LIMPOPO – Nkateko Secondary School has qualified for the national Springbots Robotics Competition after emerging as one of two winning schools at the provincial competition in Polokwane on Saturday, October 10.

The competition, hosted at Greenside Primary School, brought together 33 schools from across Limpopo to showcase their robotics, coding, creativity and problem-solving skills.

Road to the nationals

Five schools from Phalaborwa participated: Baranuka, Sebalamakgolo, Nkateko, Majeje and Relebogile. Nkateko will represent Limpopo at the national competition in Johannesburg in March 2027.

Learners set their sights higher

Gr 9 learner Ntsakiso Mitileni, who aspires to become a medical doctor, expressed her excitement about the victory.

“I am very happy and grateful that we won the provincial competition.

“It is a great achievement for me and my team, and we are excited to prepare for the national competition in Johannesburg. We will continue working hard and doing our best to represent our school,” she said.

Teacher Hitekani Hlungwani congratulated the learners and wished them well as they prepare for the national competition. He also expressed hope that they would eventually compete internationally.