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How can Generative AI and the music industry co-exist?
New paper presents a new legal and commercial framework for AI-generated music.
15 September 2025
Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women
Two genomic variants contribute to the risk of breast cancer in black South African women.
15 September 2025
Johannesburg: How to fix a city teetering on the brink of failure
The South African national government may have to intervene on behalf of Johannesburg residents as the city appears to be accelerating into becoming a failed ci
12 September 2025
An exploding star, climate change and evolution — what's the link?
Global cooling associated with the impact of supernova remnants may have affected plants and animals, including species related to humans.
12 September 2025
How can Generative AI and the music industry co-exist?
New paper presents a new legal and commercial framework for AI-generated music.
15 September 2025
Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women
Two genomic variants contribute to the risk of breast cancer in black South African women.
15 September 2025
Johannesburg: How to fix a city teetering on the brink of failure
The South African national government may have to intervene on behalf of Johannesburg residents as the city appears to be accelerating into becoming a failed ci
12 September 2025
An exploding star, climate change and evolution — what's the link?
Global cooling associated with the impact of supernova remnants may have affected plants and animals, including species related to humans.
12 September 2025
Professor Benjamin Rosman was named among TIME’s top 100 AI thinkers, while Google.org granted the Wits MIND Institute US$1 million to boost African-led AI research. Wits scientists are pioneering microneedle patches for paediatric HIV treatment and TALEN-based molecular scissors to target hepatitis B. In true Wits spirit, Braamfontein came alive as drums, dancing and a wave of yellow and blue filled the streets at the annual Wits parade.
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16Sep
The Southern Centre for Inequality Studies Annual Inequality LectureOnline Event16:30
17Sep
Home and Away – An Analysis of Out of Country Voting in South African Elections Online Event12:30
17Sep
WiCDS Wednesdays 13th Floor Es'kia Mphahlele Building14:00
17Sep
Digital Information Sharing Session: Communicating African Agency Online Event15:00
Straight From the ‘Gram