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Hans Zachar, 2025 CIO Awards Cybersecurity award-winner, built Nutun’s international technology platform with the same quiet discipline that shaped his life growing up in Edenvale. For the group chief technology and information officer, global scale, trust and innovation have always been about people first – and systems second.

On 15 April, some of South Africa’s most influential technology leaders gathered at 180 Lounger where rooftop views set the scene for candid conversations about how CIOs are embedding purpose, trust and human impact directly into their technology decisions.

Peter Robb has been nominated for the 2026 CIO Awards for his achievements as group CIO at Omnia.

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.

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.

The global digital and AI solutions provider has just signed up as a Silver partner at the 2026 IT Indaba taking place on 21 October 2026.

Gary Crouse, Compsol’s newly-appointed CIO, has spent 13 years rising through the ranks in the company and is now reshaping its technology strategy through AI, talent development and process modernisation.

The Cape Town CIO Summit will look at how tech leaders are using technology not only to drive efficiency, but to shape organisations in more deliberate ways. That includes building more inclusive workplaces, supporting ESG goals and making technology decisions that align with broader business values.

From change freezes and on-call rosters to automated monitoring and transparent risk management, CIOs share how they approach business continuity during peak leave periods.

Zanele Hala is steering PetroSA’s IT function through one of the most consequential periods in the organisation’s history and she is doing it while lifting others.

Ericsson South Africa has appointed Siseko Ngxola as country head, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the local market and its focus on advancing connectivity-driven innovation.

Lenders are moving beyond static financial statements to real-time transaction data, enabling faster decisions and more current assessments of SME performance and funding needs, according to David Reynders, CTO at Merchant Capital.

Sanlam has appointed Theo Mabaso as its first group chief AI officer, formalising artificial intelligence as a dedicated function at executive committee level.

IoD certification equips South African CIOs with governance expertise crucial for board-level influence, but achieving true strategic impact ultimately depends on shifting organisational mindsets that still view ICT as a cost centre rather than a strategic partner, says Wits University CIO Dr Stanley Mpofu.

In honour of International Women’s Month, CIO South Africa highlights interviews with leading IT executives who are shaping the future of the country’s technology landscape and creating pathways for the next generation of women in tech.

On 19 March, CIO South Africa hosted a dinner at Aurum in Sandton, supported by MagicOrange, where senior technology leaders got candid about AI cost, control and whether the investments are actually paying off.

On 19 March, CIO South Africa hosted an exclusive dinner at Aurum in Sandton, bringing together senior IT leaders for focused discussions on AI cost, control and value realisation.

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