MASTERCLASS: Bernard Swanepoel: A rational view of South Africa – for today and tomorrow.

Bernard Swanepoel is at the peak of his powers, a highly successful business leader who has himself transitioned into entrepreneurship after building Harmony Gold from a single low grade shaft into a global player. Swanepoel, straddles big and small business – he hosts the high-powered Joburg Mining Indaba, serves on a handful of JSE-listed company boards and apart from his own private companies also chairs the SMME-focused AHI. He is a forthright speaker, and the ideal person to address last week's Biznews Club London launch. In this edited version of his contribution, he offers a rational perspective of where South Africa is today; offering some very powerful alternative views, including criticising Big Business's approach on Nenegate and specifically its blind support of fired finance minister Pravin Gordhan. A tour de force. – Alec Hogg

We pick up Bernard Swanepoel's presentation where he offers some views on the battle between SA business and the presidency – as a former mining industry leader, he shares some of his own experience…

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