This article has been supplied.RS South Africa, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a leading MRO products and services provider for industrial customers, has strengthened its commitment to developing Africa’s future engineering and technology talent through its platinum sponsorship of the 2026 GirlCode Pan-African Hackathon, reinforcing the company’s global 2030 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ambition under its Championing Youth & Communities pillar.
The annual GirlCode Hackathon has evolved into one of Africa’s leading platforms for empowering women in technology, bringing together aspiring software developers, innovators and, for the first time in 2026, female tech founders to solve real-world challenges while gaining valuable industry experience. This year’s event will be hosted across multiple African countries, creating opportunities for thousands of young women to showcase their skills, collaborate with industry mentors and accelerate their careers in technology.
Supporting Africa’s future innovators
The initiative also forms part of RS’s global Engineers of Tomorrow programme, which brings together educational technologies, industry partnerships and skills development initiatives to inspire and equip the next generation of engineers, innovators and problem-solvers.
