South Africa’s top executives will gather in Johannesburg to explore the relationship between technology and human leadership.

Sarah Blignaut, deputy CTO at Sars, says technology transformation starts with listening, not technology. She explains how a paper-choked tax authority became a digital-first institution trusted with R2.01 trillion in annual collections.

Lanseria International Airport IT manager Stephen du Plessis has been nominated for the 2026 CIO Awards.

Global engineering solutions provider Winjit has signed up as a Gold partner for the 2026 IT Indaba taking place on 21 October.

Priyen Naidu, head of IT for Aspen’s SA Commercial business, explains how the JSE-listed pharmaceutical organisation is using disciplined governance and a business-focused approach to support business growth through technology.

Capitec group CIO Andrew Baker explains why the bank refuses to stop hiring junior staff in the age of AI, and how it plans to fix everything from ATM queues to camera-shy verification selfies.

During the 11th annual ExCo Women’s Dinner at the NH Johannesburg Sandton, Kevin Wilson, group GM: IT at Stefanutti Stocks said healthy population growth requires companies to make it easy for people to have families.

An elegant ballroom at the NH Johannesburg Sandton set the stage for the 11th annual Executive Communities women’s dinner. Under the theme The Power of Presence, leading female executives from across sectors gathered to share authentic insights, trade boardroom strategies and build lasting connections.

Sne Dlamini has been nominated for the 2026 CIO Awards for her work as AECI vice president of technology and digital.

Speaking exclusively to CIO South Africa, Palo Alto Networks chief information officer Meerah Rajavel explains why offline power outages do not solve your security issues, sharing a global playbook for local digital transformation.

CIO South Africa recently caught up with Jean Scheltema, CIO at Wesgro and here is what she shared about her job.

Leading technology executives speak candidly about what it takes to thrive in leadership, from dismantling the myth that technology is a “boys' toy” to managing the demanding, 24-hour accountability of modern enterprise systems.

Succession Financial Planning Advisory Services chief information officer Mohammad Malik has been nominated for the 2026 CIO Awards.

Newly appointed Betfred’s head of IT Ebrahim Rahman shared his transition playbook with CIO South Africa ahead of his new chapter starting on 3 August, explaining why his first months will focus on listening and alignment.

Nikos Angelopoulos has been appointed as the new group chief information officer of Nedbank, bringing more than 30 years of global technology leadership experience to the bank.

Digital infrastructure provider xneelo has signed up as a Gold partner for the IT Indaba taking place on 21 October 2026.

Santam Insurance chief information officer Sam Nkosi has been nominated for the 2026 CIO Awards.

The one night a year CIO South Africa lets the sales pitch in. That's how 28 July played out at The Venue Green Park in Morningside, Sandton, as a room full of CIOs and IT decision-makers watched sales partners – from global players like Kaspersky and Workday to homegrown iOCO – take the stage for the 2026 Pitch Parade.

Over 120 CIOs, IT leaders and sales executives gathered on the 20th floor of The Venue Green Park in Morningside. Set against panoramic views of Sandton business district, the event delivered on its promise: four-minute pitches with absolutely no fluff.

Central University of Technology CIO Galeboe Mogotsi expected to lead with risk and architecture. Six months in, he reflects on why he paused instead – and what that taught him about institutional transformation.