Impact of COVID-19 on South African Higher Education

Abstract

This chapter assessed the higher education functions policy development, inequalities, financial management, sport coding, funding, graduation and examination, library and information management, teaching and learning, research, engagement and partnership, internationalization, health and welfare, and infrastructure. The literature review and document analysis were used to review the literature. The study found that the Department of higher Education and Training was not fully prepared for the pandemic. Hence, the pandemic had positive and negative impacts on the South African higher education. This study was limited to South African universities. Further studies can be extended to other universities.