The decision is based on the need to prevent the spread of the infection and save lives
Institutions of higher learning — universities and technical vocational education and training colleges, both public and private — will remain closed during level 4 of the lockdown and will only resume activities at lower levels of the government’s risk-adjusted strategy to slowly relax Covid-19 restrictions.
It was possible, the minister said, that the university academic year could be extended into early 2021 depending on the development of the pandemic. The 2021 academic year would be aligned with the plans of the department of basic education regarding the organisation of the matric examinations. Efforts are being devoted to developing flexible learning methods. Multi-modal, remote learning systems will be implemented to provide academic support at all institutions.
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