- The Africa Tech Festival Awards 2024 were hosted in Cape Town last night.
- The Awards celebrate exceptional technological advancements and expertise across the continent.
- A total of 11 awards were handed out on the night.
As Africa Tech Festival 2024 comes to a close, last night the Bay Hotel in Camps Bay, Cape Town played host to the 2024 iteration of the Africa Tech Festival Awards.
As the name would suggest, the awards focus on celebrating exceptional technological advancements and expertise across the continent.
“This prestigious event honoured companies, individuals, and projects that have demonstrated excellence and commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology in Africa,” organisers shared in a release with Hypertext.
“This year’s Africa Tech Festival Awards highlighted the pioneering work that is transforming lives and industries across Africa, inspiring future innovation and growth,” they added.
This year’s winners in 11 different categories were:
- Telco of the Year: MTN Ghana;
- Innovation for Impact: WIOCC Group;
- CXO of the Year: Patrick Benon, Orange Cameroon;
- Changing Lives Award: Orange Burkina Faso;
- Female Innovator of the Year: Toyosi Odukoya, Mastercard Foundation;
- Cybersecurity Leader of the Year: Sithembile Songo, Eskom Holdings SOC Limited;
- Fintech Innovation of the Year: Ecentric Payment Systems (with partners Eastern Cape Transport Tertiary Cooperative Limited (ECTTC) & FORUS Digital);
- Startup of the Year: SprintHive;
- Sustainability Project of the Year: Vodacom – Net Zero Project;
- Creative Visionary Award: Brighton Mhlongo;
- AIConics Award: GRIT – Gender Rights in Tech.
Images of the winners accepting their awards were shared by organisers too.
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