Relay Institute

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

We create an enabling environment for innovation,student entrepreneurship,leadership for TVET Students in South Africa

06/09/2026

WEAP HACK4NATURE 2026 — WE HAVE OUR WINNERS!

After an incredible weekend of innovation, wildlife, technology and entrepreneurship, the moment has arrived!

The Welgevonden Environmental Awareness Program (WEAP), in collaboration with Relay Institute, proudly announces the winners of the WEAP Hack4Nature 2026!

WINNER — Capricorn TVET College E

2ND RUNNER-UP — Sekhukhune Tvet College Official

3RD RUNNER-UP — LETABA TVET COLLEGE

Congratulations on an impressive journey and an inspiring solution!

This weekend was more than a competition. It was a journey of turning real-world wildlife and environmental challenges into innovative, market-ready solutions.

To every student innovator who participated: YOU ARE ALL PART OF THE FUTURE OF THE WILDLIFE ECONOMY.

Hack for Wildlife. Build for Nature. Innovate for the Future.

Congratulations to all our teams, mentors, adjudicators, college support teams and partners who made WEAP Hack4Nature 2026 possible!

Creating a continuous journey from skills to sustainable enterprise.

06/09/2026

THE FINAL DAY HAS ARRIVED!

After an intense weekend of innovation, problem-solving and entrepreneurship, the final day of the WEAP Hackathon 2026 has arrived at Welgevonden Game Reserve.
It is now time for the final moments. Teams are refining their presentations, rehearsing their pitches and making those final adjustments before facing the adjudicators.

The pressure is on.

The excitement is building.
Today, these young innovators will demonstrate that a problem can become an opportunity, an idea can become a solution, and a solution can become a sustainable enterprise.

THE STAGE IS SET. Stay Tuned for our Weap Hack4Nature winning College