New range of siSwati textbooks

New siswati book launch
The Swazi Observer - Mbabane,Swaziland
CAMBRIDGE University Press, a leading publisher of educational books, will be launching a new series of Junior Secondary School books called Sisikisa NgeSiswati at Esibayeni Lodge next Tuesday. Guest speaker will be HM Stationery Director, who is also Swaziland Booksellers Association Chairman, Hezekiel Mabuza. Sisikisa NgeSiswati is the first series at the Junior Secondary level specifically written to meet the needs and requirements of the new SIGCSE (Swaziland International General Certificate of Secondary Education) curriculum, and comprises a pupil’s book and a teacher’s book for each of the three levels. Phineas Sibanda, Sales Manager, Cambridge University Press, Africa said the pupil’s book covered contemporary topics like nature, conservation, rights and abuse. The teacher’s book explains how the Swazi lessons at this level can be taught in class. Written and developed by Swazis, Sisikisa NgeSiswati is full of activities based on the Swazi culture ... The ministry of education has been in the forefront fighting for the promotion and preservation of the mother tongue in schools, a campaign spearheaded by Thoko Mabuza, Senior Inspector of Siswati. A few months ago, the country witnessed the launch of the first-ever Siswati dictionary dubbed Sichazamagama published by Macmillan Swaziland ...