FixSA podcast with Jeremy Maggs

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.

Former mining CEO Bernard Swanepoel has led the turnaround of struggling gold mines. On the latest FixSA podcast, he shares how the leadership principles employed at Harmony Gold can be applied to address current issues in the country.

‘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.

Former public service minister and now chair of Tiger Brands, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi believes South Africa is facing another political crisis and endorses the national dialogue proposed by the president. She stresses the role of business in the process and looks at what the end goal should be.

‘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.

Dr Andrew Golding, CEO of Pam Golding Properties, weighs in on housing the nation, the role of urban development in revitalising South Africa's economy, and how the GNU and political stability will boost foreign investment into the country.

It’s about teachers teaching in a way that the content ‘comes to life and really engages students’ – Taddy Blecher, Maharishi Invincibility Institute.

Professor Adrian Saville of GIBS says he is done with being ‘resilient’ in SA and pleads, ‘Can we get on with repair?’

The head of the Special Investigating Unit says if corruption has cost SAA, Transnet and Eskom about R271bn, what about the other SOEs, what about the private sector? Without whistleblowers, we can forget about winning the war against corruption …

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.

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 more of it, can we fix the country?

Does it seem that we've already given up everything to AI and lost the battle? Not from my perspective, says data expert and futurist Lavina Ramkissoon, who stands for the unification of the African tech space.

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.

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.

‘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.