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Artificial intelligence is as transformative as electricity was to previous generations, fundamentally reshaping how we live and work.

What can South African enterprises learn from CIOs who have navigated IT landscapes across the globe, especially when it comes to shared services? This was a key question posed during a panel discussion at the recent 2025 IT Indaba.

MakwaIT’s business unit lead for digital platforms and solutions, Lesedi Modibane, and head of network solutions, Ntando Dhlamini, share how MakwaIT’s integrated approach – bringing together cloud, data, cybersecurity and observability – is empowering organisations to shift from reactive to proactive, intelligence-driven IT management.

Industry leaders emphasised the importance of aligning data strategy with business objectives through adaptive governance, stakeholder engagement and robust data maturity frameworks to drive real-time decision-making, at the IT Indaba.

As group IT executive at Adcorp, Abri Erasmus leads with a solutionist mindset rooted in curiosity, structure and service. His journey from theology to technology reflects a philosophy that sees complexity as opportunity rather than chaos.

At the inaugural IT Indaba, Jannie Malan, Workday South Africa’s solution consulting manager, showcased how Workday is evolving into a dynamic platform, positioning the ERP as a powerful tool that helps CIOs leverage AI agents and processes.

For panellists at the recent 2025 IT Indaba session on agentic AI, the conversation about artificial intelligence was about meaning rather than machines.

Technology leaders at the IT Indaba 2025 explored how organisations can unlock the power of data to drive decision-making and innovation.

Accounting software company Sage explores the trends shaping the finance industry in 2025 and outlines a playbook for CIOs leading technology strategies in finance enterprises.

Dr Steven James, computer scientist and AI researcher at Wits University, recently delivered a masterclass on AI and machine learning tools at the 2025 IT Indaba, focusing on the skills CIOs should prioritise to build AI-ready teams.

At the University of Johannesburg (UJ), CIO Maletsema Phofu is redefining the balance between innovation and security by championing collaboration, business alignment and clear communication across the institution’s digital landscape.

During a session titled 'From risk to reality: Lessons learnt from an actual cyber liability insurance claim', Marsh Africa’s Teri Solomon and Chris Shorter shared real-world insights on managing cybersecurity in a borderless environment.

From theoretical physics to practical applications, quantum technology promises ultra-secure communications and transformative computing power, Professor Andrew Forbes, a physicist at the University of the Witwatersrand, discussed the economics of it at the 2025 IT Indaba.

As employers continue to issue return to office mandates and employees resist, IT leaders discussed how CIOs can build new skills for managing hybrid teams at the 2025 IT Indaba.

During a panel discussion on The human factor: strengthening workforce readiness for cyber threats at the 2025 IT Indaba, three technology leaders shared insights on how people remain both the greatest vulnerability and the strongest defence against cyberattacks.

The inaugural 2025 IT Indaba saw iOCO executives Jan-Jurgens van der Walt (business unit head of technology) and Neil van Wyngaard (solutions architect) and XTND’s Johan van Dyk (executive head, forensic services) come together in a session where they made the case for weaving security into the DNA of every organisation.

At the 2025 IT Indaba, industry leaders urged South Africa’s tech sector to move beyond rhetoric on diversity and focus on driving digital sovereignty, innovation and inclusion across the continent.

At the first-ever IT Indaba, Callan Abrahams, AI executive at iOCO, challenged South Africa’s tech community to think bigger. She framed her session themed The Data Journey of South Africa, as a call to action to not debate AI in abstract terms, but to apply it to real problems facing the country.

The first-ever IT Indaba brought together Josh Souchon, IT executive at Opp-Gen; Faith Burn, CTOO at Landbank; and Mary Mahuma, CIO of Philip Morris Southern Africa who explained what it really takes to build a lasting IT career.