{"id":233740,"date":"2022-08-10T00:06:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T22:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=119528"},"modified":"2022-08-10T00:06:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T22:06:37","slug":"politics-state-capture-and-sas-energy-crisis-in-sharp-focus-at-news24s-on-the-record-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/politics-state-capture-and-sas-energy-crisis-in-sharp-focus-at-news24s-on-the-record-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics, state capture and SA\u2019s energy crisis in sharp focus at News24\u2019s On the Record summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/politics-state-capture-and-sas-energy-crisis-in-sharp-focus-at-news24s-on-the-record-summit.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/politics-state-capture-and-sas-energy-crisis-in-sharp-focus-at-news24s-on-the-record-summit.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119529\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=119529\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"203\" class=\"wp-image-119529 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/politics-state-capture-and-sas-energy-crisis-in-sharp-focus-at-news24s-on-the-record-summit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119529 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/politics-state-capture-and-sas-energy-crisis-in-sharp-focus-at-news24s-on-the-record-summit.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"203\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andre De Ruyter Photo: Gallo Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Politics, state capture and SA\u2019s energy crisis in sharp focus at News24\u2019s On the Record summit<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 News24\u2019s first ever summit will dissect key issues affecting South Africa\u2019s future, including our energy crisis and rampant culture of corruption.<br \/>\u2022 On the Record with News24 will take place on 1 September in partnership with Nedbank at the Sandton Convention Centre.<br \/>\u2022 It will feature a keynote address by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and six panel discussions, and look at how to turn the country\u2019s many problems into possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no denying that South Africa is at a crucial crossroads.<\/p>\n<p>The country is facing a range of intersecting obstacles, including deep-seated corruption, a failing governing party and a worsening electricity crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to help map out solutions to the South Africa\u2019s mounting challenges, News24 is hosting a summit on how to take the nation forward.<\/p>\n<p>Set down for 1 September at the Sandton Convention Centre, the leadership event will bring together some of the country\u2019s most prominent change agents and thought leaders to discuss SA\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson will welcome attendees alongside the master of ceremonies, award-winning investigative television journalist, Devi Sankaree Govender.<\/p>\n<p>Delegates will give an ear to keynote speaker, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who will set the tone for thoughtful debates on how to bring South Africa back from the brink.<\/p>\n<p>The full-day summit will feature six panel discussions, taking a closer look at some of the problems blocking South Africa\u2019s growth and innovation, and what is needed to solve them.<\/p>\n<p>News24\u2019s assistant editor for in-depth news, Pieter du Toit, will facilitate the first panel discussion focusing on state capture and rooting out corruption in South Africa. He\u2019ll be joined by Justice Minster Ronald Lamola, Investigating Directorate (ID) head advocate Andrea Johnson, and Lawson Naidoo, the executive secretary at the Council for the Advancement of the SA Constitution (Casac).<\/p>\n<p>The second panel discussion will be centred on salvaging South Africa\u2019s struggling economy, with Fin24 writer-at-large Carol Paton steering the discussion between presidential economic advisor Trudi Makhaya, Business Leadership SA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso, and Nedbank CEO Mike Brown, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Areff, Fin24\u2019s deputy editor, will lead the third conversation on climate change, aiming tough questions at Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, the head of Eskom\u2019s Just Energy Transition department, Mandy Rambharos, and the Centre for Environmental Rights\u2019 executive director, Melissa Fourie, among others.<\/p>\n<p>In between the panel discussions, Eskom CEO Andr\u00e9 de Ruyter will take the hot seat in a one-on-one with Basson to dig into the load shedding crisis and South Africa\u2019s newly unveiled power plan.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, South African politics will take centre stage, as Qaanitah Hunter, News24\u2019s assistant editor for politics and analysis, examines the country\u2019s path towards a post-ANC future. Imagining this new political era will be Futurelect CEO Lindiwe Mazibuko, ActionSA\u2019s Gauteng chairperson Bongani Baloyi, Rivonia Circle co-founder Songezo Zibi, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>The event will wrap with a panel discussion featuring preeminent civil society leaders who will consider how to harness hope in South Africa and encourage a citizenry that invested in the country\u2019s future. The closing panel will include Gift of the Givers founder Imtiaz Sooliman, Law Trust Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University, Professor Thuli Madonsela, the co-founder of The Kolisi Foundation, Rachel Kolisi, and Defend our Democracy Campaign coordinator, Zaakirah Vadi.<\/p>\n<p>A full lineup and program for the summit can be found here: https:\/\/specialprojects.news24.com\/on-the-record\/index.html<br \/>To be part of the robust and dynamic discussions, you can book tickets on Quicket here. 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