Youth Tech Expo · Gauteng 2026
Build something
that matters.
Thirteen real Gauteng challenges. Five regional hackathons. Two days to turn a community problem into a working prototype your team can demonstrate.
01 / The programme
From problem to pitch.
Four steps, and each one opens the real tool. There are no mock screens and no dead buttons.
01
Discover a challenge
Choose one of the thirteen G13 community problems and understand who it affects.
See the challenges → 02Form a team
Register your team, receive a private G-code, and add members with their own M-codes.
Register a team → 03Build & submit
Work through the seven guided steps and submit a published, working link.
Open the workspace → 04Present
Pitch to the judging panel. Scores stay confidential until organisers approve results.
Read the rubric →02 / Five regions
Your region. Your round.
Each regional hackathon feeds the Gauteng provincial showcase. Winners are published only after the judging panel and organisers sign off, so every region here stays clearly pending until then.
Sedibeng
Saul Tsotetsi Community Hall 19-20 October 2026 Results pending approvalEkurhuleni
Wattville Community Hall 22-23 October 2026 Results pending approvalWest Rand
Molatlhegi Hall, Kokosi, Fochville 26-27 October 2026 Results pending approvalTshwane
Block X Community Hall, Soshanguve 28-29 October 2026 Results pending approvalRegional winners progress to the Gauteng provincial showcase. No result is announced before official sign-off.
03 / Thirteen challenges
Pick your fight.
The published G13 problem statements. Choose a challenge to read the brief and carry it into registration.
Challenge photographs are licensed images from Wikimedia Commons. Photographer and licence are shown when you open a challenge.
04 / Official updates
Follow the programme from official sources.
Announcements about the Youth Tech Expo and Gauteng e-Government programmes are published by the provincial government. These links open the official channels in a new tab.
Official Facebook page
Gauteng Provincial Government
Programme announcements, event notices and public communication from the Gauteng Provincial Government.
Open the official page
Official provincial portal
Gauteng Provincial Government online
Official provincial services, statements and departmental information.
Open gauteng.gov.za
How this works
Links, not a live feed
This section links to official channels. It does not copy participant photographs or republish private content.
Innovation Pulse
Live from the floor.
Registered teams, teams building and submitted prototypes, counted from saved records and designed for the venue screen.
05 / Take part
Start your team.
Get your G-code.
Already in a regional hackathon? Create your team profile, choose a challenge, and keep your private G-code to return to your project.
Applying to the government programme? Official application.
Start your team registration
Your details are saved securely and your private G-code is shown once in the team workspace.