NIGHT FALL

Educational conversations: During lockdown, South African students wrote a book about 'a world gone mad


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A World Gone Mad is a collection of 15 stories written by the students. All come from rural villages or low income, highly populated settlements on the edge of metropolitan areas (also known as “townships”). Some of them wrote their stories on their cell phones.
In March 2020, when South African president Cyril Ramaphosa announced the country’s first lockdown, students had to evacuate campus and return to their homes. During this lockdown, citizens were not allowed to travel, shops had to close and people had to remain indoors.
Guest: Dr. Brian Sibanda -Lecturer/Researcher: Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of the Free State, University of the Free State
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