Hackathon Poster

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

Our Partners

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