No Nigerian player, goalkeeper, coach, club or national team features in any of the seven men’s categories announced by CAF. Nigeria has suffered a major setback at the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards, failing to secure a single nomination across all seven men’s categories unveiled by the continental football governing body on Wednesday….
Nominations are now open for the inaugural ICITP/ Chartered CIO IT Industry Recognition Awards. The Institute of Chartered IT Professionals (ICITP) and Chartered CIO Council have opened their 2026 IT Industry Recognition Awards and call on the ICT community to nominate candidates for consideration. The awards have been created to celebrate excellence in building digitally-competent…
Parliament has called for nominations to fill four vacant positions on the council for communications regulator Icasa, the department of communications & digital technologies said on Thursday. An Icasa spokeswoman told TechCentral that the outgoing councillors are Cathrine Mushi, Thabisa Faye, Ntombiza Sithole and Nompucuko Nontombana. “The strength of our communications regulator depends on the…
The Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards (YOBA) has officially opened nominations for its milestone 5th edition, marking five years of recognising and amplifying the most innovative, resilient and high-impact youth-owned brands across Africa. In 2026, YOBA expands beyond an awards ceremony with the return of the two-day Top 16 YOBA Festival, taking place on 19 and 20…
Winners of the 2026 Wired4Women Awards will be announced on 16 April. This is the final call to nominate a female tech champion – whether she is an industry veteran or about to start her career in ICT. Nominations for the 2026 Wired4Women Awards close on Sunday, 8 February at 23:59 (SAST). An initiative of…
“Sinners” made good. Ryan Coogler’s vampire tale leads the pack of contenders for the 98th Academy Awards with 16 total nominations, including best picture, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. “Sinners” crushed the previous record of 14 nominations held by “All About Eve” (1950), “Titanic” (1997) and “La La Land” (2016). Coogler…
Nomonde White-Ndlovu, CIO of Bidvest Bank and Chairperson of Wired4Women. Nominations for the Wired4Women Awards 2026 are officially open and the ICT community is invited to step forward and nominate South Africa’s shining female tech stars. The Wired4Women Awards are an initiative led by ITWeb Brainstorm and the Wired4Women Tech forum, proudly supported by Telkom…
Nominations close on 8 February 2026. Nominations for the Wired4Women Awards 2026 are now open and we are calling on the ICT community to step forward and help us recognise exceptional female tech leaders, innovators and rising talent. Now in its third year, the Wired4Women Awards is an initiative of the Wired4Women Forum and ITWeb…
The deadline to submit nominations for the newly established Brainstorm CIO Awards is fast approaching – all entries must be in by 11:59pm on Sunday, 28 September. As part of its mission to recognise the achievements of the local CIO community, ITWeb Brainstorm, in partnership with MTN Business, has introduced two CIO awards for 2025:…
Getty Images Adolescence star Owen Cooper has made Emmy history as one of the youngest ever to be nominated for this year’s awards. The 15-year-old British actor has bagged the nomination for best supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or TV movie. If he wins, Cooper will be the youngest male winner of an acting…
