Geekulcha

15/10/2026

CREATIVES. CODERS. PROBLEM-SOLVERS. THIS IS YOUR CALL.

Registration for the NEMISA Digital Innovation Discothon 2026 is NOW OPEN!

Students, graduates, entrepreneurs and creative and tech talent—team up to turn ideas into solutions to real-world challenges.

📅 27–29 November 2026
📍 Johannesburg
👥 Up to 5 per team, combining creative and technical skills

REGISTER NOW: https://gklink.co/nemisa-discothon

13/10/2026

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11/10/2026

Have you registered for the FNB SA Hackathon? It will be virtual so you can participate from anywhere across the country

Head over to gklink.co/FNBHackathon2026 to secure your seat. Hackathon winners will be announced at the prestigious Awards later on in the year

📆 23 - 25 October
📍 - Virtual

𝘾𝙇𝙄𝘾𝙆𝘼𝘽𝙇𝙀 𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙆 🔗 𝙄𝙉 𝘽𝙄𝙊

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08/10/2026

𝙂𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖? 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙐𝙄𝙇𝘿!

Big ideas can come from anywhere, including our townships and rural communities!

Telkom FutureMakers is looking for young rural & township based innovators aged 18–35 with ICT-enabled ideas or early-stage businesses that solve real social community challenges.

This could be your opportunity to turn that idea into something BIG while getting funding and support from experts

📅 Deadline: 18 October 2026
📲 Apply: WhatsApp “Hi” to 081 760 7475 and follow the prompts.

TAG and SHARE this opportunity with any young innovators that you might know

08/10/2026

The Fak'Ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival is around the corner

If you’re into tech, Digital arts, Innovation, music, storytelling, startups and gaming then this might be for you

📆 13 - 17 October
📍Tshimologong in Braamfontein
🔗👉🏽 https://www.fakugesi.co.za/

African thinkers, makers, coders, creatives, and archivists are already building the systems through which the future will be lived, remembered, and shared. Where that work meets the world.

07/10/2026

Sometimes all you have to do is challenge yourself and believe in yourself just like Nontobeko Ncube.

She chose to take part in our annual Geekulcha Hackathon and ended up taking second place 🥈. Her journey also doesn’t end with the hackathon, she plans on taking her idea further and

Believe in yourself and put your ideas to the test

05/10/2026

𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨. 𝘽𝙐𝙄𝙇𝘿

The FNB App of the Year Hackathon is back for another edition. This is your chance to challenge yourself, sharpen your skills and turn an idea into an impactful app solution. You don’t need to know everything — just come ready to learn, build and compete.

Winners will be announced at the FNB App of the Year Awards later this year.

📅 23–25 October
💻 Fully Virtual
🎯 6 Problem Statements
👥 Assemble your squad & get building!

Secure your virtual seat 👉🏽 gklink.co/FNBHackathon2026

26/09/2026

𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 (𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙄𝙓)

The Innovation Hubs OpenIX platform seeks to bridge the game between solution seekers and solution providers

Mr Raleshaba Moeng, Innovation Specialist : ICT, Technology Innovation and Cluster Development , The Innovation Hub shares more on that and the Hubs involvement in our annual Geekulcha Hackathon

26/09/2026

𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙊𝙍 𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙏𝙇𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏: The Innovation Hub 
𝙁𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙨. 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨𝙚.

We’re proud to spotlight The Innovation Hub as a Bronze sponsor of the Geekulcha Annual Hackathon! 

The Innovation Hub provides the crucial ecosystem needed for startups to thrive. Their involvement in this year’s hackathon means our developers are supported by an organization that truly understands how to take a raw idea, refine it, and scale it into a market-ready solution.

Whether the focus is on smart city tech, the green economy, or digital transformation, their backing helps us turn bold concepts into practical realities.

Let’s !