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Capitec Bank has appointed Andrew Baker as group chief information officer, following the promotion of former group CIO, Wim de Bruyn to executive: transact.

South Africa’s top IT executives gathered at the chic Sandton Hotel on 12 February for the CIO Connected Intelligence Summit, opening the community’s annual event calendar with an evening focused on the issues keeping CIOs awake at night.

CIO South Africa Connected Intelligence Summit brought together senior technology leaders for an evening of bold thinking and practical insight.

The IT solutions provider has signed up for double Silver stands at the 2026 IT Indaba happening on 21 October 2026.

Ray Naicker has resigned from his position as group CIO at Nedbank after almost three years in the role.

CIO South Africa will kick off the community’s 2026 calendar at the Sandton Hotel with a gathering designed to inspire IT leaders and set the tone for the year ahead. The Johannesburg CIO Summit will explore how data, AI, cloud, networks and people are coming together to deliver business value.

In 2024, the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) fell victim to a devastating cyberattack. Less than a year later, Dr Sylvia Sathekge stepped into the role of CIO, a move carrying significant responsibility.

Yosheen Padayachee has been appointed group CIO of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica), where she will lead the organisation’s technology strategy and execution as it advances its digital transformation agenda.

South Africa’s tech leaders must rethink their growing dependence on AI-assisted software development, writes Rennie Naidoo, IS professor and research director at the Wits School of Business Sciences.

Vinesh Gramny has been appointed group CIO of Tsebo Solutions, where he will lead the development and execution of the group’s IT and digital strategy across its operating geographies.

A triple CIO Award winner, Nomonde White-Ndlovu rejoins the bank following nearly five years as CIO of Bidvest Bank.

Jörg Fischer, Standard Bank group CIO, took to the main stage for a fireside chat with Microsoft Middle East and Africa president Naim Yazbeck at the Microsoft AI Tour on 29 January 2026 to help guide technology leaders on adopting AI in their organisations.

Ravi Bhat, chief AI solutions officer at Microsoft South Africa, speaks to CIO South Africa about the rise of AI agents, the role of CIOs in driving change and what organisations that win in 2026 will look like.

The cloud-native SaaS provider has signed up as a Silver partner for the 2026 IT Indaba happening on 21 October 2026.

Aveena Mothilall has been appointed director of data and analytics at Associated British Foods’s Twinings.

Zuko Mdwaba has been appointed group CEO of Xponential, where he will lead the execution of the company’s growth strategy as it scales its operations.

Unisa CIO and Vice-Principal of ICT Mathabo Nakene-Mginqi says the university embeds sustainability into IT decision-making from procurement through to responsible end-of-life asset disposal.

With over two decades in the world of IT, Phila Msizazwe, CIO at the Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa, has strategically risen through the ranks and says he has enjoyed every moment of the journey.

Lubabalo Lokwe has been appointed chief information officer (CIO) of Nelson Mandela University (NMU), supporting the institution’s Vision 2030 strategy.

The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa has announced the appointment of IT expert Unathi Thosago as its new CIO, effective January 2026.