The shortlists across 13 award categories have been announced for the Wired4Women Forum and ITWeb Brainstorm initiative.
The seasoned IT services professional brings more than a decade’s worth of solution selling and client relationship expertise to accelerate growth in the local market.
The women-led aerospace innovator strengthens its female executive bench, as it scales hydrogen-powered UAV systems globally.
The UWC Software Development Programme, funded by Samsung, aims to equip underserved youth with industry-aligned software development and AI skills.
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 SA Venture Capital and Private Equity Association confirms Anusha Naidu as its new CEO, effective 1 March.
Wired4Women Awards 2025
The big-four bank makes four executive appointments, bringing outside experience onboard, alongside strategic internal appointments.
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
Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga will represent minister of higher education Buti Manamela at the university’s council.
Don’t let the women who deserve recognition miss out – make sure they are nominated by Sunday, 8 February.
The winning candidate will receive R30 000, courtesy of Openserve.
Nominations for the Wired4Women Awards Top Tech Student category close on 8 February.
BCX has renewed its endorsement of the CISO of the Year Award category at the third annual Wired4Women Awards.
Nomonde White-Ndlovu takes up a new role as chief information officer for group compliance at Absa.