Hanlie de Bod-Leaf never planned a career in technology. But as CIO at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, she's combining her love of problem-solving and innovation to build digital solutions that connect millions of young South Africans with much-needed work opportunities.

Kim Sim, CIO of Mr Price Group, has built her leadership philosophy around high-performance team culture, psychological safety and accountability while steering major technology transformation initiatives. Her approach earned her both the Strategy and Leadership Award and the High-Performance Team Award at the CIO Awards in 2025.

Gboyega Dada, chief digital and information officer at Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), has built a career at the nexus of curiosity and structure, drawn to the hidden systems that keep institutions moving.

AI is accelerating knowledge work. The real test for CIOs is whether it is also strengthening human capability.

As AI token prices collapse, boards often confuse cheap raw intelligence with a cheaper business.

Sasol’s IT digital and innovation enablement lead Bramley Maetsa and Microsoft’s senior account technology strategist Phumlani Nhlapo explore why the industry's Open-AI coalition changes the sovereignty debate.

Speaking exclusively to CIO South Africa, Palo Alto Networks chief information officer Meerah Rajavel explains why offline power outages do not solve your security issues, sharing a global playbook for local digital transformation.

If your cyber security strategy is measured by the number of security products you own, then you are measuring the wrong thing.

CIOs still approach cybersecurity as if attackers are trying to “break in”. That thinking is outdated. Modern cybercriminals are not smashing through firewalls wearing hoodies in dark rooms. They are logging in through the front door using stolen credentials, hijacked Microsoft 365 accounts and employees who unknowingly hand over access every single day.

During the 11th annual ExCo Women’s Dinner at the NH Johannesburg Sandton, Kevin Wilson, group GM: IT at Stefanutti Stocks said healthy population growth requires companies to make it easy for people to have families.

At least 27 of Johannesburg’s top women leaders in the IT field came together for high-energy discussions and appreciation for the journey to CIO.

Three leading CIOs share how their reading habits shape their leadership, from service excellence and purpose to continuously connecting ideas across disciplines.