Cars4Mars in the news
Media Coverage
How newsrooms, universities, broadcasters and our partners have reported on the Cars4Mars African Rover Challenge – from the Mars Yard at SANSA to the teams who built the rovers.
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African Youth Put Their Mars Rovers to the Test at the Cars4Mars African Rover Challenge 2026!
The most complete account of the 2026 final: the new long-term partnership with SANSA, the Afrimat-sponsored Mars Yard, Woodline’s command stations, and how 18 teams from South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe handled the Traversal and AI Autonomous missions.
Read on Mining Weekly →News
Cars4Mars student Mars rover prototype finalists crowned at SANSA site in Gauteng
The winners: Zimbabwe’s Cyberstorm first overall, Inadeptus Mechanicus second and Bryanston High’s Tech Tonic third, plus category awards for TUT and Kenya’s JKUAT.
Read on Stuff → News2425 September 2026SA pupils build a Mars rover and beat university students in Africa challenge
A Schools Hub feature on South African high-school learners whose rover outperformed university teams at the 2026 Mars Stage Final.
Read on News24 → African Science Stars4 February 2026Cars4Mars African Rover Challenge celebrates young innovators in Science and Technology
A look back at the 2025 Mars Stage Final at Riversands i-Hub, where Martian Mechanics took first place and Best Design.
Read on African Science Stars →University news
Engineering students triumph at Cars4Mars African Rover Challenge
Two final-year TUT teams took home Best Traversal Mission (Team Wall-E) and Best AI Mission (RoboTechAura).
Read on tut.ac.za → Stellenbosch University2026Engineering student puts robotics skills to the test in African rover challenge
Mechatronics student Michael Shepstone and Rhodes University’s Jordan Prince placed second with their rocker-bogie rover.
Read on su.ac.za →Video & TV
DW Africa at the Cars4Mars Mars Yard
Deutsche Welle Africa’s reel from the 2026 challenge.
Watch on Facebook → CGTN AfricaVideoCGTN Africa reports on the African Rover Challenge
CGTN Africa’s broadcast feature on the young rover builders.
Watch on Facebook → News Central TVPhoto story[In pictures] Young African innovators at SANSA
A photo series from the final, showing teams testing AI, programming and space-engineering skills.
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