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Coolest Projects South Africa

Join young tech creators from across South Africa for a hands-on celebration of coding and tech!

What is Coolest Projects South Africa?

Coolest Projects South Africa is a series of free in-person events for young tech creators from anywhere South Africa. Join the fun on Saturday 28 November 2026. Participants can share their projects with family, friends, and their coding community and get fun swag and certificates to celebrate their achievements!

Events will be held in

  • Western Cape: Cape Town. New Faculty of Education Building at the University of the Western Cape. Hosted by Coder Level Up.
  • KZN: Durban. Student Union Building, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Hosted by Keep a Child Alive.

Entries close on 13 November 2026.

Enter your project now!
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How can I get involved with Coolest Projects South Africa?

Find out all about Coolest Projects South Africa in this short webinar with David and Helen. The webinar covers:

  • What Coolest Projects is
  • The worldwide Coolest Projects Community
  • Details of the Coolest Projects South Africa events
  • What you can make
  • How to enter
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What can I enter?

Your project can be anything you might have created this year that you would like to share. Whether the work of an hour or a hundred hours, all projects are cool and welcome.

Entries can be in one of the following categories:

  • Visual programming: projects made in scratch, blockly
  • Web: a page or site made in HTML, CSS and optionally javascript
  • Games: a game you coded on any platform
  • Hardware: projects involving robotics and/or electronics
  • Mobile apps: a mobile app project
  • Advanced programming: projects written in advanced languages, such as C++ and advanced Python, or projects that combine multiple technologies, APIs, or types of hardware.
  • AI: projects involving artificial intelligence or machine learning

Who can enter?

  • Any young person of school going age, based in South Africa only.
  • Young people can enter individually, or in teams of up to five.
  • All digital making projects are welcome, whether they're beginner, advanced, or somewhere in between.