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The IT solutions provider has signed up as a Gold partner for the 2025 IT Indaba happening on 15 October.

For the 2024 Public Sector CIO Award winner, Pandelani Munyai, everything has to have a scientific approach and reasoning behind it. Now he is tapping into his science background to rewrite South Africa’s digital future as Transnet’s CIO.

Nutun’s Group CTIO Hans Zachar joins the list of IT executives vying for the 2025 CIO of the Year title.

MagicOrange’s Stephen Coull and Blake Davidson explore how CIOs can turn opaque IT budgets into strategic tools for business growth.

Edward Snell & Co. head of technology Kevin Fredericks joins the list of IT leaders competing for the acclaimed CIO of the Year title.

Koteswara Rao Muppavarapu has been announced as Argility Technology Group’s (ATG) new head of technology.

2024 CIO Awards cybersecurity category winner and Clicks’ group head of IT Ridwan Khan is an inspiring case study of how CIOs navigate modern IT challenges while staying grounded in their personal lives and values.

Communication Genetics and Kiteworks have teamed up to combat AI’s newest data risk frontier with enterprise-grade content controls that help protect corporate IP, sensitive content and customer PII with Zero Trust Information and internally controlled AI ingestion.

Free State Department of Health CIO Bandile Ntombela joins the list of IT leaders competing for the prestigious CIO of the Year title.

With phishing, smishing, and vishing attacks on the rise across South African enterprises, the proactive management of cybersecurity risks is no longer optional and is fast becoming an industry standard. Richard Cassidy, CISO for the EMEA region at Rubrik, offers his expert perspective on what CIOs need to prioritise to counter the growing threat of identity-based attacks. 

Absa Group CITO Johnson Idesoh joins the list of IT executives in the running for the 2025 CIO of the Year title.

With over two decades of IT experience, Marko Salic has been announced as the chief executive for Smollan data and tech, leading the company’s digital and data division.

RMB chief digital information officer (CDIO) Christiaan du Preez says leading technology teams is his true calling. He believes that collaboration between industry and the private sector can make a real difference in addressing the skills shortage.

Stefanutti Stocks Construction’s IT manager, Kevin Wilson has joined the list of leaders competing for the CIO of the Year title.

Yellow Card co-founder and CTO Justin Poiroux shares how the evolution of fraud detection, digital ecosystem requirements and emerging protocols are compelling organisations to build their own AI capabilities rather than rely on external providers.

enX CIO Denish Haripal is among this year’s nominees competing for the 2025 CIO of the Year title.

An overseas trend of new laws governing AI could soon affect local companies and IT leaders. To gain a better understanding from an African context, CIO South Africa sought views from Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) CIO Eugene Vanderlingen.

IFS head of group IT Andrew Britz is connecting Africa’s most remote operations the way he deep-sea fishes in the Indian Ocean – with whatever he has at his disposal.

Mr Price Group’s Kim Sim joins the list of leaders competing for the CIO of the Year title.

Quality data will always surpass aimless AI experiments, and data-driven AI tools with a strong business case can enhance decision-making, writes Luxaviation Group CITO Pieter Steyn.