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We are excited to announce that SACAQM has been awarded funding for the "Air Quality, Waste Burning, and Health Inequality" project, a...

The most recent GitHub Octoverse report reveals impressive advances in South Africa's tech scene. Artificial intelligence (AI) and...

SACAQM recently had an interview with the DSI. In the interview the AI_r system was discussed in depth. The AI is used in order to...

The cross-sector collaboration on Environmental Health has three key goals and objectives that are meant to ensure it does what it is...

The University of the Witwatersrand hosted the workshop (14th - 15th October 2024) which aimed to support the initiatives of the Afretec...

The South African Consortium of Air Quality Monitoring (SACAQM) was invited to showcase its AI_r system at Wits University’s...

On the 13th of September 2024, SACAQM was interviewed by DSI in anticipation of the national science week 2024. The DSI interview, form...

The City of Johannesburg invited the South African Consortium of Air Quality Monitoring (SACAQM) to participate in the celebration of the...

Professor Bruce Mellado discusses the team's current work in particle physics and the cost-effective AI_r device. The one objective of...

SACAQM was recently featured in an interview on NEWZROOM AFRICA. The air quality monitoring solution is deployed across multiple...

SACAQM was recently interviewed by French TV5, where the team discussed the innovative AI_r system. The air quality monitoring system is...

SACAQM was recently interviewed by BBC newsday. The interview discusses the AI_r system developed by SACAQM and how the deployment of...

AI_r system is an air quality monitoring system combining Sensors, the Internet of Things, and AI. SACAQM developed the system to cover...

Given the significant public health concerns related to air quality, the SACAQM recently had an interview with SABC to discuss how poor...

SACAQM recently participated in a radio interview discussing the importance of air quality monitoring. The conversation also highlighted...

SACAQM discuss how the deployment of AI_r system will help in monitoring air quality covering large area. This will help in identifying...

Air quality poses serious public health issues in Africa. The AI_r systems from the SACAQM will cover large area at a much cheaper price....

On the 8th of August 2024, The SACAQM was visited by the City of Johannesburg (COJ) Air quality management team. The main reason for this...

August 7, 2024 - Nordic Semiconductor has donated 20 nRF9160 development kits and integrated circuit (IC) components to our consortium...

SACAQM was recently interviewed by eNCA about the consortium's efforts and the latest advancements with the AI_r system. In this...

The consortium was recently visited by the international news organization CGTN, to cover the work and progress being done by our team....

SACAQM has recently been interviewed on the radio. This interview goes over the AI_r system being developed by SACAQM as well as the...

Following the recent unveiling of the air quality sensor dashboard by the consortium, the Sunday Times published an article featuring the...

On 24 June 2024, the consortium hosted Dr. Patience Gwaze, the Air Quality Officer of South Africa from the Department of Forestry,...