Geekulcha

Join us in congratulating Boitelo Katleho Matsoto, the winner of last week's Weekly Wipeout Competition. She won the TP-Link Tapo RV20 Vacuum, which will be a great assistant in her home

This week's prize is the 𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙭𝙮 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 7

𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 to participate and earn points to boost your chances of winning ➡️ gklink.co/ayobaCompetition

Ayoba App

𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙜 (𝘾𝙏𝙁) is a cybersecurity exercise where participants, either individually or as a team, try to find and exploit vulnerabilities in a system to "capture" a hidden piece of information called a "flag."

➡️ The CTF challenge will be an individual affair, unlike in previous years, where participation was in teams
➡️ CTF participants are also allowed to participate in the Secure Innovation challenge

𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 👉 🔗 gklink.co/ss25Hack

REMINDER!!!

Join Us for the March Edition of ! 🌍💡

Techies, entrepreneurs, developers, and enthusiasts—this is your call to action! 💬✨

Building a strong tech community isn’t just about networking—it’s about coming together to collaborate,

📅 Date: 27 March (Tomorrow)
📍 Location: Tshimologong Precinct
🍕 Refreshments? On us!
👥 Bring a friend—because great ideas grow even stronger when shared!

🔗 RSVP HERE: https://bit.ly/3DyTIEu

Tag someone who needs to be in the room. Let’s build the future, together! 🚀🇿🇦



Wits - University of the Witwatersrand Geekulcha Africa's Talking

Here is your opportunity to kickstart your journey of learning how to build mobile apps

The FNB App Academy is an app development program with weekly online classes designed to help you learn to build your first app

Register to join the learning 🔗👉 http://gklink.co/FNBAppAcademy

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The Security Summit Hackathon isn't just about the challenge, prizes, and lekker food 😋. It's also about learning from industry experts

Do reach out to us if you're interested in being a mentor during the hackathon

𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙧 👉 🔗 https://www.itweb.co.za/event/itweb-security-summit-2025/hackathon/registration-mentor/index.html

The 𝙂𝙆𝙎𝙎 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 is open to students across Africa to participate in creating solutions that help accelerate academic excellence and transform student life in an impactful way

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 2025 𝙞𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚

𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙇𝙔 𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 gkss.gklink.co/challenge (CLICKABLE LINK IN BIO)

Have you registered for the Security Summit Hackathon? 🤔

Head over to gklink.co/ss25hack to secure your spot. We kick off with the Ideathon that's happening on the 12th of April

𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙊 𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙄𝘾𝙄𝙋𝘼𝙏𝙀 👉 🔗 gklink.co/ss25Hack

HUGE SHOUT OUT to Khutso Mvubu Mokoena for winning himself a brand new Bennet Read 7.2L Airfryer!

This weeks Weekly Wipeout prize is the TP Link Tapo RV20 Robot Vacuum

Sign up to the Ayoba App Marketplace and collect points to increase your chances of winning

Sign up to participate 🔗 gklink.co/ayobaCompetition

𝐖𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟐!!! 🎉

Twelve years ago, Geekulcha was born out of a vision—to build, connect, and empower young techies across the continent. Today, we celebrate not just an organization but a thriving tech community that has made this journey possible.

To every developer, designer, innovator, and tech enthusiast who has walked this path with us—Geekulcha exists because of you. Your passion, ideas, and dedication have shaped this movement, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds!

Here’s to more innovation, more opportunities, and more impact! 🥂🎂

Joburg techies let’s meet in Braam on the 27th for

Join Us for the March Edition of ! 🌍💡

Techies, entrepreneurs, developers, and enthusiasts—this is your call to action! 💬✨

Building a strong tech community isn’t just about networking—it’s about coming together to collaborate.

📅 Date: 27 March
📍 Location: Tshimologong Precinct
🍕 Refreshments? On us!
👥 Bring a friend—because great ideas grow even stronger when shared!

🔗 https://bit.ly/3DyTIEu

Tag someone who needs to be in the room. Let’s build the future, together! 🚀🇿🇦



Wits - University of the Witwatersrand Africa's Talking Geekulcha

🌍 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖’𝙨 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 – 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢?

Are you a young techie using technology to transform lives and make an impact in your community? Or do you know someone who is pushing boundaries with innovative solutions?

The Awards celebrate Africa’s most promising young tech talents of builders, problem solvers, and changemakers that are shaping the future of the continent.

✅ Open to all young techies across Africa
✅ Self-nominations are welcome! If you’re making an impact, step up!
✅ The 2025 winners will be announced in June

🔗 𝙉𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬: gklink.co/ygnominate

Let’s showcase the next generation of African tech leaders! 💡🔥

What was the last hackathon that you attended?

𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙮 📷 [7 March 2018 ]

Featured here are youngsters who attended our Geekulcha Vacation Work programme during school holidays. Great to note that some of those who attended in the past are now part of the tech industry and working for great companies

Photo 📷 taken at .sa Codetribe at the Innovation Hub, Pretoria

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙭𝙮 𝘼25 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚

Congratulations to Harold Tintsaolo for being Week 3’s winner 👏👏👏

This week's prize (Week 4) is a Bennet Read 7.2L Airfryer. Now you can sommer air fry everything 😅

Head over to ➡️ gklink.co/ayobaCompetition to join in on the Ayoba App Marketplace Weekly Wipeout Competition

Follow to keep track of all updates and announcements related to the Security Summit Hackathon

Don’t forget to 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 👉🔗 gklink.co/ss25Hack

The ones who push forward are those who embrace challenges, keep learning, and never settle. Be open to new experiences and keep pursuing your dreams

𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙮, 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝!

Have yourself a chilled weekend...

Will you be opening or closing your laptop?