You get a group of hackers who are hacking for good and want to share the idea and code with the world are more inclined to use the "creative Commons" clause which means that anyone can use their idea and build upon it. Think Tesla releasing all their patents....

Example of how GovHack in action on news24. GovHackSA was a recognized world design project #WDC241 in 2014. We had 3 different challenges set by main stakeholders. We partnered with The World Design Capital, Google, 22 Seven and MLab. Through collaboration, we...

I wanted to first give an example of a start-up weekend that I have also previously run. I would like to highlight that if datasets are not given, here is a different way of engaging with the community to create a space to come up with social innovations. Start-up...

Every three hours a woman is murdered in South Africa. What's more, the country has the fourth-highest female interpersonal violence death rate in the world. Additionally, South Africa's rape statistics are amongst the highest globally with an average of 114 rapes...

Earlier this year the topic of gender-based violence was thrust into sharp relief and two organisations want to keep the conversation going while finding a solution. Those two organisations are the US Embassy and Silicon Cape. Together the pair will host four...

The US Embassy in South Africa will on 23 and 24 November hold a hackathon in Cape Town focused on create innovative digital solutions to the problem of gender-based violence. The winning team at the hackathon, which will be held at the EY offices at the V&A...

South Africa’s gender-based violence statistics are consistently ranked amongst the highest in the world. We have the fourth highest rate of femicide - a woman is murdered every three hours - and there is an average of 114 rapes reported to the police daily....

Every three hours a woman is murdered in South Africa, and the country has the fourth highest female interpersonal violence death rate in the world. South Africa’s rape statistics are amongst the highest globally, with an average of 114 rapes being reported to the...