Education: South Africa

• All early childhood development centres in Gauteng to close.
• Plan in place to recover ‘lost’ school days. Bongekile Macupe. Mail and Guardian March 20 - 26, 2020. p14. With schools closing two days before and opening eight days after Easter break, provincial departments of education have cancelled the autumn matric camps and have instead encouraged learners to study on their own. 

Language and Literacy 

• .Use African languages to promote learning. Zime Sigenu.  Mail and Guardian March 20 - 26, 2020. p31. The use of English in lectures can alienate and silence students because they feel inadequate.
• World Read Aloud Day Breaks a record.Mail and Guardian March 20 - 26, 2020. p31. This year Nalíbali, reading-for- enjoyment campaign set a target to read aloud to two million children on World Read Aloud Day in February.

Open Education and Open Educational Resources

• UNESCO updates distance-learning guide for the 776.7 million children worldwide affected by school closures.
• Open Educational Resources (OER) Degree Initiative.
• Keeping the doors of learning open COVID-19.

Post Schooling

• Nzimande urges universities to take social distance protocols seriously to combat coronavirus.
• 320 Wits University medical students cleared of Covid-19,
• Early recess ordered at all higher education institutions due to Covid-19.
• University of Free State implements measures to reduce coronavirus risk to staff.
• Judgment reserved as students fight order to close Wits dorms over Covid-19 case.
• Drastic measures in our universities need not silence students’ concerns.
• What Is a College Education in the Time of Coronavirus?
• DUT hosts third Commonwealth Futures Workshop.
• "Think locally, act globally".

Science and Technology

• Not all young people are ‘digital natives’ – inequality hugely limits experiences of technology

Skills and Employment

• Careers Service Walks the Talk On Graduate Employment.

Teaching and Learning

• Keeping the doors of learning open COVID-19.
• Changing the Academic Paradigm.
• Five ways academics can manage COVID-19 shutdowns.

Technology Enhanced Learning

• Will Shift to Remote Teaching Be Boon or Bane for Online Learning?
• COVID-19, Remote Learning and the Beauty of All Hands on Deck.
• Big Idea 2: Destiny Solutions.
• 'Panic-gogy': Teaching Online Classes During The Coronavirus Pandemic.
• Coronavirus: 14 simple tips for better online teaching.
• 4 Most Important Things To Remember With eLearning.
• Supervisors: What Not to Do to Teachers New to #RemoteLearning. 
• As Schools Shift to Virtual Learning, Educators Worry That Online Instruction Is Inequitable. But No Learning at All Is Worse.
• Your Suddenly Online Class Could Actually Be a Relief.