Teboho Nthoana: 2024 PSG Think Big SA competition winner

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

As a township entrepreneur, Teboho, who holds a Master's degree and currently pursuing his PhD, has experienced firsthand the challenges of township small businesses and is determined to use his journey to inspire others and promote inclusive economic growth.

2024-11-26

Dr Leila Fourie: Group CEO: JSE

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

Dr Fourie was appointed as Group CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange effective 1 October 2019. She also held the role of inaugural Co-chair for the United Nations Global Investors for Sustainable Development convened by the UN Secretary General, from 2019. With over 30 years of international experience, primarily in financial services, Leila Fourie has served on multiple boards and held senior roles in banking, capital markets and payments.

2024-09-17

Justice Malala: Political Analyst

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

Justice Malala is a best-selling author, political analyst, newspaper columnist, media entrepreneur, talk-show host, and public speaker. As columnist on major publications in SA and as anchor of a major political talk show, Malala is a voice to which South Africa turns for his popular briefings on the intersection of politics, power, and the economy.

2024-07-23

Sanusha Naidu: Foreign Policy Analyst

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

Sanusha Naidu is a foreign policy analyst. She has a Masters in International Relations from the University of Staffordshire, United Kingdom. She has previously worked at the Centre for Conflict Resolution based in Cape Town and managed the South African Foreign Policy Initiative (SAFPI) at the Open Society Foundation for South Africa and is a regular media commentator on national and international issues for major news agencies including Al-jazeera News, CCTV, BBC Radio, SABC, and CBS Africa.

2024-04-23

Dr Duncan Pieterse: Director-General of the National Treasury of South Africa

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

The national budget offers insight into the government's financial plans and priorities for the upcoming year. It shapes the economic landscape and influences the lives of citizens.  In this interview we will explore its impact on various sectors of society and the economy, highlighting the importance of democratic governance in fiscal decision-making.

2024-03-01

Lesetja Kganyago: Governor of the South African Reserve Bank

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

In this special edition of PSG Think Big series the SARB governor LKJ will provide insight into the South African economy, the impact of the monetary policy as well as the opportunity that exist within it. This will be an open forum where the public can ask him questions live via the digital stream on the day.

2023-10-05

Busisiwe Mavuso: Chief Executive Officer at Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA)​

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

Busisiwe Mavuso is the Chief Executive Officer at Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and Resultant Finance (a PIC investee company). She was the sole remaining chartered accountant on the Eskom board and chairperson of the two-person finance and investment sub-committee, until she resigned. She was awarded the ‘2020 Influencer of Influencers Award’ by the Africa Brand Summit in October 2020 and was named second runner up for ‘Businessperson of the Year’ by Daily Maverick in 2021.​

2023-07-11

Michael Sachs: Adjunct Professor at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

At the beginning of May, we celebrate Worker’s Day, and yet for many South Africans, employment represents an unreachable dream, while affordability for the country remains a major issue. Where do we draw the line between growing the economic pie and simply slicing it differently?

2023-05-23

Lord Peter Hain: Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

Are the years of state capture behind us, and can we look forward to a corruption-free future? Arguably, South Africans are running out of patience and want to see signs of progress. Are we finally witnessing a general and personal ‘push back’ against corruption in and by the SA government, or are we not quite there yet?

2023-03-28

Michael Jordaan: Founder & CEO of Montegray Capital

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

Michael Jordaan has left behind some big footprints in the SA banking sector. But looking ahead, in the context of an increasing focus on crypto and blockchain, what are the next challenges in the digital adoptions race?

2023-01-24

Justice Malala: Renowned political commentator and newspaper columnist

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

Each ANC elective conference brings some political turbulence with it. This year, the stakes seem even higher than usual, as the election is not only set against a backdrop of local economic and political turmoil, but also against an increasingly uncertain global environment. What is the road ahead likely to look like?

2022-10-11

Sam Beckbessinger: Author and fintech entrepreneur

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast & Financial Journalist

Almost everyone would say they want to build wealth and be financially independent, yet few of us ever get there. But what does financial savvy look like in a Gen Z world? Who better to share her thoughts than the author of the best-selling book Manage your money like a f*cking grown up.

2022-08-30

Kuben Naidoo: Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast and financial journalist.

Who regulates crypto currency trading and when will we have a clear regulatory regime for the use of crypto currencies in South Africa? What is the SARBs stance on çentral bank digital currency (CBDC) adoption?

2022-07-12

Pierre de Vos: Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance, and head of the Department of Public Law at the University of Cape Town Law Faculty

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam, Broadcast & Financial Journalist

Education is recognised as being so important to the future of our youth, that it is also enshrined as a right in the constitution. Why is education viewed as a game changer for the youth, and how are we rising to the challenge?

2022-06-21

Ralph Mupita: President and CEO of MTN Group

Facilitated by Bruce Whitfield: Award-winning Financial Journalist

How is MTN preparing for the future of mobile telecommunications, and where is the company heading next? How far are we from 5G – and what are the opportunities?

2022-04-26

Michael Sachs: Adjunct Professor at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Facilitated by Alishia Seckam: Broadcast and financial journalist.

Michael is a respected economist focusing on economics, public policy and politics in South Africa. How does a basic income grant fit into the country’s economic future?

2022-03-15

Hugo Pienaar: Chief Economist, Bureau for Economic Research (BER)

Facilitated by Bruce Whitfield: Award-winning Financial Journalist

The future of the South African economy is always hotly debated. Things always seem to be balanced on a knife’s edge. Hugo is Chief Economist at the BER, and well positioned to help us look ahead, into the future of South Africa’s economic landscape.

2021-11-30