Fak'ugesi Festival

Get ready! From 7–12 Oct, Joburg becomes a live circuit where art, music, gaming, XR, AI & culture collide. In 2025, under #PowerSurge, we’re cranking the voltage higher. 🎟 Tickets: fakugesi.co.za #Fakugesi2025 @WitsUniversity @TshimologongIT

Our team hit #RageExpo this weekend 🎮🔥 Continuing the Train the Trainer journey with UNICEF, GFC, RLabs & Spacesalad after an epic Soweto game jam at Jabulani Soweto Rlabs! Winning Teams of the Jamz scored Rage Expo tickets! 🚀✨ #GameDev #AfricaGames"

The S+T+ARTS AI Afropean Intelligence Bootacamp brought together ten African artists and international collaborators to explore how AI can be reimagined through African perspective. @ArsElectronica @WitsUniversity @STARTSEU @TshimologongIT

A huge shoutout to @RedBullza for bringing the energy to Fak’ugesi Festival 2025! From the buzzing arcade zones to the electrifying Tetris game activations, Red Bull powered up our creative playground and kept the festival spirit alive all week long. #Fakugesi2025 #PowerSurge

Join us we congratulate and recognise Karabo Thinane, co-founder of Achiever, a student behavioral reward system, for receiving the MTN DataComb award at the Fak’ugesi Festival. @DatacombHubs @MTNza @PercyMkhosi #MTN #DataCom #Fakugesi2025 #TshimologongTheFuture

Today, we had the privilege of hosting the MTN DataComb Graduation Ceremony. Congratulations to all the graduates on this outstanding accomplishment. Our sincere appreciation goes to MTN and the DataComb team for their incredible collaboration. #MTN #DataCom #Fakugesi2025

We’re thrilled to be nominated for the Screen-Based Digital Art category at the 2025 Fak’ugesi Awards, celebrating Africa’s most innovative creators in digital art, animation, gaming, XR, and design! #Fakugesi2025 #ScreenBasedArt #DigitalCreatives #PowerSurge #AfricanInnovation

Very proud of what the @fakugesi 2025 team has achieved, such an incredible energy @TshimologongIT - do go down and see the Dala Khona (Game arcade) tomorrow, and family day Sunday. Best of luck to the #FakugesiAwards nominees for tonight. 🥰

⚡The Fak’ugesi 2025 Programme⚡ From 7–12 October, Braamfontein surges with Africa’s premier digital arts festival - a high-voltage explosion of visual art, animation, gaming, XR, digital music and culture! Tickets on sale now: fakugesi.co.za #Fakugesi2025 #PowerSurge

Fak’uGesi is still on — come join us at Joburg Games Fest! 🎮 Games, vibes, and all the action you don’t wanna miss! Get your tickets :quicket.co.za/events/337061-… #FakUGesi2025 #JoburgGamesFest #GautengFilmCommission

Mark your calendars for @fakugesi 2025 (Oct 7–12) and step inside African stories like never before. Get ready for Kwasukasukela, an African mythology-inspired premiere that fuses poetry, visuals and innovation. The future of storytelling is here, and it’s proudly African. @WitsUniversity @TshimologongIT #Fakugesi2025 #ExploreJoburg ^LM

Sponsored: The power surge is officially on! ⚡️ From 7–12 October, Braamfontein becomes the epicentre of Africa’s digital creativity as Fak’ugesi 2025: Power Surge lights up the city! Step into a world where ancestral intelligence meets AI, climate action fuels creativity, and innovation takes centre stage. From immersive domes and XR showcases to the Afropean Intelligence Challenge, Afrique Creative 3, and the Fak’ugesi Awards — this festival is where Africa’s brightest disruptors come to shine. 🎟️ Get your tickets now on Quicket: quicket.co.za/events/ 📖 Read the full story: mg.co.za/partner-content #Fakugesi2025 #PowerSurge #DigitalAfrica #Braamfontein #Tshimologong #ImmersiveAfrica #XR #AI #Gaming #Animation #CreativeTech #AfricanInnovation #FutureIsAfrican @fakugesi @WitsUniversity @tshimologing

@SACulturalObs presented its paper “Artificial Intelligence – Rushed Revolution or Holy Algorithmic Grail?” at #Fakugesi2025. The study explores how AI is being integrated into SA’s cultural & creative industries, offering fresh insights into the evolving digital arts landscape.

We’re thrilled to be nominated for the Screen-Based Digital Art category at the 2025 Fak’ugesi Awards, celebrating Africa’s most innovative creators in digital art, animation, gaming, XR, and design! #Fakugesi2025 #ScreenBasedArt #DigitalCreatives #PowerSurge #AfricanInnovation

The pulse of African digital creativity returns—charged, connected, and full of spark. Dive into six days of electrifying innovation across visual art, gaming, XR, animation, digital music, and tech-driven culture. 🎟️ Tickets: R40–R495 | Final Day: Free Entry 👉 Discover more: zurl.co/MqDFP Follow @fakugesi for more updates. #JoburgEconomy #Fakugesi2025 #ExploreJoburg ^LM

Come join us at Joburg Games Fest 2025, you can get your free tickets at quicket.co.za/events/337061-…

Some of the work I did for the Fakugesi trailer @fakugesi ! 🔥 • Fakugesi Trailer 💫 • Production Lead: Tino @tg_ultimate @gorowastudios 💥 • #fakugesi #animation #2danimation #shortfilm #trailer #action #sakuga #motion #2d #vfx #art

Executing a music event brand WEEKLY could’ve been much tougher had we not had our dynamic and distinct Brand Identity. 🧡 @NORMVL Recognised by this year's @fakugesi awards under the Design category. 🙏🏾 See our full brand case study: bit.ly/YWTUCaseStudy

The wait is over — Fak’ugesi Festival 2025: Power Surge goes live! 4 days of digital art, gaming, XR, animation, music, and culture — all charging from the heart of Braamfontein. Tickets are limited. Book now📷 fakugesi.co.za #Fakugesi2025 #PowerSurge #AfricanInnovation

One week to go! Joburg's Game Fest, powered by @Fakugesi , is almost fully charged and ready to light up the city. Are you ready? #fyp #JoburgGamesFest #joburggamesfest2024 #Fakugesi #gamedev

The Fak’ugesi Festival lights up Johannesburg with African digital creativity from 7–12 October. Step into the future of AI, animation, gaming, XR, visual art and digital music. Tickets are limited – fakugesi.co.za #Fakugesi2025 @WitsUniversity @TshimologongIT