{"id":40619,"date":"2026-08-12T08:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=40619"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:31:17","slug":"research-dr-me-monapathi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/research-dr-me-monapathi\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &#8211; Dr. ME Monapathi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40619\" class=\"elementor elementor-40619\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77949cd e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-77949cd-6ab1823\" data-id=\"77949cd\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"77949cd\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2422826 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-2422826-edb785a\" data-id=\"2422826\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" 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