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2024’s best CIOs

Brainstorm has been hosting its annual CIO Banquet for a decade, and to mark the occasion in 2024, we singled out two individuals who have excelled in their roles in the private and public sectors.

Taking MTN from telco to techco

MTN’s Group CIO Nikos Angelopoulos is passionate about AI, data and cloud.

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Lesley Stones

Big Blue’s power duo

Standard Bank CIB is not going to be cutting the Gordian Knot of its legacy systems any time soon.

Standard Bank CIB

Matthew Burbidge

How to bring the NHI to life

South Africa’s health department opts to build its own systems, and it doesn’t look like there’s going to be any public cloud.

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Matthew Burbidge

Women in tech: the widening pay gap

Despite promises of commitment and the best intentions, women are underrepresented in South African workforces and boardrooms, especially in tech jobs, where reality often falls short of rhetoric.

Malisha Awunor

Kate Thompson Davy

Absa’s technology champion

Absa’s tech COO Philile Mkhize has fought racism and sexism to get to where she is today.

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Lesley Stones

The people's bank

Capitec now has more customers than any other bank. How did it manage this?

Andy Baker

Matthew Burbidge and Lesley Stones

Bidvest Bank reaps fruits of diversity

Bidvest Bank was an opportunity she didn’t know she wanted, says CIO Nomonde White-Ndlovu.

Nomonde White-Ndlovu

Lesley Stones

Innovation for social good

What gets Discovery Insure’s Sne Dlamini up every morning is the conviction that her products are having a positive impact on South Africans.

Discovery Insure

Lesley Stones

Entelect: Now hiring

Entelect is a small player in a very big pond, and it’s making waves.

Shashi Hansjee

Matthew Burbidge

A hitchhiker’s guide to the AI revolution

Arthur Goldstuck chats about his new book on AI and why this is one of the most important revolutions in modern technology history.

Arthur Goldstuck

James Francis

Amazon’s big bet on South Africa

Amazon’s entry into South Africa is going to cause some waves, some of which may engulf competitors.

Amazon

Tristan West