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Red Hat Developer Day Johannesburg 2026
Thu, 16 Jul
|The Leonardo
Master the shifting software landscape by exploring the practical intersection of Cloud-Native applications, Platform Engineering, and Generative AI.


Time & Location
16 Jul 2026, 09:00 – 16:00
The Leonardo, 75 Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, 2146, South Africa
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About the Event
The Red Hat Developer Day Johannesburg is a high-energy, technical immersion experience taking place at the iconic Leonardo Hotel. This single-day event is designed to help local developers, engineers, and tech innovators move past the industry hype and transition into practical execution. The overarching theme focuses on how the software development landscape is radically shifting, driven by the rise of modern automation and advanced intelligent workflows.
The physical layout of the event features comprehensive technical tracks, interactive breakdown sessions, and dedicated hands-on zones. Attendees will dive deep into cutting-edge tech stacks and topics, including supercharging cloud-native workflows with Generative AI, streamlining operations with Platform Engineering, and managing containers alongside virtual machines using OpenShift Virtualization. The environment balances educational content with interactive elements, featuring the dynamic "RoShambo" GitOps challenge, an Open Source LLM Creation Challenge, and a dedicated OpenShift AI Challenge.
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