The Pope talks South African AI with Wits prof
Wits Prof. Benjamin Rosman spoke about the South African AI space and his concerns about the new technology in his meeting with Pope Leo XIV, which he described as "pretty surreal" and "humbling."
He was invited to an exclusive conference with the...
Universities in South Africa building their own large language models
Universities in South Africa are developing their own large language models specifically geared to meet the requirements of the local population.
From Cape Town to the Free State, local educational institutions recently...
Company started by two South Africans outperformed Amazon and Apple
A company started by two Wits graduates outperformed Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia to top the S&P 500 index’s 30-year performance list.
Monster Beverage Corporation outperformed Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia to top the list of the...
I'm in matric and need to make a choice between Wits, Uj, NWU and NMU for BSc Computer Sciences. Which would you recommend and why? Hope you could please help me in making this choice in which uni you think would be best.
Hi people.
I want to register for BEd in foundation phase next year , but i can only do afternoon (from 14:00 )or evening classes. Which University has this option in Johannesburg.
Thanks
Interesting article which I missed elsewhere, and just stumbled upon today: https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/research-news/2017/2017-01/lost-continent-found-under-mauritius.html
Charming video too, with 600K hits already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o61P6ysKklM
Wits scientists discover a grey area between the quantum and real worlds
Research done by University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) scientists shows that nature cannot always tell the difference between the quantum and the classical (or real) worlds.
The discovery has implications for fast...
Computer labs deliberately flooded at Wits
Wit University’s FNB computer lab was flooded as students disrupted classes when the institution’s academic programme resumed on Monday morning.
Wits launches free online courses
Wits University has developed a suite of online courses that will be made available over the next three years to “enhance access to higher education”.
Wits pioneers world-first light acceleration
Wits University researchers have developed a way to accelerate light that could eventually lead to much faster internet speeds and benefits for medical technology.
Howard is an attorney with BA and LLB degrees from Wits University and a Masters degree from Brandeis University in the USA. He studied International Conflict Resolution under Prof Herb C. Kelman at Harvard University. He completed his law articles and worked as a lawyer at Werksmans Attorneys...
SA scientists discover first evidence of comet striking Earth
The first ever evidence of a comet entering Earth’s atmosphere and exploding has been discovered by a team of South African scientists and international collaborators
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has fired a lecturer for failing to disclose past accusations of sexual harassment, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
"We were made aware of rumours of sexual harassment at his last place of work," Wits spokeswoman Shirona Patel told The New Age...
http://mg.co.za/article/2012-10-18-anc-youth-league-slams-shameful-and-reckless-loubser
So Juliaaas is allowed to have his Ivory Tower, but if you are a white then it must have been gotten through ill gains! :D
Wits to boost bandwidth with new fibre, wireless network
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) is in the process of upgrading its inter-campus bandwidth