Achievements — Manelisi Mehlo (Mane)
Hackathons, mentorship, training, and milestones from Manelisi Mehlo (Mane) — including SEACOM MCP Hackathon Africa 2025, ELIDZ, Human Rights Hackathon, UCT FinTech, and more.
This page covers Manelisi Mehlo’s milestones as a Creative UI Engineer and Product Developer — hackathons, mentorship, training, and recognition across South Africa and the African continent.
- NC MICTSETA National Hackathon Mentor — mentored teams through product thinking, UI direction, and technical execution.
- Human Rights Hackathon — placed 1st, building human-rights-focused solutions in a timed sprint.
- AI/ML Training — completed hands-on artificial intelligence and machine learning training.
- ELIDZ Hackathon — placed 1st while exploring UI, motion, and rapid prototyping.
- UCT CortexHub FinTech Hackathon — placed 2nd for financial technology solutions under pressure.
- SEACOM MCP Hackathon Africa 2025 — built a Model Context Protocol (MCP) in 2 days with two teammates; finished top 7 out of 32 teams across Africa.
- 5G FWA Training — completed Fixed Wireless Access training for next-generation connectivity.
Achievements
Milestones from code, design, and creative builds along the way
My milestones
Key milestones from learning, building, and creating — from first projects to shipping real experiences.
NC MICTSETA National Hackathon Mentor
NC MICTSETA National Hackathon Mentor
Mentored teams at the Northern Cape MICTSETA National Hackathon — guiding participants through product thinking, UI direction, and technical execution so they could move from idea to a polished pitch under pressure.
Human Rights Hackathon
Human Rights Hackathon
Placed 1st at the Human Rights Hackathon — collaborating on human-rights-focused solutions in a timed sprint and turning research and ideas into a clear product concept and demo.
AI/ML Training
AI/ML Training
Completed hands-on AI and machine learning training — covering data preparation, model building, evaluation, and practical applications of supervised and unsupervised learning.
ELIDZ Hackathon
ELIDZ Hackathon
Placed 1st at the ELIDZ Hackathon — building and pitching a solution while exploring UI, motion, and rapid prototyping and strengthening core development foundations.
UCT CortexHub FinTech Hackathon
UCT CortexHub FinTech Hackathon
Placed 2nd at the UCT CortexHub FinTech Hackathon — collaborating on innovative financial technology solutions under pressure, from ideation to a working prototype.
SEACOM MCP Hackathon Africa 2025
SEACOM MCP Hackathon Africa 2025
Built a Model Context Protocol (MCP) in 2 days with two teammates at the SEACOM MCP Hackathon Africa 2025 — finishing in the top 7 out of 32 teams across the African continent.
5G FWA Training
5G FWA Training
Completed 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) training — building practical understanding of next-generation connectivity, network deployment concepts, and real-world wireless broadband solutions.
Other Achievements
Other Achievements
More milestones along the way — awards, recognition, and standout moments from primary and high school, alongside events and achievements from building, learning, and showing up in the creative tech community.
