Actually, not all government debt is bad


POSTED ON: June 30, 2020 IN , , by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

Not all government debt is bad. The key is to ensure funds are geared towards growth-enhancing measures that will benefit the vast majority.

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The many legs of Eskom’s recovery plan


POSTED ON: June 29, 2020 IN , by Admin

SA could see the end of loadshedding by August next year, by when Eskom hopes to have eliminated the backlog in its maintenance programme, CEO André de Ruyter told business leaders in a webcast organised by BLSA on 26 June 2020.

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BLSA CEO’s weekly – 29 June


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By Busi Mavuso

As we gear up to drive an economic recovery, the downgrades of the Industrial Development Corporation and the Development Bank of Southern Africa make it more difficult for the two institutions to fund investment to support the economy.

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SA runs the real risk of a sovereign debt crisis in about three years


POSTED ON: June 25, 2020 IN , , , by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

SA runs the real risk of a sovereign debt crisis in about three years, which will feed into all our major corporations and our banking sector that managed to successfully navigate the global financial sector crash of 2008.

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BLSA reacts to the supplementary budget


POSTED ON: June 24, 2020 IN , by Admin

We congratulate Tito Mboweni for tackling the key question in the supplementary budget of whether we continue a decline or start a process of renewal.

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The government cannot continue to be a well-paying jobs centre


POSTED ON: June 23, 2020 IN , , by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

Tomorrow’s emergency budget is supposed to map a way forward for just how the state will help galvanise an economy bludgeoned by the effects of the lockdown.

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WATCH: Emergency budget preview


POSTED ON: June 22, 2020 IN , , by Admin

Business is asking three questions ahead of the emergency budget: where the money is going to come from, how the high deficit will be met and what phase three of the economic strategy will look like.

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Crime really doesn’t shock us in SA, and it should


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By Tebele Luthuli

With many businesses under extreme strain due to the Covid-19 pandemic, desperate measures seem to include much that is seemingly unethical.

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BLSA CEO’s weekly – 22 June


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By Busi Mavuso

We applaud the NPA for the arrests of suspects linked to the looting of VBS Bank and offer our full support as it pursues justice.

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Do we really have capacity for another R10bn SAA adventure?


POSTED ON: June 18, 2020 IN by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

To invest in an airline right now is a risky gamble for any investor, especially in a national airline such as SAA that hasn’t produced a profit for a decade and has been surviving on bailouts of over R30bn in that time.

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