Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga, ministerial representative to the University of the Free State Council. Well-known chief information officer (CIO) Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga has been appointed as a ministerial representative to the University of the Free State Council. Ramuthaga will represent minister of higher education Buti Manamela at the university’s council. “In this role, I contribute to the governance…
Nomonde White-Ndlovu rejoins Absa as CIO for group compliance. Seasoned technology executive Nomonde White-Ndlovu has taken up a new role as chief information officer (CIO) for group compliance at Absa, effective February. This marks White-Ndlovu’s return to the banking group, after previously spending over nine years with the organisation. In her previous roles, she was…
Kerusha Kanjee of Investec was the 2025 CIO of the Year, while Sithembile Songo of Eskom was named CISO of the Year. Nominations are open for the CIO of the Year and CISO of the Year categories at the third annual Wired4Women Awards 2026. As digital transformation and cyber resilience move to the top of…
Ray Naicker has resigned as Nedbank group CIO. Nedbank Group chief information officer (CIO) Ray Naicker, who is also a member of the Nedbank Group executive committee, has resigned with effect from 31 January. Naicker was appointed as Nedbank Group CIO in February 2023 after being promoted from the position of chief digital officer. In…
Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker Nedbank Group has announced the resignation of its group chief information officer, Ray Naicker, with effect from Friday. Naicker, who is also a member of Nedbank’s group executive committee, has held a number of senior roles at the bank over the past two decades, including group chief digital officer, group programme…
Unathi Thosago, new CIO of Parliament. Unathi Thosago has been appointed as the new chief information officer (CIO) for Parliament, effective early January. The appointment process was conducted by recruitment firm Revolution Human Capital. In a statement, the recruiter says Thosago’s appointment is testament to the critical role of strategic executive search in building a…
Galeboe Mogotsi joins the Free State’s Central University of Technology as CIO. [Photograph by Strike a Pose] The Central University of Technology (CUT) in the Free State has appointed Galeboe Mogotsi as its chief information officer (CIO), effective 5 January. In a statement, CUT says Mogotsi joins at a “defining moment” in its institutional trajectory,…
Welcome to season 2 of Meet the CIO, TechCentral’s podcast series that dives into the minds of South Africa’s top technology leaders. After a highly successful first season featuring CIOs from across the corporate landscape, we’re kicking off season 2 with a conversation with Khaya Mbanga, chief information and digital officer (CIDO) at BDO South…
The Information Regulator’s Tando Luyaba (left) and Standard Bank’s Khomotso Molabe (right) won top honours at the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Awards 2025. Winners of the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Awards 2025 were announced last night in Johannesburg, during a CIO banquet. Khomotso Molabe from Standard Bank and Tando Luyaba from the office of the Information Regulator…
Pandelani Munyai, Transnet, and Kutlwano Chaba, South Africa Local Government Association. ITWeb Brainstorm is proud to announce the shortlist of finalists for the Public Sector CIO award for 2025. The award, run in partnership with MTN Business, has been launched this year for the first time, and celebrates the key role that the public sector…
