Coronavirus is a respiratory viral disease that reared its head at the beginning of 2020. It originated in China but rapidly spread all across the globe and in March 2020 it was declared to be a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. It was also discovered that the …
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The temptation to do it all as if it is possible to maintain the pace and volume of contact education remotely must be resisted, an education expert says. “As educators adapt to teaching remotely and online, there may be an attempt to mimic what a school day would normally look …
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So, the lockdown in South Africa was extended by another million years (jokes, it was another 2 weeks or so). And we get why the government is doing this. But that doesn’t mean that this isn’t a tense, frustrating, and even scary time to live through. The best bit of …
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There has been so much focus on the physical side of COVID-19 and how to keep yourself safe and healthy, but I have not seen much in the way of mental health during COVID-19 which I find strange and concerning. As someone that has had plenty of mental health challenges …
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South Africa’s annual reading awareness week, National Book Week (NBW), dedicated to encouraging leisure reading and promoting the importance of books has launched an online storytelling event on Facebook. The event, Books Beyond Words, is aimed at bringing parents and children together as a family around a screen to listen to the …
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A workout series by a South African woman, for South African women using household items As we enter the seventh day national lockdown, MTN is enabling South African women to exercise whilst in isolation in their homes. Available on MTN’s Youtube channel and on social media @MTNza, GiGYMA is a digital home-based …
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Worksheetcloud launches free online lessons for grades 3 to 7, offering learners up to three live-streamed online lessons per day from Thursday 2 April, during the national lockdown. Subjects covered initially will be Mathematics, English and Natural Science, with more grades and subjects added over time. To join a live …
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As the terrifying prospects of a lockdown turned into reality last week, one of Africa’s largest reputation management consultancies, Magna Carta has turned to animation to educate people on the symptoms and remind them to practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The animated short video …
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Given the current worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that a nationwide lockdown will be implemented for 21 days as coronavirus cases rise. The sudden upheaval of COVID-19 disruptions is pushing many South Africans into full time online teaching and learning for the first time. This urgent learning need is leading to increased usage …
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It is heart breaking to see the havoc that is being wreaked across the globe due to the Coronavirus in the last few weeks and now that COVID-19 has hit South Africa things are getting rough. In the last few days I have seen some people have to close their …
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