News24 On The Record

What is the one problem South Africa must solve?

News24’s flagship On the Record summit is back in March 2026 with a focus on unemployment, job creation and economic growth.

Join News24’s top editors, journalists and international and local experts in person in Cape Town as they discuss solutions to the one challenge we must solve: how to create 5 million jobs in ten years.

This conference will suggest practical ways to create jobs and build a better, more equal and healthy society as our contribution to the national dialogue.

Here are some of the hot topics on the agenda:

• How will fighting crime and corruption create jobs?
• Should BEE be changed or scrapped to grow the economy?
• How do we solve our youth unemployment crisis?
• What can SA learn from China, India, Ireland and Argentina?
• Are building new cities a solution to unemployment and growth?

The following speakers are confirmed, and a final agenda will be published shortly on News24:

Trevor Manuel, Jeff Wicks, Dr Keyu Jin, Busi Mavuso, Geordin Hill-Lewis, Federico Sturzenegger, Firoz Cachalia, Saki Macozoma, Imtiaz Sooliman, Irvin Kinnes, David McWilliams, Ann Bernstein, Dr Montek Ahluwalia, Neal Froneman, Zingiswa Losi, Siviwe Gwarube, Mpumelelo Mkhabela, Rudi Dicks, Gita Goven, Hendrik du Toit, Fikile Mbalula, Mbali Ntuli, Ravi Naidoo, Simon Freemantle, Dean Macpherson, Ralph Freese, Jacqui Boulle, Songezo Zibi, Sharmi Surianarain, Justin Barnes, Tsakani Maluleke, Neo Muyanga, Pieter du Toit, Carol Paton, Helena Wasserman, Ahmed Areff and Adriaan Basson.

News24’s On the Record summit will be hosted by Bruce Whitfield, the host of Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week on News24, and broadcast journalist Devi Sankaree Govender. The Ndlovu Youth Choir will perform at the opening of the conference.

For more information:

https://specialprojects.news24.com/news24-on-the-record-2026/index.html

Please note: this is for attendance in person.