Hedding, David W.Greve, MichelleBreetzke, Gregory DennisNel, WernerJansen van Vuuren, Bettine2020-07-292020-07-292020-07Hedding DW, Greve M, Breetzke GD, Nel W, Jansen van Vuuren B. COVID-19 and the academe in South Africa: Not business as usual. South African Journal of Science 2020;116(7/8), Art. #8298, 3 pages. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8298.0038-2353 (print)1996-7489 (online)10.17159/sajs.2020/8298http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75494The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has impacted every economic and social sector1 across the globe, including higher education in South Africa. Every student and staff member at a higher education institution will have been affected in some way and to varying degrees; not one person will emerge from this unscathed. It is impossible to predict every short- and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but we will experience the aftershocks for a long time to come. Here we discuss some of these impacts, ranging from undergraduate level to large research projects, and we offer suggestions on how to mitigate some of the damage.en© 2020. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.ResearchNational Research Foundation (NRF)Higher education institutionsSouth Africa (SA)COVID-19 pandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Article