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UP EXPERT OPINION: World Blood Donor Day: Technology makes donating easier – but more of us need to step up, says UP expert (University of Pretoria)2025-06-14
Public Technologies: ) World Blood Donor Day is commemorated annually on 14 June. Imagine the power you hold in your veins - a single unit of your blood can be the difference between life and death. As you go about your daily routine, countless individuals hover on the precipice...
Tuks archer eyes medal at next month's World Student Games (University of Pretoria)2025-06-13
Public Technologies: ) Getting to hit the bullseye with a bow and arrow in hand is second nature to Joané Coetzee. It should be no surprise. It is said that becoming a competitive archer requires a combination of physical fitness, mental strength, and the mastery of specific...
‘The law can save our music industry from the “wild beast” of AI’ – music expert at UP World IP Day event (University of Pretoria)2025-06-12
Public Technologies: ) The internet nearly broke the South African music industry, and it was the law that saved it, specifically copyright law. Now the industry is again in peril, this time from artificial intelligence (AI), but it will survive - provided the law comes to the...
Tuks law student is fast in Esports and also in the cockpit of jets (University of Pretoria)2025-06-12
Public Technologies: ) To say Ronald Wheeldon is an adrenaline junkie would not be an exaggeration. When the Tuks law student is not sitting in lecture halls or studying, he is likely to be zipping through the air at 1000 kilometres per hour. Wheeldon is also building a reputation...