RC 260920SAfmBridget Masinga
Sunday, 20 September 2026
The episode’s standout conversation connected a great-grandmother’s love of words to a 25-year literacy campaign supporting schools across South Africa.
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Dr Trinam Plope credited her great-grandmother, Umam Kunu, with influencing her through a passion for collecting anything containing words and storing it in a suitcase.
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Plope said she started the Nosi Nwadi Literacy Campaign 25 years ago in her great-grandmother’s honour, continuing her legacy through school visits.
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At schools, including in Katlehong, Plope presents books as gifts from Nosi Nwadi, describing herself as the medium through which her late ancestor’s work continues.