Top 15 Young Geeks of 2017


Recognising local talent, herewith the Top 15 Young Geeks doing
the work beyond the surface within the local Geek Culture.

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A check on the health of the South Africa Geek Culture, work being done, shortfalls and future forecast.

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Highlighting the needs of local Geeks and Highlighting the needs for support to nurture young talent.

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A quest to help young school learners see what is possible and build up same energy and stamina on them.

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The role of Geekulcha in this journey is to create and enable platforms for Innovation and Creativity. In this regard, the organization also seek to showcase the shifts and health of the South Africa Geek Culture.

During the Youth Month, Geekulcha name and honor Top 15 Young Geeks in South Africa. These are the minds marking their stamp and playing a greater role in the Digital Revolution. These are Geeks who have been identified as being a role player in the transformation.

One gets nominated and selected to be on the list based on the work they had been doing and contributing the SA tech ecosystem.







The class of 2023

Top 15 Young Geeks

Bongani Mhlanga

SilvaBlack, Developer

Bongani Masela

Africa, Pluto Africa

Jessica Randall

GDG Cape Town Organizer, , University of the Western

Joseph Lumbahe

Manager & Lead AI Enginee, Aizatron Group; Bus54

Ketro Sithole

Student in Information Te, University Of Pretoria

Lerato Mahlaela

Founder, Da Mlira

Lungelo Mpanza

Technology Senior Analyst, COOi Studios

Luyanda Mathenjwa

Student/Chairperson, Hacker Society/Tshwane Un

Phetho Tshikuvhe

Full stack Developer,, Nerdcode

Remofilwe Moeti

IT Specialist, South32

Ronny Mabokela

Lecturer and Head of the , Universiyt of Johannesbur

Siziwe Sithole

Virtual Reality Software , X Reality Lab

Someleze Diko

Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

Thabo Matue

Principal Software Develo, Statistics South Africa

Tshegofatso Malope

Systems Developer, Geekulcha