At the Reading Association of South Africa’s (RASA) Annual General Meeting on 27 February 2016, Mrs Karen Roux and Ms Nangamso Mtsatse from the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) were elected as executive committee members of the RASA Gauteng Branch. Mrs Roux will serve as the Secretary of this prestigious non-profit organisation which focuses on literacy in South Africa. Ms Nangamso Mtsatse’s role will be that of Social Media Organiser.

RASA forms part of the International Literacy Association (ILA) and is a chartered affiliate of the International Reading Association (IRA). The organisation aims to enrich South African citizens with the necessary literacy skills to cope with the daily demands of life. Various workshops are held during the year where teachers, academics and anyone wanting to be proactive in literacy can join in the conversation. The Annual RASA Conference will take place on 30 September – 2 October 2016 in Pietermaritzburg where CEA researchers will be participating and presenting papers. Moreover, the organisation has an accredited journal, ‘Reading and Writing’ to which all are welcome to submit papers on the topic of literacy. More information can be found on www.rasagauteng.com.