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Is Load Shedding Another Pandemic, Post COVID-19 at Institution of Higher Learning in South Africa?

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  • Mathibedi Frank KGAROSE

    (Department of Public Administration, University of Limpopo, South Africa.)

  • Daphney Katlego MAKHUBELA

    (Department of Public Administration, University of Limpopo, South Africa.)

  • Lebo Caroline SETAISE

    (Department of Public Administration, University of Limpopo, South Africa.)

Abstract

In 1994, the African National Congress (ANC)-led government implemented a Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) program that entailed providing South Africans with stable and regular electricity supplies. Government through the state president declared COVID-19 a pandemic in 2019. Institutions of higher education resorted to introduce online teaching and learning as a method of ensuring that section 27(1) (a) (b) of the Constitution of the republic of South Africa was executed. Load shedding brought numerous challenges in the education settings in the institutions of higher learning. The crisis led to institutional economy and disrupted academic performance at institutions of higher learning. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether load shedding can be regarded as a pandemic post COVID-19. Access the impact of load shedding at institutions of higher learning. Therefore, this is a conceptual paper and it relied on existing data for analysis and interpretation. The paper recommends that institution of higher learning should invest in alternative sources of energy, and develop an effective communication strategy.

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  • Mathibedi Frank KGAROSE & Daphney Katlego MAKHUBELA & Lebo Caroline SETAISE, 2023. "Is Load Shedding Another Pandemic, Post COVID-19 at Institution of Higher Learning in South Africa?," Perspectives of Law and Public Administration, Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative (Society of Juridical and Administrative Sciences), vol. 12(3), pages 447-456, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sja:journl:v:12:y:2023:i:3:p:447-456
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    Keywords

    institutions; learning; energy; load shedding; teaching.;
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    • K32 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
    • K38 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Human Rights Law; Gender Law; Animal Rights Law

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