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Multilingual robot tutor debuts in KwaZulu-Natal

A former teacher turned innovator’s robot tutor launches in Durban, to highlight the transformative potential of AI in education.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Entelect launches 'Her Circle' to advance women's leadership in technology

The women-led initiative brings together 13 emerging and established female leaders for an intensive professional development programme.

IITPSA opens nominations for 2025 President’s Awards

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals SA calls for nominations as it prepares to acknowledge ‘excellence in an AI-driven world’.

Netcampus Women’s Day: Honouring courage, celebrating change

Netcampus Group celebrated Women’s Day on 8 August this year, with female leaders and decision-makers in the ICT sector sharing their personal stories.

Emboldened women demand change in SA’s fintech, health tech, cyber security markets

Female tech professionals offer their perspective on the realities of driving digital businesses in emerging markets.

Christopher Tredger

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

CIO Faith Burn takes up new role at Land Bank

The tech executive joins the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of SA as chief technology and operations officer.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Wired4Women Awards 2025

Queer, female journalists face online harassment

A new local study finds that a third of surveyed female journalists have experienced technology-facilitated abuse.

Exploring Careers In Tech

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

Nomfundo Khabela

Nomfundo Khabela: Forging a compassionate, value-based path in health tech

Khabela, a strategic relationships executive at Healthbridge, is developing a practical, future-focused vision for care that rewards outcomes, not volumes.

Mnotho Technology Solutions

From sales floor to CEO

Noni Moroasui built Mnotho Technology Solutions with determination and NEC XON’s support.

ICL YUSHU ACADEMY

Empowering women in connectivity: ICL Yushu Academy celebrates Women’s Month with skills, confidence, career development

The academy offers MICT-SETA-accredited courses in fibre optics, actively addressing the gender gap in the telecoms industry.

Geospatial intelligence

Empowering women through geospatial intelligence: Call for change in SA’s tech, geospatial sectors

AfriGIS actively works to provide internships and mentorship opportunities that expose women to the vast range of roles available within GIS, says Rochelle Mountany, CEO of AfriGIS.

Commission for Employment Equity

More females in ICT, but males still dominate management roles

The number of women employees rise in the information and communication sector, but their male counterparts are still snagging the top management roles.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

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