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Technology boost for Soweto learners
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Grade 10 learners in Soweto are getting a digital boost after iOCO Technology Group partnered with Oden.Africa to donate 92 AI-powered learning tablets.
The devices, distributed through the Kliptown Youth Program, are personalised to each learner’s subjects and preloaded with curriculum content, past papers and tests.
Learners can take the tablets home, helping them complete homework and improve performance in key subjects like maths.
Programme leaders say the initiative will also track academic progress and aims to build digital skills needed for future careers.
The devices, distributed through the Kliptown Youth Program, are personalised to each learner’s subjects and preloaded with curriculum content, past papers and tests.
Learners can take the tablets home, helping them complete homework and improve performance in key subjects like maths.
Programme leaders say the initiative will also track academic progress and aims to build digital skills needed for future careers.
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New biobank opens at University of the Free State
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The University of the Free State’s Faculty of Health Sciences has opened a new biobank aimed at strengthening medical research into diseases affecting South Africans.
The facility stores biological samples such as blood and DNA, allowing researchers to track how illnesses develop over time and study health patterns in local communities.
Researchers say the initiative will improve representation in biomedical studies and support work on conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses.
The biobank will also support training for young scientist and open opportunities for international research collaboration.
The facility stores biological samples such as blood and DNA, allowing researchers to track how illnesses develop over time and study health patterns in local communities.
Researchers say the initiative will improve representation in biomedical studies and support work on conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses.
The biobank will also support training for young scientist and open opportunities for international research collaboration.
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Transport conference urges action on existing infrastructure plans
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The final day of the National Transport Conference in Midrand has wrapped up with a strong call for more bankable infrastructure projects to support inclusive economic growth.
Policymakers and financiers focused on ways to accelerate funding for major transport developments, while stressing the importance of implementing existing plans already on the table.
Discussions highlighted the need for stronger collaboration between government and the private sector to unlock investment and ensure projects move from planning to delivery.
The conference forms part of ongoing efforts to modernise South Africa’s transport network and improve economic connectivity
Policymakers and financiers focused on ways to accelerate funding for major transport developments, while stressing the importance of implementing existing plans already on the table.
Discussions highlighted the need for stronger collaboration between government and the private sector to unlock investment and ensure projects move from planning to delivery.
The conference forms part of ongoing efforts to modernise South Africa’s transport network and improve economic connectivity
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 16.98 to the US Dollar, 22.63 to the British Pound, and 19.52 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,849.60 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 107.38 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 69,338.00.
The Rand is trading at 16.98 to the US Dollar, 22.63 to the British Pound, and 19.52 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,849.60 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 107.38 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 69,338.00.
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