Helen Zille delivered a hard-hitting BNC#8 address, drawing stark parallels between ancient Rome’s collapse and Johannesburg’s deepening crisis.
She warns of failing infrastructure, entrenched corruption, and political fragmentation, arguing that only decisive governance and voter action can reverse decline.
Her message is clear: Johannesburg stands at a do-or-die moment, and the outcome depends on the choices citizens make.
Watch the Video and make up your own mind - Chris Wilkinson.
In a fiery keynote, Wayne Duvenage lays bare what he calls South Africa’s “extractive economy”.
Where corruption has seeped from national government into every layer of the state.
From failing municipalities to billion-rand schemes, he argues the country is not short of money, but of accountability.
Watch the video and make up your own mind - Chris Wilkinson.
Piet le Roux delivers a fiery critique of South Africa’s transformation agenda.
Warning that it is fueling economic decline, state failure, and social division.
Drawing on legal victories and frontline experience, he urges businesses to resist harmful policies and “state-proof” themselves.
His message is stark: without decisive action, South Africa risks sacrificing both its prosperity and long-term future.
Watch the Video and decide for yourself - Chris Wilkinson.
The freedom to speak, to choose, to vote, to live our lives as we wish.
It is one of the most precious things any society can have.
But there is an important truth that is sometimes forgotten.
Freedom and Responsibility always go together.
Freedom without responsibility becomes chaos.
If everyone ignores their responsibilities, then the freedom they enjoy weakens.
A healthy society depends on balance.
Yes, we should defend our freedoms.
We should value them and protect them.
But at the same time, we must accept the responsibilities that come with them.
When people accept these responsibilities, freedom grows stronger.
When people ignore them, freedom becomes fragile.
We sometimes hear people speak about what they are entitled to.
There is nothing wrong with that. Rights are important.
But rights alone are not enough to build a healthy society.
Responsibilities matter as much.
A country where citizens are responsible for their actions and their communities grows and improves.
But a country where people expect freedom without responsibility will always struggle.
Freedom is not simply a gift that we receive and enjoy without effort.
It is something that must be supported by the behaviour and attitude of every citizen.
Freedom works best when responsibility walks beside it.
With very best wishes,
Chris Wilkinson.
Political scientist Prince Mashele delivers a provocative take on South Africa’s political past, present, and future.
He argues the country has exhausted “white,” “black,” and fragmented coalition politics - and now faces a final choice: true joint governance.
With bold, controversial proposals, he outlines a ten-point plan to rebuild institutions, restore accountability, and reignite economic growth before it’s too late.
Watch the Video and decide for yourself - Chris Wilkinson.
A fiery critique of South Africa’s failing municipalities, this speech exposes collapsing service delivery, poor governance, and entrenched political dysfunction.
It argues that meaningful reform hinges on voter action and coalition politics, urging citizens to reject apathy and drive peaceful regime change through the ballot.
The message is clear: accountability, cooperation, and active participation are essential to rebuilding the country’s future.
Watch the Video and make your own choices - Chris Wilkinson.
LIVE from the State of the Nation Breakfast: Helen Zille responds to Sandile Swana and lays out the uncomfortable truth about local government in South Africa.
Coalitions without thresholds are turning metros into hostage situations.
She explains why one-seat parties can hold mayors to ransom, why the ANC tried to change the system to “lose but still win”, and why Johannesburg has become a criminal sphere of government.At BNC#8, Rob Hersov delivers a fiery keynote, arguing that South Africa is drifting dangerously off course as the global balance of power shifts back toward the West. From America’s renewed dominance to China’s cracks and Russia’s weakness,
Hersov warns that the ANC has aligned with the wrong players at the worst possible time.
His message is blunt: geopolitical reality is changing fast, and South Africa risks paying a heavy price for ignoring it.
Watch the video and decide for yourself - Chris Wilkinson.
In a powerful and deeply personal keynote at BizNews Conference #8, economist Iraj Abedian unpacks the historical roots of the crisis unfolding in Iran.
Arguing that the conflict is not merely geopolitical but the culmination of decades of repression by the Islamic regime.
Drawing on his own experience of Iran and decades of economic insight, Abedian explores the forces driving the war, the humanitarian consequences for the Iranian people and the potential ripple effects on global energy markets, geopolitics and South Africa’s own foreign policy choices.
Watch the video and decide for yourself.
Chris Wilkinson.
At BizNews Conference BNC#8 in Hermanus, Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt delivers a blunt assessment of South Africa’s economy.
Warning that a bloated state, runaway debt, and failing institutions like Eskom are suffocating growth.
While financial markets briefly showed optimism after policy shifts such as a lower inflation target, Roodt argues that structural problems remain severe.
With civil servant wages consuming a huge share of the economy and government debt racing toward 80% of GDP, he says South Africa risks deeper stagnation unless the state is radically reformed.
Watch the video, and make up your own mind.
With very best wishes,
Chris Wilkinson.
Helen Zille delivered a hard-hitting BNC#8 address, drawing stark parallels between ancient Rome’s collapse and Johannesburg’s deepening cri...
