Palo Alto Networks CIO Meerah Rajavel Small software bugs that developers once safely ignored can now be strung together by AI into working exploits – and the code to launch those attacks at scale generated on demand. That is the warning from Meerah Rajavel, global CIO of Palo Alto Networks, who spoke to TechCentral during…
Wits University CIO Dr Stanley Mpofu. University of Witwatersrand (Wits) chief information officer (CIO) Dr Stanley Mpofu has been appointed to the board of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). SAICA is a professional accounting body and the principal organisation responsible for training, accrediting and regulating chartered accountants in South Africa. Dr Mpofu’s…
John Bosco Arends, Chartered CIO Council chairperson, City of Johannesburg, addressed delegates at the inaugural Chartered CIO Conference 2026. Technology professionals across the public and private sectors, as well as those in learning and workforce development, were honoured with awards during the inaugural Chartered CIO Conference 2026. The event was hosted by the Chartered CIO…
Absa Group CITO Johnson Idesoh Johnson Idesoh, group chief information and technology officer at Absa, says AI in all its forms – generative, agentic and the AI now being wielded by cybercriminals – is the single biggest topic on his desk, but cautions that it remains a tool that has to be tied directly to…
Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker Former Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker will soon join BSP Financial Group as CIO. BSP is the largest bank and financial services provider in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the South Pacific region. TechCentral reported in January that Naicker had resigned from his position at Nedbank, a company he had served for…
Bank South Pacific group CIO Ray Naicker. (Image source: BSP) Former Nedbank group chief information officer (CIO) Ray Naicker has been appointed as group CIO of Bank South Pacific (BSP). In his new role, he will report to BSP group chief executive officer Mark Robinson. Naicker, who was also a member of the Nedbank Group…
The 2026 Wired4Women CIO of the Year winner will be revealed on 16 April. Six outstanding tech leaders have been shortlisted for the 2026 CIO of the Year Award, with the winner to be revealed on 16 April. The Wired4Women Awards, in partnership with the Wired4Women Tech Forum and ITWeb Brainstorm, with Telkom as lead…
Anton Fatti, chief technology officer of HealthBridge, says the doctor-patient relationship must remain at the centre of digital transformation in healthcare, even as AI reshapes how medical practices operate. Speaking on TechCentral’s Meet the CIO podcast series, brought to you by NTT DATA, Fatti said AI and cloud computing are already easing the administrative burden…
Ryan Porter With more than 25 years in business management and over two decades leading complex IT environments, Cullinan Holdings CIO Ryan Porter has spent his career turning technology into a practical, results-driven business asset. “Having worked across both customer and service-provider landscapes, I’ve learned that success comes down to strong people, clear governance, and…
Capitec has appointed Andrew Baker as chief information officer (CIO), succeeding Wim de Bruyn as the bank adjusts its executive structure to support its next phase of technology development. Andrew Baker | image supplied Baker previously served as chief technology officer and has been with the bank for four years. In his new role, he…
