With a staggered approach being implemented in terms of welcoming students back to universities, the 2021 year will probably be delayed. Read more
Author Archive: Natasja Malherbe
All South African students and university staff will have to register to be screened and cleared for Covid-19 every day
Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande says that his department will use HealthCheck, a purpose-built coronavirus daily screening and monitoring tool, to allow students to return to campus safely. Read more
New lockdown rules for South African universities – here are the students allowed to return to class
The Department of Higher Education and Training has published a new directive outlining the students that will be allowed to return under South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown levels. Read more
South Africa’s new university has a name: Oliver Tambo University of Science and Technology
Gauteng premier David Makhura has unveiled the name of the new South African university planned for Ekurhuleni in east Johannesburg: Oliver Tambo University of Science and Technology. Read more
South Africa’s international internet connectivity fully restored
Openserve says that South Africa’s international internet connectivity has been fully restored having received confirmation, from aboard cable ship Leon Thevenin, that the portion of the SAT3/WASC repair offshore Congo has now been completed. Read more