Job Title: CIO
Company: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
Unathi Thosago is a seasoned executive manager with a track record of success in the financial services, pharmaceutical, SOE, agricultural, and insurance industries. Program management, IT strategy development and execution, systems development, architecture, business analysis, QA testing, and data analysis are all areas of expertise. She is good at people management and negotiation, and she enjoys a challenge because it allows her to grow and improve her IT skills.
Work
2026 - Present CIO, Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
2024 - 2025 IT Executive: Service and Client Technology, Old Mutual South Africa
2022 - 2024 Chief Technology Officer, Adcorp Group
2020 - 2022 Head Of Project Management Office (PMO), Rand Mutual - RMA
2019 - 2020 Information Technology Solutions Development Manager, Rand Mutual - RMA
2016 - 2019 ICT Client Support Manager, Rand Mutual - RMA
2013 - 2014 Project Manager, IMS Health
2010 - 2013 Senior Supervisor: Land Assets, Transnet SOC Ltd
2008 - 2010 System Analyst, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Education
2020 - 2020 Executive Development Programme (EDP), Wits Business School
2017 - 2018 Master of Business Administration (MBA), GIBS
2017 - 2017 Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Business Administration and Management, GIBS
2016 - 2016 ITIL Foundation Certification, Torque-IT
BSc Computer Science, Rhodes University
About the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa: The Parliament of South Africa is the country’s supreme legislative authority, consisting of a bicameral structure: the National Assembly (NA), which represents the people, and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), which represents provincial interests. Operating under the Constitution, Parliament enacts legislation, oversees the executive, and provides a forum for public debate. It is based in Cape Town, South Africa’s legislative capital.
