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National Spelling Bee finals this weekend

The Department of Basic Education in partnership with the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), UNISA, SABC Education, AVBOB foundation with Monash South Africa will be hosting the 2016 National Spelling Bee Competition finals for Grade 4-6 learners at UNISA in Pretoria on Saturday, 29 October 2016.
National Spelling Bee finals this weekend
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Spelling Bee supports the Integrated National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, an initiative to develop a culture of reading in the country through the Read to Lead campaign and also improving learner’s performance in languages especially English.

Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Enver Surty will be honouring the event. This year’s competition has also opened doors for home schooled learners to participate in the event.

Date: Saturday, 29 October 2016
Time: 9am
Venue: Kgorong Conference Centre, UNISA Main Campus, Pretoria

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