Empowerment Through Education

Our second preschool is going up.

Plus 471 young people in work and the children they are teaching to read. The third quarter of 2026.

471

young people employed

30 September 2026

141

schools and ECD centres

1

new preschool rising in Motherwell

23,911

children

The quarter in five lines.

A second preschool is rising in Motherwell. It launches in January 2027.
Katlego, 7, is the top-scoring of 335 Grade 1 children we assessed.
Numeracy: children at benchmark rose from 11% in January to 54% in June.
The share of Grade 1 children reading 10 or more words rose from 4% in January to 33% in June.
471 young people were employed on 30 September. 93% are women.

Results are January to June 2026. Activity is to 30 September 2026.

Zama, arms crossed, in a blue Masinyusane T-shirt

ZamaExecutive Director

Aerial view of Dumani Primary School in Motherwell, with the new preschool buildings in the foreground, 15 October 2026

The big new thing

We’re building our second preschool.

Dumani ECDBeing built now. Photo 15 Oct 2026Launches January 2027Lead sponsor: E’Zethu Development Trust

Dumani Primary School, Motherwell. Photographed 15 October 2026.

Preschool 1

The SumeCentre.

Masinyusane’s first preschool, at Charles Duna Primary in New Brighton.

13 Sep 2024 Doors opened

‘Best creche in Gqeberha’gives hope to pupils

Headline in The Herald, 8 October 2024. Read the article

From above, 5 June 2026: the long white classroom roof is up; the yard beside it is bare ground.

From above, 13 October 2026: two rings are dug into the yard.

From above, 15 October 2026: a grey brick figure-eight path is laid in the yard.

5 JunDouble classroom, six toilets

13 OctPath dug

15 OctFigure-eight path, laid

First, the paperwork.Nothing to photograph yet.

May 2026

Memorandum of understanding signed with Dumani Primary School.

Photographed after the 30 Sep quarter end.Same ground, three dates. Drone photographs lined up on the classroom roof.

Preschool 2 · Dumani ECD, Motherwell

Dumani,step by step.

May 2026Memorandum of understanding signed with Dumani Primary School
5 Jun 2026The double classroom with six toilets is standingPhoto
Aug 2026Plumbing and burglar bars done
13 Oct 2026The figure-eight path is dugPhoto
15 Oct 2026The path is laidPhoto
19 Oct 2026Child-sized tables and chairs ordered

In January,the doorsopen.

Lead sponsorE’Zethu
Development
TrustR1 million

40children

6 to 8staff

Enough staff for most learning to happen in small groups.

A teacher and a dozen children in school uniform jumping with their arms in the air in front of a red playhouse and a wooden climbing frame

Charles Duna Primary, New Brighton, home of the Sume Centre. 3 March 2026.

Children's educationLiteracy

Katlego, 7, smiling in a black school tracksuit

**Every Child.Every Skill.CarefullyTracked.**

Meet Katlego

She is 7 and in Grade 1 at a rural school near Adelaide in the Eastern Cape. She is assessed in isiXhosa.

January 2025 37 of 257
June 2026 249 of 257

1Letter sounds
2Story comprehension
3First sounds
4Hearing words
5Writing letters
6Reading words
7Reading sentences
8Reading a story
9Spelling words
10Writing sentences
11Writing a story

18monthsof hard work with our team. She is now reading.

8Reading a story0 to 48of 48
6Reading words0 to 40of 40
11Writing a story0 to 16of 16

18months

After 18 months of hard work with our team, she is now reading.

January 2025 to June 2026

Top-scoring

of 335 Grade 1 children, June 2026

The only one with full marks for story writing

Katlego is 7 and in Grade 1 at a rural school near Adelaide in the Eastern Cape. She is assessed in isiXhosa.

18months

After 18 months of hard work with our team, she is now reading.

January 2025 to June 2026

Top-scoring

of 335 Grade 1 children, June 2026

The only one with full marks for story writing

Evidence behind this number

249 of 257.Every score.

Skill	Jan 2025	Nov 2025	Jan 2026	Jun 2026	Max
Letter sounds	13	60	40	60	60
Story comprehension	4	5	5	5	5
First sounds	10	10	10	10	10
Hearing words	0	8	8	8	8
Writing letters	10	26	25	26	26
Reading words	0	40	31	40	40
Reading sentences	0	11	5	11	11
Reading a story	0	48	0	48	48
Spelling words	0	18	18	18	18
Writing sentences	0	5	3	7	15
Writing a story	0	14	0	16	16
Total	37	245	145	249	257

Each axis on the radar is her score divided by that skill's maximum on the isiXhosa assessment. She first reached 245 of 257 in November 2025, at the end of Grade R. In January 2026, after the summer break, reading a story and writing a story were both recorded as 0. By June 2026 she was at 249.

Literacy · Meet the coach

Behind every readeris a literacy coachlike Siyanda.

Siyanda, a literacy coach, standing outside the preschool where she works.

Siyanda is a literacy coach at a preschool in KwaZakhele. She has logged 549 sessions in 2026 to date, 213 of them in Quarter 3. Her goal is to open her own ECD centre one day.

She is one of 471 young people Masinyusane employs. Meet the 471

Siyanda in a blue Masinyusane T-shirt reading a picture book with two girls on a yellow beanbag — SiyandaLiteracy coach, KwaZakhele

Masinyusane literacy · January to June 2026

Whole grades are moving.

Katlego is one child. Here is every Grade 1 and Grade R child our coaches assessed. Each tile is one child. Watch how many light up between January and June.

Katlego, smiling in a black school tracksuit — The number beside Katlego is for **all Grade 1 children** in the programme. It is not her own score.

All Grade 1 children · reading words

4%to33%

of Grade 1 children could read 10 or more words out of 40.A word reading task. January to June 2026.

12 of 342 children assessed

One child assessedReading 10 or more words

Lungile, in a yellow headband, pulling a face and making a peace sign — The number beside Lungile is for **all Grade R children** in the programme. It is not her own score.

All Grade R children · letter sounds

10%to43%

of Grade R children knew 12 or more letter sounds out of 60.January to June 2026.

48 of 485 children assessed

One child assessedKnows 12 or more letter sounds

Mid-yearThese results are January to June 2026. November results come in the next report.

4%to33%

Grade 1 children reading 10 or more words, January to June 2026.

What this number means: The share of Grade 1 children assessed who read 10 or more words out of 40 in a word reading task. This is a number for all Grade 1 children in the programme. It is not one child's score.
Who: Grade 1 children on the Masinyusane literacy programme. 12 of 342 children assessed in January (3.5%). 110 of 335 children assessed in June (32.8%).
When: The January and June assessment terms of 2026. January scores were captured in early March.
Source: Masinyusane database, literacy assessments 2026, synced 3 July 2026.

Not exactly the same children

The January and June groups overlap but are not exactly the same children. 299 Grade 1 children were assessed both times. Of those, 12 read 10 or more words in January and 98 in June.

What we cannot say yet

Year-end results. November results come in the next report. We also make no comparison-school claim for these children. This shows progress, not proof of cause.

10%to43%

Grade R children who know 12 or more letter sounds, January to June 2026.

What this number means: The share of Grade R children assessed who knew 12 or more letter sounds out of 60. This is a number for all Grade R children in the programme. It is not one child's score.
Who: Grade R children on the Masinyusane literacy programme. 48 of 485 children assessed in January (9.9%). 191 of 448 children assessed in June (42.6%).
When: The January and June assessment terms of 2026. January scores were captured in early March.
Source: Masinyusane database, literacy assessments 2026, synced 3 July 2026.

Not exactly the same children

The January and June groups overlap but are not exactly the same children. 413 Grade R children were assessed both times. Of those, 40 knew 12 or more letter sounds in January and 174 in June.

What we cannot say yet

Year-end results. November results come in the next report. We also make no comparison-school claim for these children. This shows progress, not proof of cause.

Children's education · January to June 2026

NumeracyBy June, more than halfcould count to 30.

11%January

54%June

Children who counted aloud to 30 or more

In January 2026, 62 of 587 children on our numeracy programme counted aloud to 30 or more. That is 10.6%. In June, 248 of 462 did. That is 53.7%.

Sinawe is one of our numeracy coaches. This is Sinawe's reel: 80 seconds, with sound when you tap.

Sinawe, a numeracy coach, lies on the grass in a black Masinyusane T-shirt.

SinaweNumeracy coach

Sinawe, a numeracy coach, and Lisakhanya sit facing each other on the floor, cheering. Each holds up a number card.

Numeracy · Meet Sinawe and Lisakhanya

One coach.One child.70 more points.

Sinawe is a numeracy coach. Lisakhanya is one of the preschool children in Sinawe's sessions. On our numeracy assessment, Lisakhanya scored 42 points in January 2026 and 112 in June, out of 161.

42January

112June

Points out of 161

116

Sessions together in 2026

Every one with Sinawe. 42 of them in Quarter 3.

At least369

Sessions Sinawe has logged in 2026

At least 163 of them in Quarter 3.

Numeracy · The evidence, January to June 2026

Our benchmark:count aloud to 30 or more.

Each dot here is one child in every hundred we assessed. In January, 11 in every hundred reached the benchmark. In June, 54 did.

These are January to June 2026 results. Each term counts the children assessed that term, so the two groups are not identical.

January11%

62 of 587 childrencounted aloud to 30 or more

June54%

248 of 462 childrencounted aloud to 30 or more

4,258

Numeracy sessions delivered in Quarter 3

9,250 in the year to 30 September 2026.

641

Children in numeracy sessions in Quarter 3

766 in the year to 30 September 2026.

26

Numeracy coaches logging sessions in Quarter 3

16,688 child attendances between them.

+28points of 161

The typical child's gain, January to June 2026

449 children assessed twice. Lisakhanya gained 70. That is exceptional, not the average.

Outcomes are January to June 2026 results, as synced on 28 July 2026. Session counts are as recorded on 10 November 2026. Year-end assessments will be in the Quarter 4 report.

The evidence

Masinyusane · Q3 2026

42to112

Lisakhanya's numeracy score, January to June 2026.

What this number means: Lisakhanya's total across the nine parts of our numeracy assessment, in raw points. The most a child can score is 161.
Context: A gain of 70 points. That is in the top tenth of the 449 children assessed in both terms. The typical gain was 28.
When: January 2026 term (scores were captured in early March) and June 2026 term.
Sessions: 116 numeracy sessions in 2026 include Lisakhanya, all with Sinawe, the first on 6 March 2026. 42 fall in Quarter 3 (1 July to 30 September). Duplicate rows removed. Counted on 10 November 2026.
Source: Masinyusane numeracy assessments, synced 28 July 2026, and the 2026 session log.

What we cannot say yet

Lisakhanya's year-end score, or the hours spent in sessions. Session length is not recorded.

Checked against production on 10 Nov 2026.

Masinyusane · Q3 2026

11%to54%

Numeracy children at benchmark, January to June 2026.

What this number means: The share of assessed children on the numeracy programme who count aloud to 30 or more, on a complete and accepted assessment.
Who: 62 of 587 children assessed in the January term. 248 of 462 assessed in the June term. Percentages are rounded.
When: January 2026 term (scores were captured in early March) and June 2026 term.
Source: Masinyusane numeracy assessments, synced 28 July 2026.

What we cannot say yet

Year-end results. Those will be in the Quarter 4 report. The January and June groups are also not the same children: each term counts the children assessed that term.

Checked against production on 10 Nov 2026.

Youth jobs · Quarter 3, 2026

471 young people in work.Every one of themworks with children.

Every tile below is one young person in work with Masinyusane on 30 September 2026.

One tile.One young person.

438 of 471 are women.That is 93%.

Sinawe, a numeracy coach, cheering with a child. They hold number cards reading 72 and 100.

Amanda, a numeracy coach, in a blue Masinyusane T-shirt with her arms crossed

MeetAmanda

1of 471

young people in work

Numeracy coach in Motherwell. 336 sessions in 2026.

Scroll to meet the other 470

Each young person gets

Their first job
A family income
Training and development
Self-confidence
A leadership role in their community

More of the 471,in their own words.

Likhona

“Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that my first job would impact so many lives, whilst having so much fun.”

Literacy coach, Bright Angels Daycare

Sipho-Esihle

“Masinyusane creates real jobs for local youth and trusts us to make a difference in our own communities.”

Literacy coach, Nobandla

471 jobs.In 141 schoolsand ECD centres.

A group of Masinyusane literacy coaches in red T-shirts — Literacy coaches

209 + 90 + 82 + 28 + 23 + 15 + 8 + 8 + 7 + 1 = 471. Job numbers come from Masinyusane payroll records as at 30 September 2026. Session counts come from Masinyusane session records. The women view is a count, not a map: it groups 438 tiles and 33 tiles and does not say which tile is which person.

Full circle

The childbecamethe coach.

Meet Alizwa She was a child in Masinyusane’s literacy programme. Years later she came back as a Literacy Coach.

“I was once a beneficiary of Masinyusane.”

“Now, I’m employed there. I work with children from Grade R to Grade 2.”

Alizwa, Literacy Coach · said in 2025

A story, not a Q3 result. This film was published in September 2025.

Zama, arms crossed and smiling, in a blue Masinyusane T-shirt

ZamaExecutive Director

A note from Zama

Masinyusane closes the third quarter of 2026 with real momentum across our dual mission: creating jobs for young people and helping children learn to read and count. Investing in unemployed young people to teach the youngest children continues to change life for both.

I am excited to share that we are building our second preschool, at Dumani Primary in Motherwell. It launches in January 2027, and E’Zethu Development Trust is its lead sponsor.

On 30 September 2026, 471 young people were in work with Masinyusane. Their work shows in the children. In January, 4% of our Grade 1 children could read 10 or more words. By June it was 33%, and the letter sound and counting results in the summary moved the same way. Our year-end results follow in the next report.

The challenges we face are immense, but I am deeply proud of this work. I see every day the lives it is changing.

Thank you for making this possible.

ZamaExecutive Director, Masinyusane

The evidence

The evidencebehind the numbers.

60 figures, pulled on 10 and 11 November 2026. Each one says what it counts, when, where it comes from and what it cannot be used to say.

Pulled twice, same answerPulled onceProject record

Young people in work22 figures471in work on 30 Sep 2026

On 30 September 2026

471

Young people in work with Masinyusane on the dayAccurate to about 3 either way.Cannot sayNot “471 first jobs”. It is the number of young people employed on one day.

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

438

Of the 471, women

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

93%

Share of the 471 who are women438 of 471.Cannot sayNot beside a headcount from a different period.

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

82

Of the 471, YeboneersTheir wage is paid by Year Beyond.

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

389

In work, leaving out the Yeboneers93.8% women.

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

Across the quarter and the year

503

In work during Q3 and still on contract after 20 July 2026The safer figure for the quarter.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

573

In work at some point in Q3Footnote that must travel with it: 70 of these left the payroll by 20 July 2026.Cannot sayNot “573 jobs in Q3” without the footnote.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

525

Of the 573, womenCarries the same footnote as the 573.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

91.6%

Share of the 573 who are women525 of 573.Cannot sayNot beside the 471, which is a different group.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

682

In work at any point in 2026Label it “to 10 November”. Includes 13 contracts of one day or less.

When1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

463

In work on the day the numbers were pulled431 are women (93.1%).

When10 Nov 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

By programme, on 30 September 2026

209

Zazi iZandi coachesThe ten programme rows add up to the 471.Cannot sayNot added to a separate count of Zazi iZandi coaches.

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

90

Literacy coaches in primary schools

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

82

Year Beyond (Yeboneers)

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

28

Literacy coaches in ECD centres

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

23

Numeracy coaches

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

15

1000 Stories

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

8

EduTech

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

8

Assessors

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

7

Preschool practitioners

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

1

Homework support

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth register, site listData synced 10 Nov 2026

236

Zazi iZandi coaches in work at some point in Q3Zazi iZandi coaches are Masinyusane young people.Cannot sayNot added to a Masinyusane total. They are already in it.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: youth registerData synced 10 Nov 2026

Children, sites and sessions21 figures141schools and ECD centres

Where we work

141

Schools and ECD centres with recorded delivery85 primary schools and 56 ECD centres. A site counts if a young person was in post or it logged five or more sessions this year.Cannot sayNo total above 141. No count of high schools.

When30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy session log, numeracy session log, youth register, site list
Zazi iZandi database: site list, TeamPact session records

81

Sites with a Zazi iZandi session in Q357 primary schools and 24 ECD centres, counted from TeamPact.Cannot sayNot a count taken from the operations grid.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceZazi iZandi database: site list, TeamPact session records

82

Sites with a Zazi iZandi session since the programme started

When23 Feb to 30 Sep 2026

SourceZazi iZandi database: TeamPact session records

Children

about 9,000

Children recorded attending literacy, numeracy or Zazi iZandi sessionsThe exact count is 9,015. It is a floor: library, computer lab, preschool and Year Beyond children are not in it.Cannot sayNot “9,000 children reached” and not “9,000+”.

When1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy session log, numeracy session log, child register
Zazi iZandi database: TeamPact session records

6,883

Zazi iZandi children marked present at one or more sessionsA count of TeamPact IDs. About 4 to 5% may be children registered twice.Cannot sayNo exact full-year Zazi iZandi total. Never added to a Masinyusane total.

When1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026

SourceZazi iZandi database: TeamPact session recordsData synced 10 Nov 2026

more than 5,500

Zazi iZandi children with a session in Q3The count is 5,552. A floor: children seen only in the coach app are not countable yet.Cannot sayNo exact figure. Only “more than 5,500”.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceZazi iZandi database: TeamPact session records

766

Children in numeracy sessions this year694 came to ten or more sessions.

When1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: numeracy session logData synced 10 Nov 2026

641

Children in numeracy sessions in Q3

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: numeracy session log

1,388

Children on the literacy programme rosterEnrolment, not attendance. A July snapshot.Cannot sayNot “1,388 children attended in Q3”.

WhenRoster of 3 Jul 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy rosterData synced 3 Jul 2026

Sessions

19,503

Literacy and numeracy sessions in Q3Leaves out every Zazi iZandi session.Cannot sayNo hours figure. Session length is not recorded.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy session log, numeracy session logData synced 10 Nov 2026

15,245

Literacy sessions in Q3Accurate to about 2%.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy session logData synced 10 Nov 2026

4,258

Numeracy sessions in Q3

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: numeracy session logData synced 10 Nov 2026

43,590

Literacy and numeracy sessions, year to 30 SeptemberLeaves out every Zazi iZandi session.

When1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy session log, numeracy session logData synced 10 Nov 2026

34,340

Literacy sessions, year to 30 SeptemberAccurate to about 2%.

When1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy session logData synced 10 Nov 2026

9,250

Numeracy sessions, year to 30 September

When1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: numeracy session logData synced 10 Nov 2026

16,688

Numeracy attendances in Q3Children at each session, added up.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: numeracy session log

144

Literacy coaches who logged sessions in Q3

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy session log

26

Numeracy coaches who logged sessions in Q3

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: numeracy session log

more than 13,000

Zazi iZandi sessions in Q3TeamPact records to 11 August, then coach app records.Cannot sayNo exact Q3 figure. No hours figure for Q3.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceZazi iZandi database: coach app sessions, TeamPact session records

26,298

Zazi iZandi sessions before the coach app startedThe only window where TeamPact holds the whole record.

When23 Feb to 11 Aug 2026

SourceZazi iZandi database: TeamPact session records

about 9,200

Hours of Zazi iZandi teaching in the same windowThe count is 9,219 hours.Cannot sayNo hours figure for Q3 or the full year.

When23 Feb to 11 Aug 2026

SourceZazi iZandi database: TeamPact session records

Literacy results7 figures4% to 33%Grade 1 reading 10 or more words

Mid-year milestones, January to June 2026

3.5% to 32.8%

Grade 1 children reading 10 or more words, January then June12 of 342 children assessed in January. 110 of 335 in June. Of the 299 children assessed both times: 12, then 98.Cannot sayNot a “year-end” or “2026” result.

WhenJanuary to June 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy assessments 2026Data synced 3 Jul 2026. Pulled 11 Nov 2026.

9.9% to 42.6%

Grade R children knowing 12 or more letter sounds, January then June48 of 485 children assessed in January. 191 of 448 in June. Of the 413 children assessed both times: 40, then 174.Cannot sayNot a “year-end” or “2026” result.

WhenJanuary to June 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy assessments 2026Data synced 3 Jul 2026. Pulled 11 Nov 2026.

How far the typical child moved

+9.7

Points of the maximum score gained by the typical child1,025 children assessed in both terms. 4.9% scored lower in June.Cannot sayNot “the average child gained”. Say “the typical child”.

WhenJanuary to June 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy roster, literacy assessmentsData synced 3 Jul 2026

+7.2

The same measure, pre-Grade R248 children.

WhenJanuary to June 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy roster, literacy assessmentsData synced 3 Jul 2026

+5.8

The same measure, Grade R413 children.

WhenJanuary to June 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy roster, literacy assessmentsData synced 3 Jul 2026

+19.8

The same measure, Grade 1299 children.

WhenJanuary to June 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy roster, literacy assessmentsData synced 3 Jul 2026

+14.0

The same measure, Grade 265 children.

WhenJanuary to June 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy roster, literacy assessmentsData synced 3 Jul 2026

Numeracy results3 figures11% to 54%counting to 30 or more, January to June

January to June 2026

11%

Children who count aloud to 30 or more, January62 of 587 children assessed (10.6%).Cannot sayNo percentage to the exact point. Print it rounded.

WhenJanuary 2026 assessment

SourceMasi database: numeracy roster, numeracy assessments, child registerData synced 28 Jul 2026

54%

Children who count aloud to 30 or more, June248 of 462 children assessed (53.7%).Cannot sayNot a “year-end” or “2026” result.

WhenJune 2026 assessment

SourceMasi database: numeracy roster, numeracy assessments, child registerData synced 28 Jul 2026

+28

Points gained by the typical child, out of 161449 children assessed in both terms.Cannot sayNot “the average child gained”. Say “the typical child”.

WhenJanuary to June 2026

SourceMasi database: numeracy roster, numeracy assessments, child registerData synced 28 Jul 2026

Dumani7 figuresJan 2027planned launch of Dumani ECD

January 2027

Planned launch of Dumani ECD, our second preschool, in MotherwellBeing built now.

WhenPlan as at 10 Nov 2026

SourceMasinyusane project records

40

Children Dumani ECD will have room for

WhenPlan as at 11 Nov 2026

SourceMasinyusane project record, from the Managing Director

6 to 8

Staff members planned for Dumani ECD

WhenPlan as at 11 Nov 2026

SourceMasinyusane project record, from the Managing Director

R1 million

Lead sponsorship from the E’Zethu Development TrustMasinyusane co-funds the staff.

WhenProject to date

SourceMasinyusane project records

5 Jun 2026

Double classroom with six toilets standingDated drone photograph.

When5 Jun 2026

SourceMasinyusane project records

267

Literacy sessions at Dumani Primary School in Q3The school the preschool is attached to. These are primary school sessions, not preschool sessions.Cannot sayNothing yet about children at Dumani ECD. It has not opened.

When1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy session logData synced 10 Nov 2026

983

Literacy sessions at Dumani Primary School this year

When1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026

SourceMasi database: literacy session logData synced 10 Nov 2026

Children’s results are January to June 2026. Two databases hold these figures: the Masinyusane database and the Zazi iZandi database. Definitions, queries and wording rules are in the statistics method record, version 2026-11-10.1.

Thank you. This quarter happened because of you.

Next issueYear-end results, and where the Dumani build stands.

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