The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally
Technology offers students a richer learning experience and helps prepare them for the workplace
These schools, to varying degrees, have an intense attachment to the values of authority and obedience — it is an attachment which numbs critical thought
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing us to respond to issues that were around before Covid-19, including at schools in poor areas
The party released its plan for the reconstruction of the country’s post-coronavirus economy on Friday. This would involve changes to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act
Children are expected to keep learning at home during the coronavirus lockdown, but a lack of resources makes this a tricky prospect for some of them
Despite the department of basic education’s announcement that teachers and learners were given orientation about the coronavirus, anecdotal evidence doesn’t bear this out
Only grades six, 11 and R will return to school as expected, with the rest to be phased in later in the month
Contradictory pandemic regulations could to be putting critical training in jeopardy
It may well be that we have warm bodies in schools, but to think their minds are highly productive is a reach
With the closure of schools, learning has moved to online platforms across the world, but a UNESCO report said only 12% of households in the least-developed countries have internet access at home
A report from Unesco highlights a lack of access to online learning: only 12% of learners in sub-Saharan Africa can connect to the internet at home
High-stakes choices today, transforming education for tomorrow. Covid-19 must be used as a catalyst to strengthen health and education
Communication about the behavioural shifts and adaptations needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic at institutions of higher education must be student-led
The youth of today can learn from the youth of 1976, who rose up and rejected the Bantu education system
In April, UniZulu announced that it had negotiated zero-rated data with MTN, Telkom and Cell C in so its students could access teaching and learning on its online platform without incurring data costs
The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her
Knowing the learners and teachers and what they need is essential to reform in the school system
The department of basic education has developed guidelines to assist schools with minimising the spread of the coronavirus
Even those schools with online structures in place were not prepared for the emotional and cognitive demands this approach brings
Schools are to start a phased reopening from June 1, but Covid-19 protocols must be in place. And teachers will also have to deal with learners’ and parents’ uncertainty created by the pandemic
A survivor tells of how Islamists carrying AK-47s arrived on motorbikes, forced fleeing children to lie on the ground and beat teachers before setting a building on fire
Collaborating with other universities will assist in dealing with diseases and other social issues that know no borders
COMMENT As the department of basic education struggles with when and how to reopen schools, we must remember that most of the world is equally at a loss. Almost all children in almost every country will have been directly affected by school closures. We can learn from other countries’ decisions in navigating this crisis, as […]
It’s not just me who’s worried. Teachers unions are concerned about the capacity of schools to operate safely — and rightly so
Education minister says schools will reopen for Grades 7 and 12 on June 1, and she cannot guarantee that “no one will die”
University to open residences for students who struggle to study remotely, and those who need labs on campus to finish their 2020 studies
Using a variety of methods and interactions, teachers and students have had to adapt to a new idea of the classroom
Especially in a country like South Africa with its huge inequalities, a digital divide and teacher unions
Ordinary citizens have not forgotten that schools were failing before the virus crisis
Having access to care is not a promise of health
The pandemic offers opportunities for online businesses that deliver services ranging from education and communication with clients to delivering groceries, but it doesn’t come without difficulties