On the evening of 3 June 2025 we celebrated excellence in tech at the 7th annual Africa Tech Week Awards.
The awards were opened with a keynote address delivered by Hon. Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, who reminded us of the importance of celebrating achievements, especially when it comes to people and businesses advancing technology in South Africa and the wider continent.
The black-tie event took place on the first evening of the 2-day Sentech Africa Tech Week conference hosted by comedian Alan Committee, where guests were treated to dinner and a show. We congratulate the finalists and winners in the organisational and individual categories:
Organisational Awards:
AFRICA TECH: START–UP AWARD Sponsored by Sentech
Winner: LEMI App
- Batanidza Technologies
- Float Technologies
- ROCVEST Systems
- Harvest Animation
- Cyber Crucible, Inc.
- PickMe Africa
- Empire Partner Foundation NPC
- Philanthrosoft
AFRICA TECH: FINTECH AWARD
Winner: Wonga Online
- Paymenow
- Irvine Partners on behalf of Future Forex
AFRICA TECH: TECH IMPACT AWARD Sponsored by City of Cape Town
WInner: Old Mutual
- Etapath
- Right ePharmacy (Pty) LTD
- Takenote IT
- ICT Works
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
- Pula Management
- Agile Bridge (Pty) Ltd
AFRICA TECH: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AWARD
Winner: Etapath
- The Clicks Group
- Netstar
- MAST SERVICES (PTY) LTD
- Androit Technologies
- SprintHive
AFRICA TECH: PUBLIC SECTOR DIGITAL INNOVATOR AWARD
Winner: MMT Inland (Mint Group)
- SANRAL
- Right ePharmacy (Pty) LTD
- Androit Technologies
- HLT Advisors (Pty) Ltd T/A Africa International Advisors
AFRICA TECH: TECHNOLOGY COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: XLink
- MMT Inland (Mint Group)
- Etapath
- PaySolutions
- LexisNexis
- Nutun Management Services
- Agile Bridge (Pty) Ltd
AFRICA TECH: SECURITY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AWARD
Winner: PaySolutions
- Takenote IT
AFRICA TECH: EDTECH AWARD
Winner: WeThinkCode_
- Old Mutual
- University of Johannesburg
- Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
- Omnia Technology Solutions (Pty) Ltd
AFRICA TECH: AI INNOVATION AWARD Sponsored by iME
Winner: LexisNexis
- Swordfish Software (Pty) Ltd
- SprintHive
- Aerobotics
AFRICA TECH: HEALTHTECH AWARD
Winner: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
- The Clicks Group
Individual Awards:
AFRICA TECH: WOMEN IN TECH AWARD
Winner: Xoliswa Kakana – ICT Works
- Mamela Luthuli – Takenote IT
- Dr. Thanusha Govender – XLink
- Rita Sibanda – Pula Management
- Busisiwe Mbatha – e4
- Farzana Ally – Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
AFRICA TECH: LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: Trishen Moodley – MAST SERVICES (PTY) LTD
- Heinrich Cornelissen – PaySolutions
- Michael Lazarus – Wonga Online
- Ronny Mabokela – University of Johannesburg
- Hans Zachar – Nutun Management Services
AFRICA TECH: TECH FOUNDER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: Oscar Molaba – Batanidza Technologies
- Dr. Raphael Kamanga – Harvest Animation
- Dennis Underwood – Cyber Crucible, Inc.
- Adriaan Jacobus Johannes Retief – PickMe Africa
- Lerato Bodibe – ROCVEST
- Sohail Dhoda – Philanthrosoft
For more information on the Africa Tech Week please email marketing@africatechweek.co.za. To enter the 2026 awards please contact quarnita.jumat@topco.co.za.
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