Science Engagement lives on! South Africa’s National Science Festival is engaged in making sure that our programmes push forward. In light of the Covid-19 restrictions, Scifest Africa is working towards reaching learners in new and exciting ways. 

Scifest Africa partnered with the Sakhikamva Foundation in partnership with TATA Consultancy and goIT; as well as the Rhodes Community Engagement Office and Social Innovation Hub;  to put together an exciting ‘Festival in a Box’ programme in 2022

This programme, aimed at senior high school learners, ran as a national competition from 14 February to 17 March that challenged learners to create their own app idea and present a short video for digital platforms, communicating their app and science concept of choice. Scifest Africa put together a series of pre-recorded workshops to equip participants with the knowledge and skills required for science engagement on digital platforms to encourage creative thinking as well as a logical approach to digital science communication. 

Scifest Africa acknowledges the growing interest in digital platforms and the core objective of the programme was to develop learners’ abilities for post-Covid/ future science engagement; as well as to challenge learners to explore the interaction between science and art by adopting creative, artistic approaches to digital science communication. 

Lebone Selepe and Mojalefa Bok

Sosulwe Gqwangu, Yola Dyan, Unam Gwiba, 

Linathi Madliwa, Monalisa Mlonyeni

Lesego Khoboni, Oratile Mosenyegi, Tshenelo Modise, 

Tshiamo Tshabalala, Realeoga Tsotetsi