South Africa, Aug. 6 -- Day One, "Turning Policy Into Performance, Promises Into Progress," opens with a keynote on ethical leadership and rebuilding public trust from celebrated SA leader, businessman and attorney Dr Mathews Phosa, followed directly by Mkhuleko Hlengwa, deputy minister of transport, on mobility as a public service,how access to jobs, healthcare and education is decided long before anyone reaches a bus stop or a train platform.

From there, the sessions get straight to the money questions. A panel on whether South Africa can spend its way to better infrastructure brings together Chrissy Dube (Good Governance Africa), Dr Lungile Binza (COO, SABC), Vinesh Maharaj (NTT DATA) and Sanett Uys (Afroteq Advisory). CIMA hosts a se...