FixSA
Moneyweb and Jeremy Maggs bring you robust conversations with South Africa’s top business leaders. FixSA offers solutions for the country’s national issues.
The low-cost way of ‘creating large employment’
A tech company preparing to open branches in Europe, localised businesses, where ‘this obsession with scale can be a constraint’, and the magic of blended financing – SA SME Fund CEO Ketso Gordhan on what’s happening in the small business sphere, and how government can get more economic bang for…
Sentiment is improving under the GNU – JSE CEO
The country is starting to screen well; our equity market has seen record inflows since the election. Many of the parties now at the governing table have a ‘let's get things done’ mentality, which tends to compound and snowball and create a sort of infectious energy. But we can't be…
Is good old-fashioned discipline what SA really needs?
Major General Roy Andersen, former CEO of the JSE, explains how his military training helped shape his career. From setting strategic goals to problem-solving, managing crises and maintaining ethical standards, his approach offers valuable insights for leaders in South Africa.
SA needs no-nonsense leadership
Bernard Swanepoel calls it as he sees it and his advice is crisp, blunt and to the point. Former Mining CEO Bernard Swanepoel is my guest on the Fix SA podcast. He’s led the turnaround of struggling gold mines. So, what advice would he give to South African industries currently…
Johannesburg's hustle revival
‘I think Johannesburg in many ways is going to be the litmus test for whether South Africa turns on a more positive trajectory or not,’ says journalist and social impact entrepreneur Nickolaus Bauer.
Fraser-Moleketi backs calls for National Dialogue to fix SA
The former Public Service Minister and now chair of Tiger Brands believes South Africa is facing another political crisis and has endorsed calls for a national dialogue proposed by the President. She stresses the role of business in the process and what the end goal should be.
Mandela fixed SA, can his example show us the way now?
‘There is this myth that Madiba came out of prison without bitterness, but he carried a deep well of woundedness. What he found to do was to channel his anger in constructive ways’: Verne Harris of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
'FDI floodgates will open with policy certainty'
Dr Andrew Golding, CEO of Pam Golding Properties, weighs in on housing the nation, the role of urban development in revitalizing South Africa's economy, and how the GNU and political stability will boost foreign investment into the country
Unleashing creativity in classrooms to help fix SA
It’s about teachers teaching in a way that the content ‘comes to life and really engages students’ – Taddy Blecher, Maharishi Invincibility Institute.
Focus and fortitude needed to fix SA post-election
Professor Adrian Saville of GIBS says he is done with being ‘resilient’ in SA and pleads, ‘Can we get on with repair?’
Corruption ultimately makes the poor pay' - Andy Mothibi
The head of the Special Investigating Unit shines a light on the importance of fighting corruption and fixing South Africa, with a particular focus on whistleblowing.
The health of SA matters
Self-mastery is the reset button that puts you back in control of your life and helps you make healthy choices in both your personal and business life. It’s also a useful philosophy for fixing South Africa, says Alistair Mokoena, head of Google SA.
Truth, power and fixing the country
Athol Williams is a whistleblower, has seven university degrees, and wants to see South Africa move from the era of the bully to the era of the brave. It’s about speaking truth to power – but what does this really mean, how do we do it, and if we do…
AI and its role in the big fix
Futurist Lavina Ramkissoon is a technology creator with expertise in psychology, technology and economics and their applications into AI, blockchain, emerging tech, ethics and data. Her philosophy is humanising technology and actively serving as a growth enabler for talent. On the latest edition of FixSA she explores the power of…
‘Lighting a fire under people's bums’ is what’s needed in SA
People should not be getting bonuses just for breathing. The point is to get onto a path of continuous improvement and learning that creates hope and dynamism and delivers a psychological boost: Dr Miriam Altman.
Here’s how our universities can do more for the economy
Is university still only for the very poor and very rich? Rhodes Vice-chancellor Professor Sizwe Mabizela updates his take on this, stresses the need to get learners excited about maths and science, and gets to the heart of private sector reticence about investing in university-level research.
To fix SA we need leaders who aren’t just in it for themselves
‘Look at everything we inherited – how did we let that die in our hands?’: business leader and Chancellor of the University of the Free State Bonang Mohale.
Fixing big things – how to get it done
A major part of fixing SA is about completing significant projects: roads, bridges, power stations and so on. These tasks are overseen by Rudi Dicks, head of project management in The Presidency.
An ethical vision for South Africa's future
'I believe that ethics is the cornerstone of any safe, just and prosperous society because, for society to prosper, you need people to get along with one another': Deon Rossouw, CEO of the Ethics Institute of South Africa.
Improving SA Education an imperative
On this week’s Fix SA: Basil Manuel a leading education figure in SA and Executive Director of the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa. We’ll look at what’s s not working in the system, deficits in teacher training, if the current curriculum supports the needs of a modern South…