The manuscript reflects on the extent to which COVID-19 influenced the education system in Africa, notably South Africa. The purpose was to document lessons learned to inform decision-making and practice while drawing conclusions for future usage.

Foreword  Robert J . Balfour List of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction  Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis and Petronella Jonck 2 The Challenges of Online Learning in African Higher Education: A Critical Reflection on the Digital Divide Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic  Emnet Tadesse Wolgegiorgis 3 Teacher Unions and the State’s Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Provision of Basic Education in South Africa  Logan Govender 4 Higher Education Institutions’ Readiness for Alternative Delivery Modes and Online Pedagogy in the Face of a Global Crisis: A Case Study  Verona Leendertz, Clarise Mostert, Jhalukpreya Surujlal and Herman van der Merwe 5 Students’ Learning Styles and Perception of Online Learning: Exploring a Multimodal Approach to Teaching and Learning  Freda van der Walt and Andile Nkoyi 6 Responses and Mechanisms for Mitigating the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on East African Higher Education  Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis 7 Information Literacy as a Meta-Literacy Prerequisite for Teaching and Learning in an ICT Environment  Anna-Marie Pelser and Eben Swanepoel 8 Determining the Outcome of an Information Literacy Initiative for Postgraduate Students: A Case Study  Petronella Jonck 9 South Africa’s University Teaching and Learning Dynamics Amid a COVID-19 Pandemic  Phefumula Nyoni and Kholekile Hazel Ngqila 10 Conclusion  Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis and Petronella Jonck Index