Hloriso MohaleEppetech Software SolutionsFounder
A South African technology company building business software and supplying point-of-sale systems for local businesses and organisations.
eppetech.com (opens in a new tab)Hloriso Mohale
Building the systems. Shaping the digital future.
I design and build software systems, and write about the decisions that shape them — from application architecture and cross-platform .NET to AI-native design and the question of who controls Africa’s digital infrastructure.
Author- Cross-Platform PowerhouseCRC Press · AfricaTECH Book Series
Founder- Eppetech Software SolutionsBusiness software, South Africa
Founder- Digital Sovereignty InstituteDigital policy research
Masterclass- Africa Tech Festival 2026Cape Town · 17 November 2026
The book
Cross-Platform Powerhouse
Building Web, Mobile, and Desktop Apps with .NET MAUI Hybrid Blazor
A practical guide to building one application that runs on the web, on Android and iOS, and on Windows and macOS — from a single, shared .NET codebase. Written for developers, architects and students who want to stop building the same product several times.
Work & initiatives
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What I build, and the institutions I have founded.
Digital Sovereignty InstituteFounder
A South African policy research institute, established in 2026, working on responsible digital transformation in South Africa and the wider Global South.
digitalsovereigntyinstitute.org (opens in a new tab)Enterprise and cross-platform softwarePractice
Business systems in C# and .NET, built with .NET MAUI and Blazor Hybrid when one application must serve the web, mobile and desktop.
AI-native architecturePractice
Designing systems in which AI is a structural component — with clear contracts, evaluation and human oversight — rather than a feature added at the end.
Speaking
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Speaking and engagements
For conferences, universities, podcasts, institutions and industry events.
Re-Architecting Software to be AI-Native
Africa Tech Festival 2026
Nerina Room, CTICC 2, Level 1 · Cape Town
A masterclass for architects, engineering leaders and senior developers on what changes when AI becomes a structural part of a system rather than a feature added to it.
From AI Potential to African Impact: Building, Scaling and Owning Africa’s AI Future
Africa Tech Festival 2026
Stage 2, CTICC 1, Hall 3 · Cape Town
A panel on moving AI in Africa from potential to impact — and on what it takes for the continent to build, scale and own its AI future.
Speaking themes
Proposed topics, offered to organisers — not confirmed bookings.
- Re-Architecting Software to be AI-Native
- Cross-Platform Software Architecture with .NET MAUI and Blazor Hybrid
- Digital Sovereignty and the Future of Digital States
- AI Governance and Digital Infrastructure
- Technology Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation
Blog
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From the blog
Top 4 Books for Cross-Platform Software Development
Four books worth putting on your shelf if you build web, mobile and desktop apps from a single codebase — covering .NET, Flutter and the engineering habits underneath both.
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Africa Needs Its Own Tech Stack
Why digital sovereignty starts with building the infrastructure, software, AI, and technical capability we can control.
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Building Once, Deploying Everywhere: Lessons from .NET MAUI Hybrid Blazor
Hard-won lessons from shipping .NET MAUI Hybrid Blazor apps across web, mobile, and desktop from a single codebase.
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Biography
Biography
Hloriso Mohale is a South African technology architect, software developer and author. He founded Eppetech Software Solutions, which builds business software for South African organisations, and the Digital Sovereignty Institute, a policy research institute focused on digital governance, AI policy and data protection.
He is the author of Cross-Platform Powerhouse, published by CRC Press in the AfricaTECH Book Series, and writes regularly on software architecture and digital sovereignty.
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