Is South Africa ready for a coalition government without the ANC? Will the Springboks manage to beat the odds and bring home the Rugby World Cup for the fourth time? And when will load shedding end?
News24's On the Record summit, in partnership with Nedbank, is back in Johannesburg, and our top panels of journalists and experts will answer these and other questions gripping the country.
Join News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson and his team of top editors and journalists on stage with panellists like Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba, former Springbok coach Jake White, Business Leadership SA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso and the country's anti-corruption czar, Advocate Andrea Johnson from the Investigating Directorate.
After successfully hosting the country’s pre-eminent thought leaders and future shapers in Cape Town earlier this year, the second edition of the summit takes place at the Kyalami International Convention Centre on 31 August.
Nedbank is again our proud sponsor of the event, which ignites robust, thoughtful discussions about the next phase of South Africa's development.
Featuring
Herman Mashaba, Leader of ActionSA
Herman Mashaba, Leader of ActionSA
Busisiwe Mavuso, BLSA, CEO
Busisiwe Mavuso, BLSA, CEO
Andrea Johnson, Head of the Investigating Directorate
Andrea Johnson, Head of the Investigating Directorate
Maropene Ramokgopa, Second Deputy Secretary-General ANC
Maropene Ramokgopa, Second Deputy Secretary-General ANC
Solly Msimanga, DA Gauteng Provincial Leader
Solly Msimanga, DA Gauteng Provincial Leader
Songezo Zibi, Leader of Rise Mzansi
Songezo Zibi, Leader of Rise Mzansi
Dion Chang, Flux Trends
Dion Chang, Flux Trends
July Ndlovu, Thungela Resources
July Ndlovu, Thungela Resources
Martha Ngoye, Prasa whistleblower
Martha Ngoye, Prasa whistleblower
Mike Brown, Nedbank CE
Mike Brown, Nedbank CE
Jake White, Director of Rugby at the Bulls
Jake White, Director of Rugby at the Bulls
Anton Harber, Executive Director, Campaign for Free Expression
Anton Harber, Executive Director, Campaign for Free Expression
Julian Rademeyer, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime
Julian Rademeyer, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime
Glenda Daniels, Associate Professor in Media Studies at Wits
Glenda Daniels, Associate Professor in Media Studies at Wits
Lelia Fourie, CEO of the JSE
Lelia Fourie, CEO of the JSE
Adrian Saville, Investment Strategist at General Capital and Professor at GIBS
Adrian Saville, Investment Strategist at General Capital and Professor at GIBS
Senele Goba, 4IR Innovations and Ososayensi Education Advancement
Senele Goba, 4IR Innovations and Ososayensi Education Advancement
Ciko Thomas, Group Managing Executive: Nedbank Retail and Business Banking
Ciko Thomas, Group Managing Executive: Nedbank Retail and Business Banking
With News24 journalists
Adriaan Basson, Editor-in-Chief
Adriaan Basson, Editor-in-Chief
Sikonathi Mantshantsha, News24 Business: writer-at-large
Sikonathi Mantshantsha, News24 Business: writer-at-large
Qaanitah Hunter, News24 assistant editor: politics and opinion
Qaanitah Hunter, News24 assistant editor: politics and opinion
Pieter du Toit, News24 assistant editor: investigations
Pieter du Toit, News24 assistant editor: investigations
Karyn Maughan, News24 specialist legal writer
Karyn Maughan, News24 specialist legal writer
Jeff Wicks, News24 investigative journalist
Jeff Wicks, News24 investigative journalist
Ahmed Areff, News24 Business deputy editor
Ahmed Areff, News24 Business deputy editor
Carol Paton, News24 Business: writer-at-large
Carol Paton, News24 Business: writer-at-large
Lloyd Burnard, News24 Sport editor
Lloyd Burnard, News24 Sport editor
Simnikiwe Xabanisa, News24 Sport Senior Journalist
Simnikiwe Xabanisa, News24 Sport Senior Journalist
On the Record Programme - Johannesburg
8:00 - 8:45 Registration, everyone to be seated by 9 am
9:10 - 9:30 Introduction and welcome: Devi Sankaree Govender and Adriaan Basson
9:30 - 10:00 Fireside chat with editors
Adriaan Basson, News24 editor-in-chief
Qaanitah Hunter, News24 assistant editor: politics and opinion
Pieter du Toit, News24 assistant editor: investigations
Sikonathi Mantshantsha, News24 Business: writer-at-large
10:00 - 10:45 - Panel 1: Who will govern SA?
Facilitator: Qaanitah Hunter
(Assistant Editor: Politics and Opinions)
- Maropene Ramokgopa, Second Deputy Secretary-General ANC
- Solly Msimanga, DA Gauteng Provincial Leader
- Herman Mashaba, Leader ActionSA
- Songezo Zibi, Leader of Rise Mzansi
10:45 - 11:15 Tea
11:15 - 12:00 - Panel 2: The war on truth
Facilitator: Karyn Maughan
(News24 Specialist Legal Writer)
- Jeff Wicks, investigative journalist, News24
- Martha Ngoye, Prasa whistleblower
- Glenda Daniels, Associate Professor in Media Studies at Wits
- Anton Harber, executive director, Campaign for Free Expression
12:00 - 12:45 - Panel 3: The CEO’s say: Why we believe in SA
Facilitator: Sikonathi Mantshantsha
(News24 Business: writer-at-large)
- Mike Brown, CE, Nedbank
- July Ndlovu, CEO, Thungela Resources
- Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO, BLSA
- Leila Fourie, CEO, JSE
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13.45 - 14:30 - Panel 4: 1:1 with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
14:30 - 15:15 - Panel 5: On the brink of a mafia state?
Facilitator: Pieter du Toit
(News24 assistant editor: investigations)
- Andrea Johnson, Head of the Investigating Directorate
- Julian Rademeyer, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime
- Adriaan Basson, News24 editor-in-chief
15:15 - 15:35 Coffee
15:35 - 16:20 - Panel 6: How SA's youth can win the tech revolution
Facilitator: Ahmed Areff
(News24 Deputy Business Editor)
- Adrian Saville, Investment Strategist at General Capital and Professor at the Gordan Institute of Business Science
- Dion Chang, Flux Trends
- Senele Goba, 4IR Innovations and Ososayensi Education Advancement
- Ciko Thomas, Group Managing Executive: Nedbank Retail and Business Banking
16:20 - 17:00 - Panel 7: Stronger together: Will the Boks bring back gold?
Facilitator: Lloyd Burnard
(News24 Sport Editor)
- Jake White, Former Springbok coach, current Bulls Director of Rugby
- Ricardo Loubscher, Former Springbok assistant coach, current Lions assistant coach
- Simnikiwe Xabanisa, News24 senior sports journalist
17:00 - 18:00 Drinks
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On the Record 2022
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo delivered the keynote address at News24's inaugural On the Record summit on 1 September 2022.
On the Record with News24 hosted Zondo alongside South Africa's leading opinion makers and future shapers at the Sandton Convention Centre.
In what was possibly the biggest thought leadership event since the Covid-19 pandemic, the country's top business, political and civil leaders participated in robust, thoughtful discussions about South Africa's future.
The summit, in partnership with Nedbank, featured a range of panel discussions, facilitated by News24 editors, including editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson.
Other heavy hitters who joined Zondo on stage were Eskom CEO André De Ruyter, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola, Investigating Directorate head Andrea Johnson, Business Leadership SA CEO Busi Mavuso, Johannesburg Executive Mayor Mpho Phalatse, former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and Gift of the Givers Foundation founder Imtiaz Sooliman.
In case you missed it
WATCH | On the Record: a News24's summit about SA's future
Rewatch the full-day summit, which was attended by a host of top leaders and change-makers at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng.
If we don't look after whistleblowers, they won't be around for the next state capture - Zondo
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has called for greater protection of whistleblowers and said he feared they "won't be around next time" should there be a repeat of state capture.
'It was a good week for' SA - Investigating Directorate head reflects on Molefe, Singh arrests
Speaking at News24's On the Record summit in Sandton, Johannesburg, Johnson said the arrests of Molefe, Singh and two others on Tuesday were part of restoring South Africa's trust in the justice system.
'We're in trouble.' Business says it's time to put social compact aside and disrupt economy
Business leaders participating in the News24 On The Record conference are fed up. South Africa's unemployment rate has increased from under 25% a decade ago to 33.9% in the second quarter of 2022, and that's if you ignore the discouraged job seekers.
Should state capture reoccur, the ANC would be unlikely to prevent it - Zondo
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo believes the ANC may not have learnt its lesson and should state capture happen again, the party would still use its majority to protect those implicated.
Corruption 'normalised' at Eskom, but sending people to prison will help - De Ruyter
Corrupt practices are still deeply entrenched at Eskom, particularly in procurement processes, says CEO André de Ruyter.
De Ruyter was speaking at News24's inaugural On the Record leadership summit in Sandton on Thursday. He relayed the challenges he faced when he joined the power utility in January 2020, including the neglect of power stations and the cumbersome procurement processes that needed to be made more efficient.
Young South Africans need to build the future they want - Thuli Madonsela
Young South Africans must defend democracy to build the future they want.
This is according to Professor Thuli Madonsela, the Law Trust Research chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University, who was speaking at News24's On the Record summit.
We messed up on air quality, admits Eskom as it defends coal shutdown
Eskom in the past did not take the "correct decisions" to install abatement technologies needed to improve air quality around its power stations, said the head of its Just Energy Transition Office, Mandy Rambharos.
ANC's Kubayi warns against coalitions, saying service delivery is used as ransom
One of the pitfalls of coalition governments is the holding at ransom of service delivery to the detriment of communities when partners fail to find each other.
As such, having a national government of unity after the 2024 national elections could spell serious trouble for South Africans.
This was the argument put forward by ANC deputy president hopeful Mmamoloko Kubayi during a panel discussion at the News24’s On the Record Summit
Power of the future: People want jobs, not bullet points on paper - Eskom's Rambharos
Rambharos shared that socioeconomic studies Eskom commissioned as part of its just energy transition plans found that people want meaningful work and not handouts.
On The Record | More state capture arrests, protect whistleblowers - where to from here?
Here are the key takeaways from each of the On The Record Summit’s keynote and six panel discussions.
In this Friday Briefing, we contemplate what came out of the summit and what needs to change if we are going to ensure this country has a future.
News24's assistant editor, Pieter du Toit, writes the ANC has a lot to answer for, but it is unlikely the party has learnt any lessons from what took place when Zuma was in charge.
Qaanitah Hunter, who is News24's assistant editor of politics and opinions, believes despite the hard discussions taking place at the summit, there was a sense that getting the country back on track was achievable and something that most participants were willing to do.
On the Record Programme 2022
8:00 - 8:45 Registration, everyone to be seated by 9 am
9:10 - 9:30 Introduction and welcome: Devi Sankaree Govender and Adriaan Basson
9:30 - 10:00 Keynote address by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo
10:00 - 10:45 - Panel 1: State capture & corruption | How to eat the elephant?
Facilitator: Pieter du Toit
(News24 assistant editor)
- Justice Minister Ronald Lamola
- Advocate Andrea Johnson
(NPA head of the Investigating Directorate) - Lawson Naidoo
(Executive Secretary of CASAC) - Karyn Maughan
(News24 specialist legal writer)
10:45 - 11:15 Tea
11:15 - 12:00 - Panel 2: Economy | Why can’t SA’s economy grow?
Facilitator: Carol Paton
(News24 writer-at-large)
- Trudi Makhaya, Economic advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa
- Busi Mavuso
(CEO: BLSA) - Professor Michael Sachs
(Former head of National Treasury’s budget office) - Mike Brown
(CEO: Nedbank)
12:00 - 12:45 - Panel 3: Climate | It’s the (green) economy, stupid
Facilitator: Ahmed Areff
(News24 deputy business editor)
- Mandy Rambharos
(General Manager: Eskom Just Energy Transition office) - Rudi Dicks
(Project Manager: Office of the President) - Melissa Fourie
(CEO: Centre for Environmental Rights) - Brad Maxwell
(Managing Executive: Investment Banking, Nedbank CIB)
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13.45 - 14:30 - Panel 4: Eskom | 1:1 with André de Ruyter
Hosted by Adriaan Basson
14:30 - 15:15 - Panel 5: Politics | After the ANC
Facilitator: Qaanitah Hunter
(News24 Assistant Editor: Politics and Opinion)
- Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi
- City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Mpho Phalatse
- Lindiwe Mazibuko
(CEO: Futurelect, an Apolitical Academy) - Bongani Baloyi
(ActionSA member and former Midvaal mayor) - Songezo Zibi
(Chairman: Rivonia Circle)
15:15 - 16:00 - Panel 6: Future | The courage to hope
Facilitator: Adriaan Basson
(News24 editor-in-chief)
- Professor Thuli Madonsela
(Chair: Law Trust Research in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University) - Dr Imtiaz Sooliman
(Founder: Gift of the Givers) - Rachel Kolisi
(Co-founder: Kolisi Foundation) - Zaakirah Vadi
(Campaign Manager: Defend our Democracy)
16:00 - 18:00 Coffee
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