Ukuvimbela isipatsholo kubhekwa lula, njengoba lesi sifo ngokuvamile ngocansi ngokobulili. Noma kunjalo, kungase uhlushwa nezingane osanda kuzalwa uma isifo sitholakale unina. amagciwane Neonates ikakhulukazi kuthinte iso. Wazalwa umntwana wokugcina phakathi kwengane encane. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, wazalwa ungumSulumane ovela emlandweni waseTurkey. Empeleni, ungumTurkey waseJalimane waseJalimane onomzali ongaphandle. Abazali bakaMesut bafuduka emazweni nasolwandle bevela eTurkey baya eJalimane ukuze bathole impilo engcono kwizwe laseJalimane elinenhliziyo yezimboni. 3Kwathi ngisizwa loludaba ngadabula isembatho sami lebhatshi lami, ngangcothula okwenwele zekhanda lami lendevu zami, ngahlala phansi ngathithibala. 4Kwasekubuthana kimi wonke othuthumela ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ngenxa yesiphambeko sabathunjwa; ngasengihlala ngithithibele kwaze kwaba ngumnikelo wakusihlwa. It became known that South African learners’ learning outcomes rank poorly on the international stage, even if compared to less developed parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. The root cause of this problem is assumed to lie with the concern of illiteracy, which was argued, could be combated inter alia by ensuring that every public school has a stocked and functional library serviced by a fulltime proficient librarian. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of principals in establishing and managing functional school libraries in the King Cetshwayo District, KwaZulu-Natal. A qualitative investigation was done amongst school principals and their teacher librarians at five Dlangubo Circuit Schools. Data were collected by means of in-depth interviews and document analysis. The study revealed that the principals lack the training and resources to fulfil their role in establishing and maintaining functional school libraries. Recommendations were made on how principals might solve these problems in the future.