Our awards
Recognition for our work and impact
Awards and recognition earned by Vaxowave and the people who lead it.
Company awards
Africa Tech Week AwardsWinner 2026
Impumelelo Top Empowered CompanyQualified 2025
Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment AwardsWinner 2025
Recognition for our people
Kume Luvhani
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Winner of the Africa Tech: Women in Tech Award at the 8th annual Africa Tech Week Awards, held in Cape Town on 13 May 2026. Overall winner (the First Among Equals Award) and Professional Services category winner at the Forty Under 40 South Africa Awards 2026.
Lawrance Reddy
Cloud CTO
The first Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft Azure in South Africa, and one of only two holding the Microsoft MVP for AI accreditation.
Peter Rix
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Finalist for the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) Visionary CIO award in 2017.
In the news
ITWeb: The search is on for SA’s top female entrepreneurs
For the third year running, Kume Luvhani will lend her expertise to the judging process to help select SA’s top female tech entrepreneur. Brandon Rix
Channel Africa: Vaxowave one of the companies in attendance at the Nedbank 2025 Top Empowerment Conference
Vaxowave is a leading BBBEE Level 1 empowerment technology company championing diversity, innovation and women in leadership across Africa. Brandon Rix
Peter Rix part of IITSPA Finalists for SA’s IT Personality and Visionary CIO Awards
Peter Rix of Vaxowave named as a one of South Africa’s leading CIOs in South Africa by IITSPA whose leadership is shaping technology.
Penny Futter
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