This is why the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust (OMT) has awarded its New Frontiers Research Award for 2026 to mycologist Professor Cobus Visagie, an associate professor at the Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute. To tell us more on the award, his research and the field of mycology is…

Guest: Professor Cobus Visagie, an associate professor at the Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute.

This is why the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust (OMT) has awarded its New Frontiers Research Award for 2026 to mycologist Professor Cobus Visagie, an associate professor at the Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute. To tell us more on the award, his research and the field of mycology is&hellip;
Guest: Professor Cobus Visagie, an associate professor at the Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute.

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UP professor launches novel research into little-understood, vital branch of mycology

We continue our series on AI music research and today the focus is on AI music tools and their impact on identity and consent. This discussion will be around AI voice and style imitations. 

GUEST: Professor Christo Doherty, Strategic Advisor: Interdisciplinary Innovation at the Wits Innovation Centre

We continue our series on AI music research and today the focus is on AI music tools and their impact on identity and consent. This discussion will be around AI voice and style imitations.&nbsp;
GUEST: Professor Christo Doherty, Strategic Advisor: Interdisciplinary Innovation at the Wits Innovation Centre

AI Music Research: Identity and Consent

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanaziand and Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, have secured an interim court interdict against the March and March Movement following weeks of violent anti-immigration protests in Durban, amid police intelligence warning of an alleged plot to burn down the Department of Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre. The legal action comes after protests in the city were marred by the torching of vehicles, looting and attacks on businesses, raising fears of further violence and possible retaliation.

GUEST: Bophelo Seleke, Independent Legal Analyst

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanaziand and Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, have secured an interim court interdict against the March and March Movement following weeks of violent anti-immigration protests in Durban, amid police intelligence warning of an alleged plot to burn down the Department of Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre. The legal action comes after protests in the city were marred by the torching of vehicles, looting and attacks on businesses, raising fears of further violence and possible retaliation.
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UP professor launches novel research into little-understood, vital branch of mycology

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