By Busisiwe Mavuso

Various European chambers of business with many investors here have been trying for many months to engage home affairs on the countless outstanding visas.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

We need electricity that is affordable, reliable and can come onstream quickly. Anything that goes against that doesn’t make sense and the IRP needs to be reworked to facilitate this.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The annual Edelman Trust Barometer last week revealed that South Africans have a relatively high trust in business compared to government.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Nearly half of the country’s drinkable water poses acute health risks because of bacteria and other pathogens.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

South Africans now earn in real terms on average what they earned in 2006.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The two gas fields in Mozambique operated by Sasol, will not supply South African clients from mid-2026 since Sasol will fully utilise the remaining gas itself.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The financial predicament of Transnet and Eskom continues to be a serious issue for their performance. We have seen a great deal of public money put into them (as well as other state-owned entities) and yet their performance continues to be weak.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

While some regulatory reforms have eased the burden on business, it has overall been getting harder to run companies in South Africa.

By Busisiwe Mavuso

An election year obviously adds a dynamic to Sona. Business’s main interest is in supporting economic growth, and slogans do not deliver it. We need the hard work of reform implementation to continue.

By Busisiwe Mavuso
National Treasury estimates the economic cost of rail inefficiency last year was about 5.5% of GDP. This has hit the mining industry hard.