| Dr | Modisa | Mzondi | SATS | South Africa | Humanities and Science Integration | Religion | Hypothesis Achievement Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Susanne | Jacobs | North West University North West Province S Africa | South Africa | Social Sciences | PSYCHO-SOCIAL HEALTH | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Tafirenyika | Mafugu | Durban University of Technology, | South Africa | Social Sciences | science education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Adetayo | Onososen | Center of Applied Research and Innovation in the Built Environment (CARINBE) Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Engineering and Technology | Construction Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Ahmed Idris | Hassen | Agricultural Research Councl | South Africa | Agricultural Science and Innovation | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sheeja | Sheela Rajan | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Biology and Life Sciences | Cancer Stem Cells Research | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jean Henry | Blignaut | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | South Africa | Social Sciences | Education and Self-directed learning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Lindi | Mathebula | SAMRC | South Africa | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Msizi | Mhlongo | University of Johannesburg - Department Biochemistry | South Africa | Biology and Life Sciences | Natrula products | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Annie | Botha | North West University | South Africa | Social Sciences | Self-Directed Learning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Mahlodi | Maripa | Tshwane University of Technology | South Africa | Biology and Life Sciences | Crop physiology and Soil sciences. | Research Hypothesis Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Dr Howard | Gomwe | Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Faculty of Health Sciences | South Africa | Medicine and Health Sciences | Non communicable diseases | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Veronica | Morudu | MINTEK | South Africa | Engineering and Technology | Metallurgy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Joseph | Moema | Mintek | South Africa | Advanced Materials Engineering | Engineering and Technology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Suresh Babu Naidu | Krishna | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Social Sciences | Material Science-Nanotechnology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Chuma | Maxwele | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Social Sciences | Economics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Innocent | Zitha | University of Venda | South Africa | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Babatunde | Ogunbayo | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Engineering and Technology | Construction Management/Construction industry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Nande | Fose | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | South Africa | Engineering and Technology | Power System Protection | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Roselyne | Cheruiyot | School of Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Wits Strategic Foresight Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. | South Africa | Business Hypotheses | Entrepreneurship and Sustainability | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |