It’s urgent fiscal reform — or bust
POSTED ON: September 28, 2021 IN Covid-19, Economic policy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Inflationary pressures, if sustained, suggest that we should focus on fiscal and policy reform to ensure that our economic rebound from last year’s catastrophic collapse continues.
COP26 offers a chance for President Ramaphosa to sell SA as an investment destination
POSTED ON: September 27, 2021 IN Energy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
COP26 is a chance for President Cyril Ramaphosa to put SA back on the global map as a green investment destination and is also a chance to kickstart his much-vaunted infrastructure plans.
BLSA CEO’s newsletter – 27 September 2021
POSTED ON: IN BLSA CEO's Weekly, Infrastructure by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Businesses must now worry about the prospect of a major cut in bandwidth for those who connect through cell-phone networks, with ICASA pressing ahead to terminate access to emergency spectrum at end-November.
Icasa call on ‘Covid-19 spectrum’ is a shock
POSTED ON: September 21, 2021 IN Covid-19, Infrastructure, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
One of the key structural reforms SA desperately needs is far greater access to spectrum. Economic growth is being choked by a lack of data bandwidth at reasonable prices.
CEO’s newsletter – 20 September 2021
POSTED ON: September 20, 2021 IN Covid-19, Economic policy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
I was disappointed by the announcement by UK authorities on Friday that SA would remain on its “red list” of countries. This decision is bad for the two countries’ economic ties.
Vaccine passports are necessary to escape restrictions and to reach ‘herd immunity’
POSTED ON: IN Covid-19, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
We believe it’s time to consider an introduction of vaccine passports because we need to keep as much of the economy as open as possible.
BLSA’s push to get SA off the UK red list: Busi Mavuso
POSTED ON: September 15, 2021 IN Covid-19, small business by Admin
Business Leadership SA is campaigning for the removal of UK travel restrictions that threaten to bring the second summer of misery to SA tourism. They are enlisting some of the world’s best-known companies to assist. Before the pandemic, SA attracted about 450,000 UK travellers a year.
BLSA letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson
POSTED ON: IN Covid-19, Employment, small business by Admin
As Britain looks to develop new trading relationships around the world, BLSA urges UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reassess the restrictions placed on SA.
Q3 business confidence figures show the slippery slope
POSTED ON: September 14, 2021 IN #EconomicGrowthSA, Covid-19, Economic policy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Last week, we got bits of economic data reflecting the effects of the July unrest. The RMB Business Confidence Index slumped back into negative territory (below 50 points) in Q3, falling seven points to 43.
SA should lower restrictions in boosting economic recovery
POSTED ON: September 13, 2021 IN Employment, Infrastructure, small business by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Our jobs market remains one of the worst in the world, with unemployment in Q2 reaching 34.4%, the highest of 80 industrialised nations tracked by Bloomberg.