Lifestyle Friday | The BSquared Foundation wants to improve reading amongst girls through a Multilingual Spelling Bee

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On this Lifestyle Friday, Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise are joined by cousins, Bafedile Sakuneka and Nkoko Sekete who are Co-Founders of the B-Square Foundation. They are hosting the multilingual spelling bee to foster confidence in young girls and help them with reading in various languages. They also host a mini spelling bee for Jones and Mpho to see how well they spell in their mother tongue.

19 Sep English South Africa Business · Arts

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