#GovTech2026SMMEPitchingChallenge winners 🏆 🥇 Kakanyo Business Solutions takes R500k 🥈 Orizur Consulting Enterprise wins R300k 🥉 Tafari Financial Services wins R200k R1m invested in SA-grown tech innovation. Congrats to all! 🇿🇦 #GovTech2026 #AcceleratingSMMEs

To every sponsor and partner who stood with us at GovTech 2026, thank you. From headline sponsors to specialist partners, your support made it possible to bring government, industry and innovators together for three days of meaningful conversations, collaboration and commitments towards more citizen-centric digital government. GovTech is more than three days in Durban. It is a growing programme built on relationships, shared ambition and continued collaboration. We are proud to have you as part of the journey and look forward to taking the conversations and commitments from GovTech 2026 forward. That is a wrap on GovTech 2026. Over three days we moved from discussion to commitment, with outcomes logged and a programme that continues well beyond the event. Thank you, South Africa. #GovTech2026 #DigitalSovereignty #SITA #Countdown #GovTech20Years

That is a wrap on GovTech 2026. Three days in Durban, new commitments to citizen centric government, and a clear message: South Africa is building its own digital destiny. Thank you to everyone who joined us. #GovTech2026 #DigitalSovereignty #SITA #GovTech20Years

CHAIRPERSON AT SITA GOVTECH 2026 | EXHIBITION WALKABOUT SITA Chairperson Prof. Stella Bvuma shares her reflections on SITA GovTech 2026 during her visit to the exhibition. Her walkabout provided an opportunity to engage with exhibitors and explore the technologies, solutions and innovations contributing to the advancement of digital government and South Africa’s digital transformation journey. As SITA celebrates 20 years of driving technology and innovation in the public sector, SITA GovTech 2026 continues to create a platform for collaboration, knowledge-sharing and meaningful conversations around the future of digital government. #GovTech2026 #DigitalSovereignty #GovTech20years

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR CHAIRPERSON Today, we celebrate Prof. Stella Bvuma, Chairperson of SITA, on her birthday. Thank you for your leadership, vision and continued commitment to advancing digital transformation and innovation in South Africa. From all of us at SITA GovTech, we wish you a wonderful birthday filled with joy, purpose and continued success. ✨ Happy Birthday, Chairperson! #GovTech2026 #DigitalSovereignty #GovTech20years

Mamela Luthuli, CEO of Take Note Group of Companies was proud of her team after they scooped two awards at the #GovTech2026 Gala Dinner. Take Note IT won first place for the Digital Woman Awards category and first place in the National Digital Infrastructure Awards category

Huge congratulations to all the GovTech 2026 Hackathon & ICT Awards winners! Your innovation, creativity and passion are shaping the future of technology. Here’s to the brilliant minds and trailblazers! #GovTech2026 #ICTAwards #Innovation

That's a wrap on GovTech 2026. Three days of meaningful conversations, valuable connections and insights on digital sovereignty, AI and the future of digital government. Thanks to everyone who joined us. Here's a look back at the highlights. #GovTech2026 #MicrosoftSA #AIForGov

The witty Dr Sandile Mbatha won first place at the #GovTech2026 Gala Dinner Awards in the category of Digital Sovereignty Leadership Mbatha is an integral member of the National Strategic Hub, and thanked all the members within his team for their hard work in achieving the award

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHT | SITA GOVTECH 2026 Day 2 of SITA GovTech 2026 welcomed Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Hon. Mondli Gungubele, who joined delegates on the exhibition floor for an engaging walkabout. The visit highlighted the breadth of innovation on display, with exhibitors showcasing solutions and technologies supporting a more connected, digitally enabled public sector. As we mark 20 years of GovTech, the conversations and engagements taking place across the exhibition continue to demonstrate the value of bringing government and the technology ecosystem together. #GovTech2026 #DigitalSovereignty #GovTech20years

EXCLUSIVE LIVE 🔴 It all comes down to this. From the Hackathon to ministerial addresses, SMME pitches and the Smart Clinic 20 Years Legacy launch, catch the #GovTech2026 Closing Plenary live at 13h30. 📺 piped.video/live/yxTmHfv3-J0… #DigitalSovereignty #GovTech20Years

Join us live from GovTech 2026 at the Durban ICC as SITA and our main sponsor, Gijima, officially launch a mobile clinic to celebrate 20 years of GovTech Thank you to @Gijima for partnering with us to turn a milestone into lasting impact. [Watch] piped.video/live/hctKt5eKeSQ… #GovTech2026 #GovTech20Years

GALA DINNER RECAP | SITA GOVTECH 2026 Following the official opening of SITA GovTech 2026 on Monday, delegates, partners and industry leaders came together for an evening of connection, celebration and meaningful engagement at the GovTech Gala Dinner. The evening provided an opportunity to reflect on 20 years of GovTech, celebrate the journey of digital innovation and strengthen the relationships shaping the future of technology-enabled government. A memorable evening as we continue celebrating 20 years of GovTech and the people, partnerships and ideas driving South Africa’s digital transformation. #GovTech2026 #DigitalSovereignty #GovTech20years

GALA DINNER RECAP | SITA GOVTECH 2026 Following the official opening of SITA GovTech 2026 on Monday, delegates, partners and industry leaders came together for an evening of connection, celebration and meaningful engagement at the GovTech Gala Dinner. The evening provided an opportunity to reflect on 20 years of GovTech, celebrate the journey of digital innovation and strengthen the relationships shaping the future of technology-enabled government. A memorable evening as we continue celebrating 20 years of GovTech and the people, partnerships and ideas driving South Africa’s digital transformation. #GovTech2026 #DigitalSovereignty #GovTech20years

GALA DINNER RECAP | SITA GOVTECH 2026 Following the official opening of SITA GovTech 2026 on Monday, delegates, partners and industry leaders came together for an evening of connection, celebration and meaningful engagement at the GovTech Gala Dinner. The evening provided an opportunity to reflect on 20 years of GovTech, celebrate the journey of digital innovation and strengthen the relationships shaping the future of technology-enabled government. A memorable evening as we continue celebrating 20 years of GovTech and the people, partnerships and ideas driving South Africa’s digital transformation. #GovTech2026 #DigitalSovereignty #GovTech20years

GALA DINNER RECAP | SITA GOVTECH 2026 Following the official opening of SITA GovTech 2026 on Monday, delegates, partners and industry leaders came together for an evening of connection, celebration and meaningful engagement at the GovTech Gala Dinner. The evening provided an opportunity to reflect on 20 years of GovTech, celebrate the journey of digital innovation and strengthen the relationships shaping the future of technology-enabled government. A memorable evening as we continue celebrating 20 years of GovTech and the people, partnerships and ideas driving South Africa’s digital transformation. #GovTech2026 #DigitalSovereignty #GovTech20years