates in the wake of the 2030 Reading Panel’s 2026 report.

They unpack the current shortfalls and explore what ECD centres and schools need to do to ensure children are not just reading but reading for meaning. 

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