Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni
Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni (05 January 1990) is a South African author, story-teller, and scholar whose debut children’s book, Wanda[1] (2019), was co-authored with Mathabo Tlali. Her latest book, Fly, Everyone, Fly[2] [3], was the 2021 World Read Aloud Day’s chosen reading to reach upwards of 3 million children in South Africa. Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni was raised in Komani, where she started schooling, and later in King William’s Town, where she spent much of her youth until she went to attend university in Cape Town. She completed the Cape Argus Cycle Tour and Two Oceans Half Marathon in 2013 and 2014.
Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pretoria[4]. Her area of research is identity and racial desegregation in the post-apartheid school setup. Her interest in schools stems from lived experience, which extends across 12 schooling institutions, including Kingsridge High School For Girls[5] in King William’s Town (South Africa), University of Cape Town[6] in Cape Town (South Africa), Peking University in Beijing (China), and KU Leuven in (Belgium). Her essays and performances have featured in several notable platforms, including the City Press[7], SABC, Abantu Book Festival[8], This Girl Wins[9], Ethnic Kids[10], and Cheeky Natives[11].
Books[edit]
Meet Wanda[12] with her beautiful head of hair. She is brave and strong, but she’s unhappy because of the endless teasing by the boys at school. After a particularly hard day at school, feeling confused, forlorn and hopeless, Wanda’s grandmother lets her in on a few secrets. Through these hair secrets and stories, she finds the courage to face her fears and realize that her hair is a crown and something to be proud of. This book stands at the intersection of identity and beauty, celebrating how cultural pride is learned and passed on over the generations. This book encourages young children to love themselves for what they are born with, despite what society may say or think.
Fly, Everyone, Fly[13]
Selected Academic Publications[edit]
- Trollip, H., Nontshokweni, S., Godinho, C., 2015. Implementation of the Cape Town Solar Water Heater (SWH) policy. Cape Town, MAPS[14]
- Lefko-Everett, K.., Burns, J., Nontshokweni, S., Njozela, L., 2017. Exploring South Africans’ understanding of social cohesion.[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho (19 July 2019). Wanda. ISBN 978-1431428854. Search this book on
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "Fly Everyone Fly" (PDF). www.nalibali.org. Nal'ibali. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "World Read Aloud Day". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "UP staffer's 'Wanda' engages children on the topic of identity | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za. University of Pretoria. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "Kingsridge". www.kingsridge.co.za. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "UCT alum's book chosen for South Africa's World Read Aloud Day". www.news.uct.ac.za. University of Cape Town. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihle. "Death, travel, comfort: What should children's stories do for us?". Citypress. City Press. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "Abantu Book Festival". Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "This Girl Wins - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "Ethnikids". Ethnikids. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "Cheeky Natives – Yours in literature". cheekynatives.co.za. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "Wanda". Jacana. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "Fly Everyone Fly" (PDF). www.nalibali.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Nontshokweni, Sihe-isipho. "MAPS PROGRAMME" (PDF). mapsprogramme.org. MAPS PROGRAMME. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ "Poverty and Inequality Initiative (PII) at the University of Cape Town" (PDF).
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