The BLSA Hub

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The funding to reduce SA’s use of coal hinges on SA producing an investment plan that would need to be agreed to by the partners.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Our economy needs a quick solution based on the least-regret option.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Even when their actions successfully lead to prosecutions, convictions and recovery of stolen assets, whistle blowers can struggle to find work and rebuild their lives.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

SA’s renewable energy market remains an attractive proposition to global investors but we’re certainly no longer considered a low-risk destination.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The Fraser report provides a useful checklist that highlights where SA is coming up short. 

By Busisiwe Mavuso

BLSA is committed to various initiatives to support government to solve the energy crisis.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

It is critical for SA to make all aspects of the investment process as smooth as possible.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Only higher levels of economic growth will sustainably provide the resources we need to address the needs of the poor without threatening our fiscal sovereignty.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The president clearly showed how his government and business are aligned on many of the key challenges that we need to jointly overcome.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The state capture-linked arrests still haven’t moved up to any senior government levels yet but the NPA hinted that these will come.

We are heartened by the AG’s ongoing, independent outputs that speak truth to power with neither fear nor favour.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Small businesses have the greatest potential to address SA’s problems of poverty and inequality.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

It would be easier to support NECOM and government if our bureaucratic and regulatory functions were working the way they are meant to.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

BLSA believes the ISA should be the centre for excellence in respect of developing bankable PPPs.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The increased allocation for infrastructure development aims to address an urgent overall need of improving the efficiency of the economy.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The state capture years put immense pressure on National Treasury and led to a period of spiralling debt and extremely poor expenditure that delivered low value for money.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Improving our debt profile will accelerate our return to investment grade ratings, which in turn will make our debt cheaper.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Eradicating red tape is an easy win; it comes at no cost to the state while its benefits are widespread and will be immediately felt.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

When government and business collaborate to address SA’s problems, the results are meaningful.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

There is no magic elixir for the economy.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The NPA is ramping up its efforts to respond to the Zondo Commission and will need specialised skills to support complex corruption cases, such as forensic accountants and data analysts. While the NPA has benefited from increases in funding to support its efforts, it will take time to recruit and train for the specialist skills it needs.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Government has brought us to this point and now there are no easy solutions.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Until we stabilise the national debt we’ll keep paying more just to service it.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Even if we get everything right, we are still at least two years away from entering a new era of stable electricity supply.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

An important aspect for government to get right is the promise of quick, efficient bureaucratic procedures.

We hope the measures announced in the president’s plan will be implemented with both urgency and purpose as well as transparency.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Tightening capital controls or preventing tax emigration are simply not viable alternatives.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

We do ourselves no favours by embracing reforms that destabilise government finances and the economy.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Inflation is rising globally and a significant cost-of-living crisis is emerging  for many nations.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

SA was identified as one of 31 countries with high risks around the “erosion of social cohesion” in the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Risks report.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The one element that can accelerate the recovery of small businesses is the red tape unit in the Presidency.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

South Africa has been in the FATF’s sights since 2009 following an initial review.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Business believes this limited easing of requirements will provide the necessary energy foundations upon which all sustainable local manufacturing depends.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

We need to have a plan ready by the time of COP27 in Egypt in November that provides a clear path for the country to shift its carbon intensity.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

All indications are that in October SA will be placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force.

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