TESTING
HACKATHON
2025

Presented by Datamate, UJ & GirlCode

Unleashing African Innovation through AI & Testing Excellence.

Why a Testing Hackathon?

Software testing is often overlooked, yet it’s critical for innovation, trust, and product quality. This hackathon puts testing at the forefront—where testers, developers, and AI enthusiasts will create solutions that advance automation, usability, and reliability in African tech ecosystems.

All participants will be offered a free online course through WethinkCode:

Coding & Learning: Using GenAI to Support Software Development
A Brief Overview of Generative AI Tools
Using AI for Everyday Work
Generating and Improving Documentation with AI
Using AI to Debug Errors
Using AI to Help with Testing
Using AI to Refactor and Enhance Code
Learning with AI
Principles When Using AI

What You Need to Know

Be part of a unique experience blending creativity, collaboration, and quality assurance mastery.

Key Dates

Final Hack Day: 20 September 2025

Venue

JBS Johannesburg Business School

Who Should Join?

Testers, students, developers, designers, AI engineers, and innovators who are passionate about quality and automation.

Prizes & Topics

Prizes

1st Place: R5000 + Free Mentorship with DataMate
2nd Place: R2500
3rd Place: R1000
Women in Tech Award: R500 + Learning @ GirlCode
Best Collaboration: R500 + Mentorship w/ Pertunia
Best AI Use: R500

Topics

Test Automation Tools
AI in Testing
Collaboration & QA Processes

Themes

Next Generation Test Automation
DevOps Testing Automation
Performance Engineering Excellence
Data-Driven Testing
Security Testing Transformation

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