MEDIA STATEMENT: South African CEOs from over 115 companies pledge commitment to building the country


POSTED ON: July 27, 2023 IN by Admin

CEOs from over 115 of South Africa’s leading corporations have signed a pledge underpinning their collective belief in South Africa, and their determination to assist in realising its potential.

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BLSA CEO Newsletter 24 July 2023


POSTED ON: July 23, 2023 IN by Admin

By Busisiwe Mavuso

our relationship with BRICS must not come at the expense of our relationships with the West. This is surely obvious. While the opportunities in the East are clear, our trading relationships with the West are essential to our economic well-being.

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BLSA CEO Newsletter 17 July 2023


POSTED ON: July 16, 2023 IN by Admin

By Ms Busisiwe Mavuso

Service delivery is largely abysmal throughout the country, mainly because people appointed to their positions are not suitably qualified – the ANC’s notorious cadre deployment programme has contributed significantly to the state the country is in today.

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BLSA CEO Letter – 10 July 2023


POSTED ON: July 9, 2023 IN by Admin

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Discovery has calculated that a modest NHI would cost R200bn, which would require personal taxes to go up by a third or VAT to rise to 21.5%, or a mix of the two.

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BLSA CEO Letter – 3 July


POSTED ON: July 3, 2023 IN by Admin

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Our country’s ambiguous stance on Russia has upset many in Washington.

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BLSA CEO Letter – 26 June


POSTED ON: June 26, 2023 IN by Admin

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Necom is now almost a year old and has achieved much to turn around our energy outlook but more needs to be done.

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Media Statement: The fight against GBV continues


POSTED ON: June 23, 2023 IN by Admin

“South Africa has notoriously high levels of violence against women and children. We cannot operate like everything is normal, while women and children in this country are under attack,” says BLSA CEO Ms Busisiwe Mavuso.

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BLSA CEO Letter – 19 June


POSTED ON: June 19, 2023 IN by Admin

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The problem is that the NHI Bill does have negative consequences.

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BLSA CEO Letter – 12 June


POSTED ON: June 12, 2023 IN by Admin

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The spirit of the meeting last week reminded me of some of the finest hours of the partnership with government to tackle Covid-19.

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BLSA CEO Letter – 5 June


POSTED ON: June 5, 2023 IN by Admin

By Busisiwe Mavuso

I call on government to approach the healthcare question with the same openness to partnership with business that it has shown in solving our electricity crisis.

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