{"id":3248,"date":"2024-07-26T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hconline.co.za\/?p=3248"},"modified":"2024-07-26T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:56:00","slug":"kwaggafonteins-dr-bhuda-showcases-ndebele-literature-on-world-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/kwaggafonteins-dr-bhuda-showcases-ndebele-literature-on-world-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwaggafontein&#8217;s Dr. Bhuda Showcases Ndebele literature on world stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KWAGGAFONTEIN &#8211;<\/strong> North-West University (NWU) alumna Dr Monicca Bhuda (31) from Kwaggafontein was selected to be part of the South African team that participated in the 20th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN) held in Caracas from July 11 to 21, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FILVEN is a Venezuelan national event initiated in 2005, aimed at promoting a culture of reading and encouraging competition between book readers and writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhuda was chosen as an emerging writer in indigenous languages and indigenous knowledge. 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