In a village set up like here, we need people really to be empowered and to be inspired. Most people were just coming to witness what a book launch looks like because it's a very rare occasion in rural areas.
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In this country, because writing is slowly becoming unfashionable, books are becoming unfashionable, and we are trying to make sure that literacy keeps transcending and these people actually are now only understanding that there's a book fair and what does this book fair entail, and its impact in helping communities.
Award winning author and publisher Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho recently hosted the inaugural Rine Book Festival in his home village of Madombidzha in Limpopo. The event was the first of its kind in this sprawling village on the outskirts of the historic town of Louis Trichardt.