Digital innovation across Africa was recognised and celebrated during Lynchpin Media’s prestigious ICT awards event in Johannesburg this week.
The Intelligent ICT Awards Africa took place at Katy’s Palace Bar on May 8 and showcased IT success stories from across the continent, with the region’s technology change-makers and leading vendors were recognised.
The awards, sponsored by Dell Technologies, Cloud on Demand and Westcon-Comstor, featured six categories that celebrate the achievements of IT and business leaders and the event was hosted by Musa Khuzwayo.
Winners were selected by an independent jury panel, made up of David Reynders, CTO, Merchant Capital; Sithembile Songo, CISO, Eskom; Wabo Majavu, Non-Executive Director and Founder, WiTechnology; and Noluvuyo Gqadu, CEO at CodeNgwana.
Jodie Harris, Head of Events at Lynchpin Media, said: “We set out to create an informal, fun and vibrant awards event that celebrates the best of this region’s ICT industry – and we definitely delivered on that mission.
“Our finalists embraced this year’s event and brought so much energy and positivity. Whether they took home the award or not, the great feedback we received suggests everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
“Thanks to everyone involved – including our suppliers, brilliant sponsors, fantastic host and, of course, our finalists, for helping to make this a truly memorable event.”
2025 Winners:
| Security | |
| Intelligent Software Security Partner | Vumacam |
| Intelligent Secure Digital Transformation Partner | Forensic Science Institute |
| Intelligent Training and Awareness Initiative | Orange Cyberdefense |
| Intelligent Network Security Implementation of the Year | Palo Alto Networks |
| Intelligent Cloud Security Implementation of the Year | Paygilant |
| Channel | |
| Training Provider of the Year | Phambano Development Centre NPC |
| Cloud Solutions Distributor of the Year | Cloud on Demand |
| Value Added Distributor of the Year | Westcon-Comstor |
| Cybersecurity Distributor of the Year | Obscure Technologies |
| IT Distributor of the Year | Zinia IT. |
| Data Centres | |
| Intelligent Cabling Partner of the Year | CommScope |
| Intelligent Power Partner of the Year | Vertiv |
| Intelligent Storage Partner of the Year | Dell Technologies |
| Intelligent Infrastructure Project of the Year | Kenyan National Transport and Safety Authority |
| Green Data Centre of the Year | Open Access Data Centres |
| Business | |
| Workforce Management Project of the Year | Change Logic People Solutions |
| Customer Experience Provider of the Year | Skin Recode |
| Tech for Positivity | Humanz South Africa |
| Innovation for Business Growth | INQ Group |
| Startup Project of the Year | GoodApp Home Services |
| Enterprise | |
| Intelligent Software Vendor of the Year | Synthesis |
| Intelligent Cloud Solutions Vendor of the Year | Angola Cables |
| Intelligent Networking Vendor of the Year | Ericsson and Comsol |
| Intelligent Digital Transformation Vendor of the Year | Braintree |
| Intelligent Education Implementation of the Year | University of Johannesburg |
| Intelligent Public Sector Implementation of the Year | DPCR |
| Intelligent Healthcare Implementation of the Year | Clicks Group LTD |
| Intelligent Banking and Finance Implementation of the Year | First National Bank |
| Intelligent Energy Implementation of the Year | Eskom |
| Intelligent Telecom Project of the Year | MAST |
| AI Project of the Year | Artemis Technology |
| Leadership | |
| Channel Personality of the Year | Tobie van Schalkwyk, Duxbury Networking |
| ICT Team of the Year | 4C Predictions |
| Outstanding Woman in Tech | Anathi Mtila, Manager – Cyber Defense Information Security and Governance, MTN Group South Africa |
| Rising Star | Dr Makaziwe Makamba |
| CISO of the Year | Galeboe Magotsi, CISO, University of the Witwatersrand |
| CIO of the Year | Shalin Naidoo, DRD Gold |
Visit the Intelligent ICT Awards LinkedIn page for updates from the evening.
The full list of winners will be accessible via the Intelligent ICT Awards website.
