{"id":2599,"date":"2026-07-13T18:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/?page_id=2599"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:30:05","slug":"hackathon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/?page_id=2599","title":{"rendered":"Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2599\" class=\"elementor elementor-2599\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa33fb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa33fb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b56f4 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-5cb6b42 \" data-id=\"32b56f4\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"32b56f4\">\n    \t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base \" data-interaction-id=\"76e1ba9\" id=\"2669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1024x486.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1536x729.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2048x972.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-600x285.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d938ffa e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-a4f2de9 \" data-id=\"d938ffa\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"d938ffa\">\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee97ca e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-30e3cf0 \" data-id=\"6ee97ca\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6ee97ca\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d677989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d677989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0541b00 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-8494ab0 \" data-id=\"0541b00\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0541b00\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ebc86 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-da1153b \" data-id=\"78ebc86\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"78ebc86\">\n    \t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base \" data-interaction-id=\"f6e0c70\" id=\"2681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hackathon.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hackathon.png 400w, https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hackathon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hackathon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.govtech.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hackathon-100x100.png 100w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180db3a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-1ebb526 \" data-id=\"180db3a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"180db3a\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3838a9 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-8b58039 \" data-id=\"f3838a9\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"f3838a9\">\n    \t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"e4ee33f\" class=\"e-heading-base\">ABOUT GOVTECH HACKATHON 2026<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34bde63 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-34bde63-1613ae9 \" data-id=\"34bde63\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"34bde63\">\n    \t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"56425ba\">The&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;Hackathon 2026 is a pre-GovTech activation event hosted as part of SITA\u2019s flagship government technology conference. 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