Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open University of Tanzania, ...

At the worst of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, more than 1.5 billion children were in need of online schooling, with more than 90% of the world’s enrolled students forced out of school. Extended ...

DAKAR/JOHANNESBURG, Oct 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In rural Sierra Leone, teenagers tuned into solar-powered radios for their lessons, while Kenyan students texted a code to receive free ...

Acting Deputy Director in the Directorate: Academy Applied Technology and Innovation (AATI) under Information Communications Technology Department, University of South Africa Distance education first ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The specter of food insecurity unfortunately haunts many households in South Africa. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Food security is commonly understood as having ...

What can schools do to specifically support African American students during the school closure crisis? I’ve shared several posts discussing ways educators can support particularly vulnerable student ...

Ashley Gunter receives funding from, The Arts and Humanities Research Council UK, British Academy UK, National Research Foundation, Newton Fund UK. Across Africa, distance education has become one of ...

The spectre of food insecurity unfortunately haunts many households in South Africa. Food security is commonly understood as having sufficient and nutritious food to live a healthy, active life.