New SITA, FPB leaders bring industry, legal knowledge

OpEd: 2025: The year the bans began

This year saw social media bans, ransomware gangs, a rush to bring data home and an obsession with throwing money at AI.

Phillip de Wet

4:20

Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa

Dec 11, 2025

How Microsoft Sentinel is transforming security operations with AI and automation

Microsoft Sentinel has evolved beyond being just another security information and event management tool, says Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa's Victor Mabotja.

Legacy infrastructure is killing your bottom line

Traditional three-tier architectures have served their time, but now create more problems than value, says Troye technical director Kurt Goodall.

Troye

CIO Survey 2024

The 2024 ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Survey, conducted in partnership with MTN Business, has officially closed for entries.

This annual survey draws insights from CIOs and C-suite executives responsible for technology, providing a critical snapshot of how the industry is evolving.

This year we captured over 100 valid responses and a preview of the findings was presented by Adrian Hinchcliffe, ITWeb’s editor in chief, at the annual ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquet on 17 October 2024.

Please watch the ITWeb news feed for a report-back from the Banquet.

The full research report will be published as a downloadable e-book on ITWeb and Brainstorm online in early 2025.

Thank you!
The ITWeb Brainstorm Surveys team

2:20

State IT Agency

Dec 10, 2025

SITA, Film and Publication Board get new MD, CEO

New leadership appointments at the State IT Agency and Film and Publication Board see Magatho Mello and Nketheleni Norman Gidi take on the top jobs.

Africa’s leading AI strategist John Kamara to speak at ITWeb AI Summit

John Kamara will outline AI's progress on the continent and the importance of building an autonomous African knowledge economy.

Staff Writer

BANQUET

16 October 2025

ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquet 2025

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Ricoh South Africa

Dec 10, 2025

Closing trust gap is foundation of digital transformation

Digital trust is a business issue as much as a technical one, and requires secure systems, strong compliance, staff education and accountability.

Retailers, no matter where in SA, need rapid on-site IT support

Retailers need robust, reliable IT environments that can support them end-to-end, says Nkgwete IT Solutions CEO Siddika Osman.

Cyber security needs a mindset shift

Companies need tools that can handle the threats that are coming out tomorrow, says Augustine Tumi Mogashoa, IT and business continuity management specialist at ASQE.

Augustine Software Quality Engineering

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DCC Technologies

Dec 9, 2025

It’s not the customer you need to impress, it’s yourself

One of the best ways to earn trust in the channel is simple: act like your own toughest customer, says Andrew Harris, chief sales and marketing officer, DCC Technologies.

DCC Technologies