Media and COVID-19


29 Jun 2021 | Prof. Sibusiso Sifunda unpacks the impacts of COVID-19 on the youth and student on Newzroom Afrika

A study of the impact of COVID-19 on the youth and students in the post school sector shows that food insecurity and mental distress were the main fac...

29 Jun 2021 | Social conversations Counting the cost of lost schooling in South Africa - Dr Vijay Reddy on SAfm

A year ago, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we predicted that school closures in South Africa would result in learning losses. A loss of contac...

29 Jun 2021 | The cost of lost schooling in South Africa due to the pandemic - Dr Vijay Reddy on SAfm

Professor Chika Sehoole-Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria Dr Vijay Reddy - Research Specialist: Human Sciences Research Council Nompum...

28 Jun 2021 | COVID-19 Pandemic | What to expect from Commission on African COVID-19 Response: Prof Bohler-Muller

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa last week chaired the introductory meeting of the Commission on African COVID-19 Response. Ramaphosa establish...

15 Jun 2021 | Covid-19 lockdown hit TVET students hardest, finds HSRC survey

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the inequalities in SA’s higher education sector into sharp relief, with students attending Technical Vocati...

15 Jun 2021 | Covid-19: Survey finds 65% of students reported psychological distress in 2020

On Monday, 14 June, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande released the findings of a study on the social impact of the C...

15 Jun 2021 | Dept Concerned About Psychological Impact of Lockdown on Students

A study launched by the Human Sciences Research Council revealed that over 65% of students experienced mild to severe psychological distress due to th...

15 Jun 2021 | Majority of SA students feel hard lockdown jeopardised their academic pursuits

More than half of students at institutions of higher learning in South Africa feel that hard lockdown has jeopardised their academic pursuits. This is...

15 Jun 2021 | SA students hit hard by COVID-19

Forty-one percent of students were unable to buy their own food after tertiary institutions closed to limit the spread of COVID-19, with 40.1% of yout...

15 Jun 2021 | Student survey: 13 000 youth share their COVID-19 challenges

Blade Nzimande has revealed startling findings following a survey on student difficulties during the COVID-19 lockdown.  Blade Nzimande, the Hig...