South African CIOs share their 2026 priorities, from strengthening teams and driving transformation to creating time for family, growth and personal curiosity.

Free State department of health CIO Bandile Ntombela reflects on his career path and the evolving demands of technology leadership in the public sector.

The software company has signed up as a Gold partner for the 2026 IT Indaba taking place on 21 October 2026.

Fezile Dali has been appointed CIO of business and commercial banking at Standard Bank, where he will be responsible for the development and execution of the division’s IT strategy.

MakwaIT has signed up as a Diamond partner for the 2026 IT Indaba taking place on 21 October 2026.

On 24 February, CIO South Africa hosted an exclusive dinner at The Chef’stable Cape Town, bringing together industry leaders for lively discussions on building and leading intelligent teams.

Zamokuhle Mthethwa has been tapped to lead the IT strategy at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), effective February 2026.

As nominations for the 2026 CIO Awards continue to trickle in, we’re spotlighting young IT leaders under 40 years old who are already making a big organisational impact.

The software escrow provider has signed up for a Silver stand at the 2026 IT Indaba happening on 21 October 2026.

Technology leaders at the first Johannesburg CIO Summit of the year said speed has become the critical differentiator in the AI era, as organisations work to build seamlessly connected digital enterprises.

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.

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.

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.

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.