Job Title: Vice Principal of ICT and CIO
Company: Unisa
Mathabo Nakene-Mginqi was appointed as the vice principal of ICT and CIO at Unisa in 2022. With over two decades of experience in IT, Mathabo has worked as a project manager and programme manager in some of the country's top public sector organisations, including the Department of Home Affairs and the University of Witwatersrand.
She has also served as a board member at Rand Water and the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency. Her educational accomplishments include a master's in project management and an advanced computer science degree.
Mathabo was nominated for the 2025 CIO Awards for her work as vice principal of ICT and CIO at Unisa.
Work
2022 - Present Vice Principal ICT and CIO, University of South Africa
2015 - 2022 Group Manager Service Development, Airports Company South Africa
2019 - 2021 Non-Executive Director, Project Management South Africa (PMSA)
2014 - 2015 Senior Project Manager, Department of Home Affairs
2014 - 2015 Board Member, Rand Water
2012 - 2014 Owner & Founder, TPM Project Management
2011 - 2014 Board Member, Cross-Border Road Transport Agency
2010 - 2011 Programme Manager, University of the Witwatersrand
2009 - 2010 Programme Manager, Nyarhi Technologies
2008 - 2009 Project Management Consultant, Department of Home Affairs
2007 - 2008 Programme Manager, UBank
2005 - 2007 Project Manager, HR Computek
2001 - 2004 Software Engineer, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Education
2006 - 2008 Master's in Project Management, University of Pretoria
1995 - 2000 BSc Computer Science (hons), University of Cape Town
1995 - 2000 BSc Computer Science, University of Cape Town
About Unisa: Unisa is the largest open distance learning institution in Africa, the longest standing dedicated distance education university in the world.
