Researcher:  Puseletso Maile, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisor:  Prof. Rod Alence, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg In 2010 leaders from developed nations pledged to contribute a $100 billion year on year towards climate finance for developing countries. The reason for this is because developed countries are the biggest polluters

Researcher:  Jeremiah Ogunniyi, Sol Plaatje UniversitySupervisor:  Dr Ibidun Obagbuwa , Sol Plaatje University This study applied three machine learning algorithms namely Linear Regression (LR), Random Forest (RF), and Support Vector Machine (SVM) to predict precipitation in KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa. The result shows that SVM had the best

Researcher:  Tshepiso Segone, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisor:  Prof. Rod Alence, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Agricultural development in developing countries is essential for alleviating poverty. Compared to developing countries, the rate of agricultural development in developing countries is drastically delayed. Climate-related threats to agricultural production can disturb economic

Researcher:  Raquel Baeta, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisor:  Dr Oliver Westerwinter, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg State commitment to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971, and the Convention against Illicit Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 influence domestic regulations and

Researcher: Hlayisani Khoza, University of LimpopoSupervisor: Dr Hairong Bau, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg In the financial industry forecasting, client attrition is critical. The expense of hiring fresh clients is significantly greater than the expense of maintaining current clients. There are several Machine Learning (ML) models in use to

Researcher: Octavia Ndlovu, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisor: Prof. Oliver Westerwinter, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Link to YouTube Video This paper gives a foundation to the first of many research paper that look into testing the relationship between good governance and the participation of Intergovernmental organisations

Researcher: Inonge Lupinda, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisors: Dr Colin Tredoux, University of Cape Town and Dr Helen Robertson, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Face recognition is critical for human connection and perceptual ability, and mistakes in face recognition can degrade the quality of social interaction. Own-race