I applied to the vac work programme because I wanted to gain real world experience. I really did not know what to expect, so I just wanted to get whatever I could out of it, yet it surpassed my expectations totally. I assumed that we’d be given a project to work on and that is […]
GirlCode Hackathon 2017 The opportunity of travelling overseas certainly satisfied a desire I had been longing for, for a long time. My adventure began the day before the hackathon at the Cape Town airport. I remember reaching for my Id from my back-pack’s side pocket and realizing I had not put it back in the […]
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I was born in a small township called Boitekong in Rustenburg, where no one I knew owned a computer. There were very few sources of entertainment for us growing up. One of my favourite hobbies was picking up any paper with text on it and reading it out loud, regardless of what the topic was […]
Imagine my excitement when I heard we were going to Microsoft San Francisco, the mastermind behind Windows and well Microsoft itself (amongst all their other great creations). I was ecstatic as I could not believe I was going to visit their base, The Silicon Valley Office. The actual office we visited was just a 20 […]
The GirlCode trip San Francisco sponsored by Standard Bank, was truly an amazing trip in every sense. We arrived in the USA on the Sunday afternoon of the 15 of October. Tired and a bit jet lagged we went straight to bed, in order to shake off the jet lag that came about from travelling […]
3rd year student in Computational and Applied Mathematics at the University of Witswatersrand. “I joined the hackathon this year as a means to learn, see how well I can work under pressure, and to bond with my friends over code. It was amazing how much I learnt in just one weekend – and I was amazed […]
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On Saturday ,30 September 2017, GirlCode hosted its last Workshop for the year with the Elevator Pitch. “The idea to introduce workshops was conceived following feedback from participants in previous years’ hackathon. We know that women and girls enter the GirlCode Hackathon for fun, but we also know they do so to improve their skills. […]
By: Kgomotso Dhlangamandhla When we think of the future, the environment we often imagine is one driven by the latest and greatest technological advancements, but when it comes to our food choices and how our food is produced, the use of technology seems to cross a line we are all a little bit uncomfortable with. Of all the […]
The most popular question for any beginner who has just started learning to code is that which is the best programming language to learn for a beginner like me? To start with, it can be a little bit daunting for a first-timer considering that there are many different programming languages available to choose from. Not […]
Welcome to the GirlCodeCast Podcast: In this episode, we speak to one of the GirlCode volunteers. Portia van der berg joined the GirlCode team after stepping in as a Judge at the 2016 GirlCode hackathon. She is currently employed at Entelect as the head of communications and public relations. [iframe width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” […]
Tech is a highly male dominated industry and because of this, women tend to feel like they can’t or shouldn’t get involved in this career path. This is of course not true. Who wrote the code that put a man on the moon? Computer scientist and systems engineer Margaret Hamilton. So if she was doing […]
Welcome to our very first GirlCodeCast Podcast where we tackle different topics in the IT space and specifically topics around women. In this episode, we speak to the GirlCode founders: Zandile Keebine (Chairwoman), Jeanette Theu (Vice Chairwoman) and Tinyiko Simbine(Chief Financial Officer). Today we take a look behind the curtains to discover how three females from […]
By: Aziwe Tobun It’s no secret that IT is a white male dominated industry but as woman that should never be the factor of intimidation, bust out of the box and be a rose amongst the thorns if you have to. You will definitely feel proud of the impact you have on others and inspiration […]
My name is Lebogang Madise and I’ve recently started redefining my role in the tech-space to be more focused. I started off with developing apps targeting devices that run on the Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 platform where I acquired knowledge and skills that can be used in executing any software development project. My primary […]
This week, we will be profiling the extraordinary woman behind Africa Teen Geeks. Recently named Innov8tiv’s Top 50 Visionary Women in #Tech To Watch in 2017. Lindiwe Mashini is a trail blazer when it comes to the tech space. 1.Tell us more about yourself and how you got into tech? I actually have a business degree. I have […]
