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Registration Opens Live: Zaio National Build Challenge | Win a share of R100 000
Registration for the Zaio National Build Challenge opens live on this stream: Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 7pm SAST. Grade 10 to 12 learners can create their accounts at thebuildchallenge.com/register the moment we go live.
About this event
The Zaio National Build Challenge is a free national competition for Grade 10 to 12 learners in South Africa. Find a real problem in your community, use an AI tool to build a live website that helps solve it, and pitch it in a 60 to 120 second video. No coding experience needed. A computer or a phone is enough.
On the stream
- What the challenge is and how it works
- The five themes: youth and education, the township economy, health, safety and environment, and digital access
- How judging and the prizes work
- Registration opening live, and how to create your account
Prizes: R100 000 in total
1st place: R40 000
2nd place: R25 000
People's Choice: R10 000
The winner's school: R25 000
Key dates
1 December 2026: registration opens
15 February 2027: builds due, midnight
16 February to 15 March 2027: public voting
19 March 2027: winners announced
Sign up: https://thebuildchallenge.com/register
Teachers and schools, free classroom e-pack: https://thebuildchallenge.com/epack
Rules: https://thebuildchallenge.com/rules
Questions: letsbuild@zaio.io
What to expect
- Key dates
- 1 December 2026: registration opens
- 15 February 2027: builds due, midnight
- 16 February to 15 March 2027: public voting
- 19 March 2027: winners announced
Admissions
Ready when you are.
Come to an event, or skip straight to an application. Both end in the same conversation.
- QCTO-accredited Occupational Certificates
- Live online, with hubs in Cape Town and Durban
- Tuition from R19,950 upfront, or R1,950 a month financed