{"id":40717,"date":"2026-08-12T11:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=40717"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:08:16","slug":"vut-professor-ndlovus-iccrsf-2026-keynote-address-climate-resilience-smart-innovation-sustainable-futures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-professor-ndlovus-iccrsf-2026-keynote-address-climate-resilience-smart-innovation-sustainable-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"Puo ea sehlooho ea Moprofesa Ndlovu oa VUT ho ICCRSF 2026: Mamello ea T\u0161ebetso ea Leholimo, Boqapi bo Bohlale le Bokamoso bo T\u0161oarellang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Puo ea sehlooho<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Univesithi ea Great Zimbabwe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ke Motlatsi oa Mookameli le Hlooho: Prof Khehla Ndlovu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Letsatsi: Phato 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sebaka: Elephant Hills Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Modulasetulo wa Lekgotla la Univesithi ya Great Zimbabwe, Moprofesa Rukuni<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Motlatsi oa Mookameli-Moholo oa Univesithi ea Great Zimbabwe, Moprofesa Zvobgo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moemeli oa Mafapha a Mmuso a Zimbabwe le Balaoli-Kakaretso<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Profesa Nelana oa rona oa DVC ke mohlophisi ea ka sehloohong oa rona.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ba-Pro Vice-Chancellors le ba-DVC ba neng ba le teng<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bareki ba Likholetjhe tsa Theknoloji le tsa Matichere<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Balekane ba Indasteri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bafuputsi ba hlomphehang,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bareki,<\/strong> <strong>Baetsi ba maano,<\/strong> <strong>Baqapi,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Baeti ba hlomphehang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bomme le bahlomphehi,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dumela hoseng.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ke tlotla le tlotliso ho ba teng le lona Univesithing ea Great Zimbabwe Kopanong ea Bobeli ea Machaba ea Bokamoso bo T\u0161oarellang, bo Bohlale le bo sa Sithabeng Phetoho ea Tlelaemete (ICCRSSF 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ke kopa ho leboha Univesithi ea Great Zimbabwe ka tieo ka ho t\u0161oara kopano ena ea bohlokoa le ka ho tsoela pele lebelo le thehiloeng nakong ea seboka sa pulo, seo Univesithi ea Theknoloji ea Vaal (VUT) e bileng le tlotla ea ho se t\u0161oara ka 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selemong se fetileng, ICCRSSF e fetohile ho ba ho fetang kopano ea thuto feela. E fetohile sethala sa kontinente bakeng sa ho nt\u0161etsa pele lipuisano, ho matlafatsa lit\u0161ebelisano &#x27;moho le ho fumana litharollo tse sebetsang bakeng sa e &#x27;ngoe ea liqholotso tse kholo tsa moloko oa rona, e leng phetoho ea tlelaemete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Re kopana ka nako eo tsietsi ea tlelaemete ea lefat\u0161e e hlokang ho fetang feela ho e ananela. E hloka boetapele bo tiileng, boqapi ba saense le khato e kopanetsoeng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sehlooho sa kopano ya selemo sena,<em> \u201cHo Rala Mekhoa ea ho Potlakisa Lit\u0161ebelisano-&#x27;moho tse T\u0161oarellang le tse Ikemetseng Pele ho Phetoho ea Tlelaemete\u201d <\/em>E akaretsa bobedi potlako ya nako ya rona le boikarabelo bo behilweng mekgatlong e kang ya rona. E re phephetsa ho fetela ho tloha dipuisanong ho ya ho ketso e sebetsang, e kopaneng, ka ho matlafatsa tshebedisano-mmoho dipakeng tsa makala a fapaneng, ho kgothaletsa boqapi, le ho netefatsa hore phetoho ya rona e eang ditjhaba tse tsitsitseng ha e siee motho kapa sebaka sefe kapa sefe morao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bohlokoa ba boikitlaetso ba rona bo kopanetseng bo boholo ho feta tekano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Litsebi tse &#x27;maloa, ho kenyeletsa Ojha et al. al (2026), li tsoela pele ho bont\u0161a lingoliloeng tsa tsona hore phetoho ea tlelaemete e potlaka, e leng se bakang liketsahalo tsa maemo a leholimo a feteletseng tse etsahalang khafetsa le ho ba mpe le ho feta, ho phahama ha maemo a leoatle, tahlehelo ea mefuta-futa ea liphedi le lit\u0161itiso tse tebileng ho tikoloho ea liphedi le mekhoeng ea bophelo ea batho. Litlamorao tsena li ama ka ho fetisisa sechaba se kotsing, li atolosa ho se lekane ho seng ho le teng le ho beha kotsing botsitso ba moruo, polokeho ea lijo le bonngoe sechabeng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Re le mekhatlo ea thuto e phahameng, re na le boikarabello bo fetang hole feela ho hlahisa tsebo. Re tlameha ho hlahisa litharollo, ho susumetsa maano a sechaba, ho matlafatsa sechaba le ho hlahisa liithuti tse alohileng tse khonang ho etella sechaba pele mathateng a tikoloho le nts&#x27;etsopele a e-s&#x27;o ka a bonoa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mona VUT, boitshwarello bo fetohile karolo ya bohlokwa ya morero wa setheo sa rona. E le karolo ya boitlamo bona, re bile baamohedi ba Seboka sa 2025 sa South African Mercury Network (SAMNET), moo diphuputsi le baetsi ba melao ba ileng ba kopanngwa ho sebetsana le diphephetso tsa bohlokwa tsa tikoloho. Ha re ntse re aha hodima lefa la sehopotso sa bo-60 sa VUT, re tiile ho nt\u0161etseng pele botsitso ka lipatlisiso, boqapi, lit\u0161ebelisano-&#x27;moho le boitlamo ba sechaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka hona, kopano ena e tlameha ho ba ho fetang feela mosebetsi oa thuto. E tlameha ho ba pitso ea ho nka khato, kopano ea mehopolo e inehetseng ho bopa litharollo tse sebetsang le ho theha bokamoso bo tiileng, bo kenyeletsang bohle, le bo t\u0161oarellang. Habohlokoa le ho feta, e lokela ho fetoha qalo ea lit\u0161ebelisano-&#x27;moho tse ncha tse tsoelang pele nako e telele ka mor&#x27;a hore re tlohe Victoria Falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seboka se hlophisitsoe ka hloko ho potoloha lihlooho tse nyenyane tse hlano tse amanang, &#x27;ngoe le &#x27;ngoe e emetse t\u0161iea ea bohlokoa phihlellong ea rona e kopanetsoeng ea lichaba tse mamellang maemo a leholimo le tse t\u0161oarellang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>T\u0161usumetso ea Tlelaemete, T\u0161ehetso ea Lichelete, Kaho ea Boit\u0161ireletso le Phokotso ea T\u0161usumetso<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sehloohoana sa pele se hlahloba motheo oa khato ea tlelaemete ka ho hlahloba mekhoa e mecha, e ka holisoang le ea t\u0161ebelisano-&#x27;moho ea ho ikamahanya le tlelaemete le ho fokotsa litlamorao tsa eona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motheo wa puisano ena ke mohopolo wa mamello ya tlelaemete, e leng bokgoni ba ditsamaiso tsa setjhaba, moruo le tikoloho ba ho lebella, ho mamella, ho hlaphohelwa le ho ikamahanya le dikoduwa tse amanang le tlelaemete, ha ka nako e tshwanang di ntse di boloka mesebetsi ya tsona ya bohlokwa le ho tswela pele ho hola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boitshwarello ha bo sa le mabapi le ho arabela dikoduwa feela. Bo mabapi le ho rala ditsamaiso tse lebellang diphetoho pele mathata a hlaha. Bo hloka hore re matlafatse meaho ya motheo, re sireletse tikoloho ya diphedi, re tshehetse setjhaba se tlokotsing le ho ntshetsapele mekgatlo e ka ikamahanyang le bokamoso bo ntseng bo sa tiisehe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ditharollo tseo re di batlang di ke ke tsa hlaha ho tswa makaleng a ikemetseng kapa ditheong tsa bonngwe. Di hloka mekgwa e qapilweng, e thehilweng le e fanoang ka kopanelo, e kopanyang mebuso, diyunivesithi, indasteri, mekgatlo ya setjhaba le setjhaba sa lehae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ke feela ka t\u0161ebelisano-&#x27;moho e joalo re ka tlohang likarabong tse arabelang liketsahalo ho ea lits&#x27;ebetsong tse nkang bohato esale pele tse ahang boit\u0161ireletso bo t\u0161oarellang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ntshetsopele e Tsheparellang le Ajenda ya 2030<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sehloohoana sa bobedi se re hopotsa hore kgato ya tlelaemete e ke ke ya arolwa le ntshetsopele e tsitsitseng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boitlamo ba rona bakeng sa bokamoso bo tsitsitseng bo ntse bo tiisitswe ka tieo Morerong wa Machaba a Kopaneng wa 2030 wa Ntshetsopele e Tsitsitseng, e leng moralo wa lefatshe ka bophara wa ho kgothalletsa katleho ha ho ntse ho sireletswa batho le polanete ka ho tshwana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mokgatlo wa Basadi wa Machaba a Kopaneng (2022) le Khine le Langkulsen (2023) ba totobatsa hore mamello ya maemo a lehodimo e hokahane ka tsela e tebileng le phokotso ya bofuma, thuto, tlhokomelo ya bophelo, tekano ya bong, kenyeletso ya moruo le bohlokomedi ba tikoloho. Tsoelopele lekaleng le le leng e matlafatsa tsoelopele le makaleng a mang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lipakane tsa Nts&#x27;etsopele e T\u0161oarellang li fana ka moralo o kopaneng oa ho sebetsana le liqholotso tsena tsa lefats&#x27;e tse hokahaneng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ho potlakisa tsoelopele ena ho hloka maano a naha le a libaka a tsamaellanang le lipheo tsa lefats&#x27;e tsa nts&#x27;etsopele e tsitsitseng. Litaba tsa tlelaemete li tlameha ho kenyeletsoa makaleng &#x27;ohle a puso, ho tloha moralong oa litoropo le nts&#x27;etsopele ea liindasteri ho ea ho thuto, temo le meaho ea motheo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka ho tshwana, bohlokwa ke bokgoni ba rona ba ho lekanya kgatelopele ka nepo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mekhoa e matla ea ho beha leihlo le ho lekola e thusa mebuso, liunivesithi le balekane ba nts&#x27;etsopele ho supa likheo, ho lekola phello le ho netefatsa boikarabello. Ntle le datha e t\u0161epahalang le lit\u0161upiso tse nang le moelelo, esita le mehato e matla ka ho fetisisa ea nts&#x27;etsopele e t\u0161oarellang e kotsing ea ho hloleha ho fihlela liphetho tse reretsoeng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ho kopanngoa ho ntseng ho hola ha melao-motheo ea Tikoloho, Sechaba le Tsamaiso (ESG) le maano a likhoebo le liqeto tsa lichelete hape ho emela monyetla o moholo. Mekhatlo e amohelang botsitso ha e ntlafatse feela liphetho tsa tikoloho le tsa sechaba, empa hape e matlafatsa boit\u0161ireletso ba nako e telele le tlholisano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ho feta moo, ditlhahlobo tsa boithaopo tsa naha le tsa lehae, tse tsheheditsweng ke bokgoni bo matla ba ditheo, di bapala karolo ya bohlokwa ho potlakiseng ntshetsopele e tsitsitseng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mabapi le sena, thuto e sala e le e &#x27;ngoe ea lisebelisoa tsa rona tse matla ka ho fetisisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka hare ho <em>Ho utlwisisa karolo ya thekenoloji ya dijithale thutong: Tshekatsheko, <\/em>Haleem et al. (2022) ba pheha kgang ya hore phetoho ya dijithale le thekenoloji ya thuto di fetola tsela eo tsebo e hlahiswang, e arolelanwang, le ho sebediswa ka yona. Diyunivesithi di tlameha ho lokisetsa baithuti ba di qetang ba nang le bokgoni ba botekgeniki feela eseng, empa hape le monahano o tebileng, boetapele bo nang le boitshwaro bo botle le bokgoni ba ho rarolla diphephetso tsa lefatshe tse ntseng di rarahana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuto e tlameha ho kgothatsa meloko e tlang hore e be baqapi, borakgwebo le baahi ba lefatshe ba nang le boikarabelo, ba nang le bokgoni ba ho aha ditjhaba tse tsitsitseng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Phetolo e Bohlale le Phetolo ea Dijithale bakeng sa Tsitsiso<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sehloohoana sa boraro se hlahloba kamoo boqapi ba theknoloji bo ka potlakisang phetoho ea rona ho ea lichabeng tse tsitsitseng le tse mamellang maemo a leholimo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bohlale ba Maiketsetso (AI), Inthanete ea Lintho (IoT), boroboto, tlhahlobo e tsoetseng pele le datha e kholo li fetola tsela eo re utloisisang, re shebileng le ho arabela liqholotsong tsa tikoloho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ak&#x27;u nahane ka litsamaiso tsa matla tse bohlale tse khonang ho ntlafatsa kabo ea motlakase ka nako ea sebele, theknoloji e bohlale ea temo e fokotsang t\u0161ebeliso ea metsi ha e ntse e ntlafatsa chai, kapa mehlala ea tlelaemete e tsamaisoang ke bohlale ba maiketsetso e nolofalletsang mebuso ho bona esale pele le ho itokisetsa liketsahalo tsa maemo a leholimo a feteletseng ka nepo e kholo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Theknoloji tsena li na le monyetla oa ho tlisa phetoho e kholo taolong ea tikoloho le nts&#x27;etsopele e tsitsitseng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almulhim le Yigitcanlar (2025) ba totobatsa hore maiteko a litoropo tse bohlale a se a ntse a bonts&#x27;a kamoo boqapi ba dijithale bo ka ntlafatsang t\u0161ebeliso e nepahetseng ea lisebelisoa, bo fokotsa mesi e kotsi le ho ntlafatsa boleng ba bophelo ba litoropong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka nako e t\u0161oanang, theknoloji ea dijithale e theha menyetla e mecha bakeng sa sechaba sa mahaeng. Balemi ba ka fumana tlhahisoleseling ea temo e bohlale mabapi le tlelaemete ka li-platform tsa mohala, theknoloji ea sathelaete e ka beha leihlo phetoho ea tikoloho ka nepo e makatsang, &#x27;me lit\u0161ebeletso tsa lichelete tsa dijithale li ka matlafatsa boit\u0161ireletso ba moruo har&#x27;a batho ba kotsing (Mmbando 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tsoelopele ea likhomphutha tse matla haholo le tlhahlobo ea data e tsoela pele ho ntlafatsa bolepu ba maemo a leholimo, e nolofalletsa mebuso le mekhatlo ho etsa liqeto tse nang le tsebo e phahameng mabapi le moralo oa meaho ea motheo, boitokisetso ba likoluoa le paballo ea tikoloho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Theknoloji ea ho lekola ho tloha hole, ha e kopantsoe le Bohlale ba Maiketsetso, e fana ka bokhoni bo e-s&#x27;o ka bo e-ba teng ba ho beha leihlo ho se ho le sieo ha meru, tahlehelo ea mefuta-futa ea liphedi, ho theoha ha leqhoa le ho senyeha ha mobu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ho feta moo, theknoloji ea dijithale e matlafatsa haholo bokhoni ba rona ba ho itokisetsa le ho arabela likoluoa tsa tlhaho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Litsamaiso tsa temoso ea pele, tlhahlobo e bolelelang esale pele le lisebelisoa tsa karabelo ea t\u0161ohanyetso tse thusitsoeng ke bohlale ba maiketsetso li ntlafatsa taolo ea kotsi ea likoluoa lefat\u0161eng ka bophara, li thusa ho pholosa maphelo ha li ntse li fokotsa tahlehelo ea moruo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka ho sebelisa matla a saense ea data, Bohlale ba Maiketsetso le boqapi ba dijithale, re ka bula tsebo e ncha, ra ntlafatsa kabo ea lisebelisoa le ho matlafatsa ho etsa liqeto tse thehiloeng bopaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hape ho bohlokoa ka ho t\u0161oana ke ho netefatsa hore litsamaiso tse t\u0161epahalang tsa tlhahisoleseling ea tlelaemete li fana ka datha e fumanehang ka nako, e nepahetseng le e fumanehang habonolo ho mebuso, bafuputsi, likhoebo le sechaba ka ho t\u0161oana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leha ho le jwalo, thekenoloji e le nngwe e ke ke ya rarolla qaka ya tlelaemete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katleho ea eona qetellong e it\u0161etlehile ka boetapele bo nang le boikarabello, puso e nang le boit\u0161oaro, phihlello e akaretsang le t\u0161ebelisano-&#x27;moho e nang le moelelo lipakeng tsa lichaba, mekhatlo le makala a fapaneng a thuto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka kopanelo, dintlha tsena di tla supa hore na phetolo ya dijithale e tla ba sesusumetsi sa ntshetsopele e tsitsitseng, kapa monyetla o mong o lahlehileng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Qetello<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bomme le bahlomphehi,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha re ntse re nahana ka lihlooho tse hlano tse ka tlase tse tla bopa lipuisano tsa rona matsatsing a tlang, molaetsa o le mong o hlakile haholo: ha ho setheo, lekala kapa sechaba se le seng se ka sebetsanang le qaka ea tlelaemete se le seng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katleho ea rona e tla it\u0161etleha ka boikemisetso ba rona ba ho sebelisana &#x27;moho ho t\u0161ela meeli, makala le liqholotso. E tla it\u0161etleha ka bokhoni ba rona ba ho fetolela liphuputso ho ba maano, boqapi ho ba litharollo tse sebetsang, le tsebo ho ba phello e nang le moelelo sechabeng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diunivesithi di na le boikarabelo bo ikgethang mabapi le taba ena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha re ditsi tsa thuto le dipatlisiso feela. Hape re kgothatsi ya boqapi, balekane ba tshepahalang ntshetsopeleng, le mekgatlo e thusang ho bopa baetapele ba tla hlalosa bokamoso ba rona bo kopanetsweng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha ho potang hore liqholotso tse ka pel&#x27;a rona li kholo haholo. 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Kea leboha! Kea leboha!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lit\u0161upiso<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almulhim, A. I., &amp; Yigitcanlar, T. (2025). Kutloisiso ea Tsamaiso e Bohlale ea Metse e T\u0161oarellang: Tlhahlobo le Moralo o nang le Mela-mahlakore e Mengata. Ho <em>Metse e bohlale<\/em> (Moqolo oa 8, Khatiso ea 4). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/smartcities8040113\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/smartcities8040113<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haleem, A., Javaid, M., Qadri, M. A., &amp; Suman, R. (2022). Ho utlwisisa karolo ya thekenoloji ya dijithale thutong: Tshekatsheko. <em>Tshebetso e Tsheparellang le Likhomphutha<\/em>, <em>3<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.susoc.2022.05.004\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.susoc.2022.05.004<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khine, M. M., &amp; Langkulsen, U. (2023). Litlamorao tsa Phetoho ea Tlelaemete Bophelong har&#x27;a Batho ba Kotsing Afrika Boroa: Tlhahlobo e Hlophisitsoeng. Ho <em>Jenale ea Machaba ea Liphuputso tsa Tikoloho le Bophelo bo Botle ba Sechaba<\/em> (Moqolo oa 20, Khatiso ea 4). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph20043425\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph20043425<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mmbando, G. S. (2025). Ho sebelisa bohlale ba maiketsetso le tlhahlobo ea hole temong e bohlale ba tlelaemete: maano a hajoale a hlokahalang bakeng sa ho ntlafatsa t\u0161ireletseho ea lijo lefat\u0161eng ka bophara. Ho <em>Lijo le Temo tse Hlakileng<\/em> (Moqolo oa 11, Khatiso ea 1). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/23311932.2025.2454354\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/23311932.2025.2454354<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ojha, P., Ojha, P. K., Kalia, A., Kirti, Kumar, A., Singh, A., &amp; Sarita. (2026). 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