Africa Tech Week 2025 Honours Innovators As Solly Malatsi Opens Awards With Call To Celebrate Digital Progress

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

• 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 az.oc.keewhcetacirfa@gnitekram. To enter the 2026 awards please contact az.oc.ocpot@tamuj.atinrauq.

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