UCT's Centre for Information Literacy joined thousands of learners from Cape Town recently to march against the lack of libraries at Khayelitsha schools. Called the Schools Libraries Campaign, the march was organised by the NGO Equal Education (EE), and saw learners, teachers, librarians, authors and activists walking from Salt River High School to the City Hall, following the same route of the historic 1976 student march. The campaign's demand, "One School, One Library, One Librarian", is based on EE research that found that there are fewer than five functional libraries among Khayelitsha's 53 public schools. The organisation argues that well-resourced and well-run school libraries are essential for quality education.

UCT's Centre for Information Literacy joined thousands of learners from Cape Town recently to march against the lack of libraries at Khayelitsha schools. Called the Schools Libraries Campaign, the march was organised by the NGO Equal Education (EE), and saw learners, teachers, librarians, authors and activists walking from Salt River High School to the City Hall, following the same route of the historic 1976 student march. The campaign's demand, "One School, One Library, One Librarian", is based on EE research that found that there are fewer than five functional libraries among Khayelitsha's 53 public schools. The organisation argues that well-resourced and well-run school libraries are essential for quality education.

Some 50 students from Graça Machel Hall, Clarinus and Kopano residences are the latest graduates from an isiXhosa-communication programme run by the Multilingual Education Project (MEP) in collaboration with the Department of Student Affairs (Student Residence Life). Last week, the students were capped at a ceremony hosted at Graça Machel Hall, toasting their completion of the 12-session Masithethe isiXhosa. By the end of this introductory programme, students are able to hold a decent if basic conversation - greetings, introductions and so forth - in isiXhosa, and also have an elementary understanding of Xhosa culture, explains MEP co-ordinator, Assoc Prof Mbulungeni Madiba. While this was only the second run of the programme at UCT residences, the university is keen to see it rolled out to all residences, says Madiba.

Some 50 students from Graça Machel Hall, Clarinus and Kopano residences are the latest graduates from an isiXhosa-communication programme run by the Multilingual Education Project (MEP) in collaboration with the Department of Student Affairs (Student Residence Life). Last week, the students were capped at a ceremony hosted at Graça Machel Hall, toasting their completion of the 12-session Masithethe isiXhosa. By the end of this introductory programme, students are able to hold a decent if basic conversation - greetings, introductions and so forth - in isiXhosa, and also have an elementary understanding of Xhosa culture, explains MEP co-ordinator, Assoc Prof Mbulungeni Madiba. While this was only the second run of the programme at UCT residences, the university is keen to see it rolled out to all residences, says Madiba.