South Africa is located in the southernmost tip of Africa and has a population of almost 60 million (World Bank, 2022). As a major donor, South Africa holds a seat on COL’s Board of Governors.
COL’s work in South Africa is in the areas of higher education, teacher education, and technology-enabled learning (TEL) and benefits from programmes offered by the Southern African Development Community Centre for Distance Education (SADC-CDE), COL’s regional centre. Learners from South Africa are also participating in COL’s free online courses and accessing other openly available resources.