Local Tech Events
Here are some of the tech / digital events in the ecosystem to help you grow
Inform The GeeksEvents Calendar
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NOMINATIONS: Top 15 Young Geeks of 2025 in Africa Awards
Over the years, the Top 15 Young Geeks list has been most anticipated and always served as an inspiration to the young and upcoming techies to strive for greatness but most importantly, creating long-lasting impact in society.
Nominations for the Top 15 Young Geeks open at midnight on the new year of each year and close on the 30th of April. Also included are special awards to recognize the most outstanding Geeks, looking at mastery of one's work domain; knowledge transfer; future leadership; best innovator; and ultimate Geekstar of the year.
This year's edition of the Top 15 Young Geeks seeks to find Africa Geeks who are harnessing intelligence for sustainable growth onto themselves or enabling communities to adapt and be full participants in the smart growing world in the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technological advancements that seek to enterprise mankind.
Presidential Golf Challenge 2025 Meetup
The purpose of this initiative is to raise funds for charities designated by the sitting President while simultaneously facilitating an opportunity for networking, immediately after the SONA, among decision-makers within the private sector and entities from the three spheres of government.
IDEATHON: Security Summit 2025 Hackathon Hackathon
An ideathon is an event designed to encourage brainstorming, ideation, and concept development around a particular theme or problem statement. It typically occurs before a hackathon to lay the groundwork for participants to build creative and innovative solutions during the main event.
Cybersecurity skills capabilities are paramount for the evolving and smart growing world, met with a range of emerging threats. Collaborative efforts and diverse platforms for talent development are need to help shape a cyber-resilient future. In addressing the skills shortage for the industry, ITWeb in partnership with Geekulcha created the Security Summit Hackathon as a platform to build capacity and get young developers to tackle known and future threats.
Mpumalanga SDQ Dataquest Hackathon
A data quest programme is designed to engage participants in solving data-related challenges, often in a collaborative and competitive environment. It is a programme that aims to test and enhance participants' data analysis, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
Through an inclusive, supportive, and collaborative learning environment, participants will work together in teams to solve real world problems using their data analytics skills coupled with AI literacy, and then through the use of visualization tools, they will display and present their findings effectively.
Security Summit 2025 Hackathon Hackathon
The ITWeb Security Summit 2025 cites that "As businesses are confronted with an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, staying ahead of developments in cyber security has become more critical than ever". Cybersecurity skills capabilities are paramount for the evolving and smart growing world, met with a range of emerging threats. Collaborative efforts and diverse platforms for talent development are need to help shape a cyber-resilient future.
In addressing the skills shortage for the industry, ITWeb in partnership with Geekulcha created the Security Summit Hackathon as a platform to build capacity and get young developers to tackle known and future threats.
Open Source Hackathon Hackathon
Giyani STEM Programme STEM
An annual official school trip from Giyani to visit Geekulcha on an ICT expedition where the students are to be introduced to wonders of tech and yet get enlightened onto careers and different pathways too.
Since 2016, schools in Giyani have been part of a journey with Geekulcha to expose and give young minds the edge towards being active players and change makers into the world of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Schools have visited Geekulcha (in Gauteng) on official school visits to learn and be exposed to different technologies.
Future Leadership Dataquest Hackathon
The GKSS Future Leadership Dataquest is a one-day event for 60 participants which will host industry leaders for enlightenment and then challenge participants(students) to work with data in mapping and creating pathways for future leadership that harnesses intelligence for further growth in society and enterprises mankind.
Geekulcha Annual Hackathon 2025 Hackathon
The Geekulcha Hackathon is an annual event that brings together young developers, creatives, data and tech enthusiasts from across South Africa and neighbouring countries. It spans through a three days of intense innovation and collaboration in a physical and virtual set-up. Throughout the weekend, mentors with diverse expertise are available to guide participants as they develop their solutions.
