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Conversations about AI, distributed systems, and making technology accessible. From SABC News to FabAcademic with Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng.

Talks & Interviews

Building your personal AI Assistant to get jobs, scholarships & study opportunities

If you are still manually searching for jobs in 2026, you are already behind. Today we build a personal AI assistant that finds jobs, tracks scholarships and helps you apply properly.

FabAcademic Unfiltered [Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng]·Feb 22, 2026

Building AI Agents for township businesses with no coding knowledge

AI doesn't need to be complicated to be powerful. In this session I'm joined by Thabang, an AI & Data Scientist who is making AI simple, practical, and accessible for all.

FabAcademic Unfiltered [Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng]·Feb 15, 2026

Session 5.4: AI Agents for online shopping

AI is evolving fast. The next phase is AI agents that can work for you. If you want to understand the future of online shopping, business operations and decision-making then this conversation is relevant for you.

FabAcademic Unfiltered [Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng]·Feb 8, 2026
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Scientists have discovered 300,000 new galaxies

Scientists have discovered 300,000 new galaxies in a recent study. This discovery has significant implications for our understanding of the universe.

SABC News Interview·Mar 10, 2019

Frenzy Interview Preview: "We talked all things Space"

In this interview with Frenzy, we discussed all things space, including the latest discoveries, the future of space exploration, and how AI is being used to analyze space data.

Crazy TV Interview·Feb 2, 2019

Follow me Turtle Bot Project

Our follow me turtle bot project, used python and ROS to design turtle-bot that follows an object. This was done at the Witwatersrand University school of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.

Wits University Honours Project·Dec 16, 2017

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