On the evening of 3 June 2025 we celebrated excellence in tech at the 7th annual Africa Tech Week Awards 2025.
The Awards were opened with a Keynote Address delivered by 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.
Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
The black-tie event took place on the first evening of the 2-day Sentech Africa Tech Week conference hosted by comedian Alan Committie, 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
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
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 az.oc.keewhcetacirfa@gnitekram. To enter the 2026 awards please contact az.oc.ocpot@tamuj.atinrauq.
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