{"id":3120,"date":"2025-08-28T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/?page_id=3120"},"modified":"2025-12-03T08:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:39:07","slug":"our-nodes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/our-nodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Nodes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3120\" class=\"elementor elementor-3120\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-733279d elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"733279d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc72028\" data-id=\"fc72028\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73a7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a73a7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Nodes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8bad3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc8bad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e384896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e384896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CoE-MaSS) was established in April 2014 in order bring together areas of research excellence in the Mathematical Sciences and Statistics in South Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403c5fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"403c5fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-5d86b45 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-5d86b45\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d86b45 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d86b45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610dcae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"610dcae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1027\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wits_new-logo__Logo-Brand-Extended-FC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3126\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wits_new-logo__Logo-Brand-Extended-FC.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wits_new-logo__Logo-Brand-Extended-FC-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wits_new-logo__Logo-Brand-Extended-FC-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wits_new-logo__Logo-Brand-Extended-FC-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45096c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d45096c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774e1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"774e1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Host Institution<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c2946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49c2946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<br \/><strong>Node Leader:<\/strong> Anna Kaduma Gumbie<br \/><strong>Assistant Node Leader:<\/strong> Yorick Hardy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-cfb4e66 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nwu.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-cfb4e66\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb4e66 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfb4e66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424edc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"424edc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NWU-acronym-hor-logo-purple-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3652\" alt=\"\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e0768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7e0768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founding Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff5fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff5fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North-West University<br \/><strong>Node Leader:<\/strong> Louis Labuschagne<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-6f966ce --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/ukzn.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-6f966ce\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f966ce e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f966ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bfd1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48bfd1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LOGO-Univ-of-KZN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LOGO-Univ-of-KZN.jpg 770w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LOGO-Univ-of-KZN-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LOGO-Univ-of-KZN-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LOGO-Univ-of-KZN-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7706bc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7706bc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5163e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5163e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founding Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f6210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f6210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of KwaZulu-Natal<br \/><strong>Node Leader:<\/strong> Rituparno Goswami<br \/><strong>Deputy Node Leader:<\/strong> Danielle Roberts<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9a4e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b9a4e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-a21ae94 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.up.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-a21ae94\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21ae94 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a21ae94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734f72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"734f72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/uni-p.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/uni-p.jpg 641w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/uni-p-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d6152 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75d6152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b94475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b94475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founding Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa44c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa44c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of Pretoria<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Jacek Banasiak<br \/><strong>Deputy Node Leader:<\/strong> Sollie Millard<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-ebd606c --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/aims.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-ebd606c\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd606c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebd606c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bb904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48bb904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AIMS-SOUTH-AFRICA-logo-1024x195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AIMS-SOUTH-AFRICA-logo-1024x195.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AIMS-SOUTH-AFRICA-logo-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AIMS-SOUTH-AFRICA-logo-768x146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AIMS-SOUTH-AFRICA-logo-1536x292.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AIMS-SOUTH-AFRICA-logo-2048x389.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077dc93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"077dc93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa695f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa695f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc93c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfc93c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>African Institute for Mathematical Sciences<br \/><strong>Node Leader:<\/strong> Karin-Therese Howell<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-d19c246 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cput.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-d19c246\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19c246 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d19c246\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487e8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"487e8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cape-Peninsula-University-of-Technology-1024x552.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cape-Peninsula-University-of-Technology-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cape-Peninsula-University-of-Technology-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cape-Peninsula-University-of-Technology-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cape-Peninsula-University-of-Technology-1536x828.png 1536w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cape-Peninsula-University-of-Technology.png 1835w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a064f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0a064f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f725e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f725e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ebf9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05ebf9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cape Peninsula University of Technology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b039ef5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b039ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-9f1902a --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cut.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-9f1902a\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1902a e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f1902a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52334a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c52334a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SAGEA_affiliate-logos3-1024x552.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SAGEA_affiliate-logos3-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SAGEA_affiliate-logos3-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SAGEA_affiliate-logos3-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SAGEA_affiliate-logos3-1536x829.png 1536w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SAGEA_affiliate-logos3.png 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cead91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cead91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a607f46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a607f46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b71f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3b71f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Central University of Technology<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Wendy Setlalentoa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-f1d7eba --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csir.co.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-f1d7eba\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d7eba e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1d7eba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7971cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7971cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CSIR-Final_logo-1024x330.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CSIR-Final_logo-1024x330.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CSIR-Final_logo-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CSIR-Final_logo-768x247.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CSIR-Final_logo-1536x494.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CSIR-Final_logo.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5cc23d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5cc23d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5229b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5229b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827bce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"827bce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Council for Scientific and Industrial Research<br \/><strong>Node Leader:<\/strong> Regina Maphanga<br \/><strong>Deputy Node Leader:<\/strong> David Tshwane<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-668cf60 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dut.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-668cf60\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668cf60 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"668cf60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83d150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f83d150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DUT-LOGO-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DUT-LOGO-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DUT-LOGO-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DUT-LOGO-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DUT-LOGO-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DUT-LOGO.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0bf68e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0bf68e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3b09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a3b09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138e154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"138e154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Durban University of Technology<br \/><strong>Node Leader:<\/strong> Kevin Duffy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7c912 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb7c912\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-ef85a1a --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/indabax.co.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-ef85a1a\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef85a1a e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef85a1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5cfacf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5cfacf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Indaba-X-logo-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Indaba-X-logo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Indaba-X-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Indaba-X-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Indaba-X-logo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Indaba-X-logo-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Indaba-X-logo.png 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8786772 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8786772\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f9131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59f9131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6615b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6615b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IndabaX South Africa<br \/><strong>Node Leader: <\/strong><span class=\"card-description\">Lydia de Lang; Anna Bosman<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-7eba962 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mut.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-7eba962\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eba962 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7eba962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833491c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"833491c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MUT-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MUT-logo.png 323w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MUT-logo-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e54f266 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e54f266\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4102385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4102385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af22d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af22d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mangosuthu University of Technology<br \/><strong>Node Leader:<\/strong> Sfundo Gumede<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-9f94153 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandela.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-9f94153\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f94153 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f94153\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7300c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7300c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nelson-Mandela-Uni-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nelson-Mandela-Uni-02.jpg 170w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nelson-Mandela-Uni-02-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df5339 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2df5339\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c15fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c15fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e667c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e667c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nelson Mandela University<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Rao Appadu<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9b76c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a9b76c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-6ccb018 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ru.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-6ccb018\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccb018 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ccb018\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f593286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f593286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rhodes-Uni-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rhodes-Uni-logo.png 600w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rhodes-Uni-logo-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4a4a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca4a4a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079a4a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"079a4a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5f7aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5f7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rhodes University<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Denis Pollney<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-deb5ce6 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-deb5ce6\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb5ce6 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"deb5ce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efe133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3efe133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMU-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3140\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMU-copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMU-copy-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac58993 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac58993\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5bdc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c5bdc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1b43d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da1b43d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University<br \/><strong>Node Leader:<\/strong> Maggie Aphane<br \/><strong>Deputy Node Leader:<\/strong> Oratilwe Penwell Mokoena<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-d5a0fcf --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-d5a0fcf\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a0fcf e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5a0fcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e999b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e999b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SOLP-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SOLP-copy.jpg 388w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SOLP-copy-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cdec3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98cdec3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536a11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"536a11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979fe86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"979fe86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sol Plaatje University<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Dimpho Mothibi<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ea2b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79ea2b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-9338817 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sun.ac.za\/Home.aspx\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-9338817\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9338817 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9338817\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee61a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ee61a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SU-logo-new.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SU-logo-new.png 366w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SU-logo-new-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e63528 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e63528\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdfa78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffdfa78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43595ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43595ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stellenbosch University<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Bruce Bartlett<br \/><strong>Deputy Node Leader<\/strong>: Priyanka Nagar<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-f8d3fbc --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tut.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-f8d3fbc\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3fbc e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8d3fbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064ad72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"064ad72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TUT-Logo-HR.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TUT-Logo-HR.png 401w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TUT-Logo-HR-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301c1e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"301c1e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8304f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8304f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba748f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba748f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tshwane University of Technology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-d3ad0e5 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uct.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-d3ad0e5\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ad0e5 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3ad0e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8281d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8281d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LOGO-UCT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LOGO-UCT.jpg 712w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LOGO-UCT-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dfabb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dfabb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b5f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36b5f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ef87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ef87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of Cape Town<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Freedom Gumedze<br \/><strong>Deputy Node Leader<\/strong>: Francois Ebobisse Bille<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dd422 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65dd422\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-02ef643 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufh.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-02ef643\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ef643 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02ef643\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e2546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84e2546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNI-Fort-Hare.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3149\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNI-Fort-Hare.png 533w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNI-Fort-Hare-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e407f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e407f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2201420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2201420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fa2d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46fa2d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of Fort Hare<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-21080a9 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufs.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-21080a9\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21080a9 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21080a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2649c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b2649c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UFS.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3150\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce56ad3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce56ad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8d871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc8d871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c47eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c47eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of the Free State<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Andrehette Verster<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-1ea7c1d --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uj.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-1ea7c1d\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea7c1d e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ea7c1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f414d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86f414d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/uj-logo-university-of-johannesburg-1-1024x573.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3151\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/uj-logo-university-of-johannesburg-1-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/uj-logo-university-of-johannesburg-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/uj-logo-university-of-johannesburg-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/uj-logo-university-of-johannesburg-1-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/uj-logo-university-of-johannesburg-1-2048x1146.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b856c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86b856c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91cda82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91cda82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6919c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6919c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of Johannesburg<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Vivien Visaya<br \/><strong>Deputy Node Leader<\/strong>: Yeganew Shiferaw<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777b7b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"777b7b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-a172c8c --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ul.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-a172c8c\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a172c8c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a172c8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef24e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef24e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UL-logo-CoE-MaSS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UL-logo-CoE-MaSS.png 533w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UL-logo-CoE-MaSS-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea8079 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eea8079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a841941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a841941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c388511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c388511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of Limpopo<br \/><strong>Node Leader:<\/strong> Khehla Daniel Moloi<br \/><strong>Deputy Node Leader:<\/strong> Lazarus Rundora<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-29c9d66 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unisa.ac.za\/sites\/corporate\/default\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-29c9d66\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c9d66 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29c9d66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270c661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"270c661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNISA-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNISA-logo.jpg 400w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNISA-logo-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5849b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e5849b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2419a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db2419a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae51cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ae51cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of South Africa<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Inderasan Naidoo<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-6267f9c --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univen.ac.za\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-6267f9c\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6267f9c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6267f9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UV.png 200w, https:\/\/coemass.avidakizomba.co.za\/wpdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UV-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8590734 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8590734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c66b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06c66b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborating Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e469e53 elementor-widget 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Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2dc4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2dc4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of Zululand<br \/><strong>Node Leader<\/strong>: Maba Boniface Matadi<br \/><strong>Deputy Node Leader:<\/strong> Njabulo Mkhize<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-942662c --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsu.ac.za\/index.php\/en\/\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-942662c\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942662c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"942662c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Node<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223c0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"223c0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Walter Sisulu University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14570c0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14570c0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7acc3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e7acc3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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