The BLSA Hub

To date, 39 cases have been reported on the BACSA information-sharing site.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

According to Eskom, SA needs to create 50GW-60GW of new generation capacity by 2035.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

We must diversify the sources of electricity in South Africa.

BLSA has partnered with Matla a Bana – an NGO that fights GBV and creates child-friendly reporting facilities at police stations, courts and hospitals.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The allocation of resources will be a litmus test of how seriously government is taking the Zondo report.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Publication of the full Zondo report is only the first step.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

It is a key strategic objective for BLSA to support the prosecuting authorities to succeed.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Underspending on infrastructure affects not only water supply but infrastructure for all SA’s network industries

Corruption comes at a high price to business and the economy.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Many municipalities commit a direct act of corruption when residents pay their electricity and water accounts but the officials do not pay that money over to Eskom and the water boards.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

There is nothing normal about the fact that 65% of youth aged 15-24 were unemployed in the first quarter.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Over 250 people had been prosecuted and convicted of crimes related to tampering with essential infrastructure

By Busiswe Mavuso

Comair’s demise after more than six decades of operation reflects the harshness of the competitive nature of the free market.

By Busisiwe Mavuso
The challenge is to ensure all collaborators have sufficient capacity to engage and plan for joint action

By Busisiwe Mavuso
Apart from the increased costs of international transactions, the country’s reputation would take a battering.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Quality education enabled individuals to fulfil their potential while a reliable energy supply was a prerequisite for economic growth.

By Busiswe Mavuso

BLSA looks forward to more work with the police and communities to improve SA’s fight against crime.

By Busisiwe Mavuso
Tracking the money down is important but difficult.

TAMDEV is conceptualised as giving institutional form to a collaboration between government and business.

22 On Sloane aims to assist approximately 100 entrepreneurs through the Capacity Building Programme.

Enterpriseroom is dedicated to achieving socioeconomic transformation by starting, sustaining, growing and developing small and medium-sized businesses.

A total of 364 students have completed their training and 260 have been placed in various jobs.

By Busiswe Mavuso
Thanks to rising commodity prices and the improved debt outlook SA has been popular among global investors.

By Busisiwe Mavuso
The global commodity price shock has been a dose of good luck.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

We are facing a national crisis and every act designed to destabilise supply is an act of treason.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Our government is facing a tough situation, but it’s one that would be far more manageable had our economy been in a stronger position today.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

BLSA is not a single entity that can be called “business”. There is no such thing.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The sooner all these reforms are implemented and the economy is functioning efficiently, the sooner we will have an environment that is conducive for businesses of all sizes to grow.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The lack of investment in the mining sector reflects investor concerns over persistent regulatory uncertainty.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The private sector is going to be largely responsible for generating and selling electricity.

By Busi Mavuso

The more that government brings in the private sector to help tackle such problems, the quicker they will be resolved.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

SA cannot afford to suffer further delays to getting new energy on grid.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Real progress is happening and it is taking us towards a far better environment for business and the public.

By Busisiwe Mavuso
How we act in the short term is important in terms of determining the type of society we are to become.

By Busisiwe Mavuso
In his latest report, Zondo also makes it clear that it should be a crime for government officials not to do their due diligence.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The responsibility of employers is clear: they have to protect the health and safety of their employees.

By Busisiwe Mavuso
Today we have a situation where ships are spending days or weeks lying at anchor before they can be processed at our ports. This affects businesses across the port logistics supply chains who experience significant delays as well as financial losses.  

By Busi Mavuso

Putting the health of our citizens at risk and jeopardising the security of the country’s clean water supply is a serious crime.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

There were clear missteps that we have learned from. That learning must be fully absorbed into how we use the new regulations to deal with the pandemic.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

With more climate crises on the horizon, it’s time for our country to increase its investment in climate adaptation measures.

By Busi Mavuso

The overall objective is to equip every school leaver with the ability to integrate into society with skills that make them directly employable