How do we kill a language?

How do we kill a language?

by | Sep 22, 2026 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA, GBV, Status of children

How do we kill a language?Kenneth Diole recently wrote in the Daily Maverick that “violence is South Africa’s unofficial 13th language”—a fresh framing that caught my attention beyond the sincere but obvious condemnations of the violence vying for space across our...
Cradle of Creativity 2026: Putting Imagination Centre Stage

Cradle of Creativity 2026: Putting Imagination Centre Stage

by | Sep 15, 2026 | Advocacy, Artist Opportunity, Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, Childrens' Rights, Projects, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa, TYA in the world

24 August – 6 September | Kimberley, Northern Cape and Johannesburg, Gauteng ASSITEJ South Africa’s Cradle of Creativity Festival has celebrated imagination, connection and possibility, reaching more than 7,000 children and young people through 25 productions from 10...
Cradle of Creativity Conference Opens with Sue Giles Address

Cradle of Creativity Conference Opens with Sue Giles Address

by | Sep 9, 2026 | Advocacy, Artist Development, Artist Opportunity, Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, Childrens' Rights, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa, TYA in the world, Uncategorized

Sue Giles opened the Cradle of Creativity Conference for professionals (artists and teachers) with the following words: I’m speaking from the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, here in Naarm, Australia. I pay my respects to the elders of this land I...