Government announces the appointment of Lady Mariéme Jamme as SA’s special envoy for tech and artificial intelligence.
The Interledger Foundation and UCT Financial Innovation Hub Hackathon drew 80 participants from six tertiary institutions, with women featuring in all top-three teams for the first time.
The Naspers South Africa CEO takes delivery of 8 870 Naspers N ordinary shares worth about R7.43 million.
Tarsus Distribution's Oosthuizen highlights the pressure faced in the local ICT channel.
ITWeb TV: SA has enough potential skills | Episode #77
CompTIA's Loraine Vorster talks addressing the IT skills shortage, upskilling within the organisation, giving a chance to 1 million matriculants and what's on the horizon for the IT certification and training body. #itwebtv #comptiacetification #skills
The National IP Management Office counts the gains, with over 3 000 IP and tech transfer professionals trained over 15 years.
Wired4Women Awards 2025
Boards are becoming more engaged in cyber risk, but CISOs must learn to communicate in business terms to keep security a strategic priority.
From Novice to Eskom CIO: Faith Burn’s Inspiring Journey in Tech | Exploring Careers in Tech #15
In the latest episode of Exploring Careers in Tech, ITWeb interviews Faith Burn, CIO of Eskom, who shares her inspiring journey in the tech industry. Faith candidly reflects on her path, emphasizing the role of preparation and seizing opportunities. Despite never having seen a computer before university, she pursued a degree in computer science, driven by curiosity and a willingness to face fears. Faith began her career as an assistant programmer, steadily rising through roles such as business development manager, project manager, and ultimately CIO. Along the way, she gained diverse experiences, including working in internal auditing, project risk consulting, and holding a leadership role at Deloitte. Her advice to aspiring women in tech centers on embracing new challenges, maintaining a learning mindset, and not being deterred by doubt or negativity. Faith underscores the importance of finding mentors and counselors from diverse backgrounds to provide guidance and perspectives, enabling informed decisions
Sne Dlamini aims to establish Sasol as an insight-driven enterprise that uses technology as a core strategic differentiator.
Fail fast and get up quickly. That’s the mindset that helped Ovayo Ntebe earn the Top Tech Student title at the 2026 Wired4Women Awards.
Nominations are now open for Brainstorm’s new CISO awards, which recognise the achievements of SA’s foremost cyber security leaders.
The industry must help close SA’s ICT skills gap through internships, reskilling and by tackling educational misalignment, says IITPSA GM Kelvin Nhlapo.
Professor Liesl Zühlke is the 2026 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award laureate for Africa and the Arab States.
The future of outsourcing will not be determined by labour cost alone, says Zandile Myeni, growth and marketing executive, SoluGrowth.