Mandates & Megaphones

In this episode of Mandates & Megaphones, Standard Bank’s head of power, Rentia van Tonder, outlines the investment landscape for South Africa’s energy transition, stressing the need for policy certainty, bankable projects and urgent transmission upgrades to unlock large-scale private capital. Moneyweb

South African Reserve Bank deputy governor Dr Rashad Cassim pulls back the curtain on one of the most turbulent global economic moments in recent memory – and what it has meant for South Africa as G20 host. Moneyweb

The international relations expert says the country carries both the burden and the potential of speaking credibly for a continent seeking greater global influence in a geopolitically charged world – with sovereign debt, climate action and the just energy transition as central priorities. Moneyweb

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen lays out South Africa’s high-stakes push to put food security, fair trade, and agricultural reform at the heart of the G20 agenda. Moneyweb

Standard Bank chief economist Goolam Ballim unpacks Africa’s pivotal role in a fractured, multipolar world, warning that internal reform, diplomatic balance and economic clarity are essential if the continent is to convert visibility at the G20 into lasting influence. Moneyweb

As South Africa prepares to host the G20, veteran journalist Ferial Haffajee offers a penetrating assessment of the country’s global narrative, its political fragility, and the credibility of its leadership on the world stage. Speaking to Jeremy Maggs on Mandates & Megaphones, the Daily Maverick associate editor examines how South Africa’s self-image as a stable democracy and voice for the...

As the countdown begins to the B20 South Africa Summit 2025, the nation finds itself under the global spotlight - challenged to transform aspiration into measurable industrial progress. In this episode of Mandates & Megaphones, Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO of Siemens Sub-Saharan Africa, discusses how digital innovation, industrial policy, and public-private collaboration must converge if South Africa...

South Africa is hosting the G20 with energy security and climate justice at the top of the agenda. In this episode of Mandates & Megaphones, Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy Samantha Graham-Maré speaks with Jeremy Maggs about Africa’s energy transition, unlocking green finance, and building an industrial base for the continent’s clean energy future. Moneyweb

In this episode of Mandates & Megaphones, B20 Employment and Education Task Force chair Paul Hanratty says Africa’s growth depends on unlocking SMEs, earlyeducation and lifelong learning — part of the B20’s push for a new social contract toalign skills, technology and job creation. Moneyweb

As South Africa assumes the G20 presidency, former diplomat and geopoliticalconsultant Mohamed Cassimjee joined Jeremy Maggs on Mandates & Megaphones, to discuss how Africa can use this pivotal moment to shape - not just follow - the global agenda. Drawing on his years in diplomacy, Cassimjee explored Africa’s evolving place in a multipolar world, the balance between domestic priorities and...