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UJ Student Uses AI To Help Community
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University of Johannesburg engineering student Masibonge Shabalala is using artificial intelligence to tackle challenges in her home community of Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal.
She developed Farm-IoT, a platform that helps small-scale farmers monitor crops, detect diseases and make better farming decisions.
Shabalala and her team represented South Africa at the P&G Peakathon in Singapore, finishing as runners-up.
She is also mentoring young people in programming and hopes to develop technology for agriculture, healthcare, mining and education.
She developed Farm-IoT, a platform that helps small-scale farmers monitor crops, detect diseases and make better farming decisions.
Shabalala and her team represented South Africa at the P&G Peakathon in Singapore, finishing as runners-up.
She is also mentoring young people in programming and hopes to develop technology for agriculture, healthcare, mining and education.
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Smile Foundation Brings Women Together For Breakfast
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Smile Foundation brought women together at its annual Women’s Day Breakfast at Inanda Club in Johannesburg on August 8.
The event raised awareness of the foundation’s work supporting children who need reconstructive surgery for conditions including cleft lips, burns and facial differences.
Guests also launched the Socks for Smiles campaign, which will raise funds and promote inclusion through a mismatched-socks day on October 16.
The breakfast also featured talks on artificial intelligence, happiness and women supporting one another.
The event raised awareness of the foundation’s work supporting children who need reconstructive surgery for conditions including cleft lips, burns and facial differences.
Guests also launched the Socks for Smiles campaign, which will raise funds and promote inclusion through a mismatched-socks day on October 16.
The breakfast also featured talks on artificial intelligence, happiness and women supporting one another.
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Young Creatives Gain Skills Through Jazz Workshop
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Young musicians and creatives took part in a Jazz for Young People workshop hosted by the National School of the Arts.
Award-winning artist Msaki shared her experience and guided learners on building careers in the creative industry.
Each participant received six creative reflection cards to help them plan their next steps in the arts.
The workshop gave learners practical guidance and a chance to explore careers in music and the wider creative industry.
Award-winning artist Msaki shared her experience and guided learners on building careers in the creative industry.
Each participant received six creative reflection cards to help them plan their next steps in the arts.
The workshop gave learners practical guidance and a chance to explore careers in music and the wider creative industry.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 0.00 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 0.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 63,781.00.
The Rand is trading at 0.00 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 0.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 63,781.00.
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