BLSA CEO’s letter -13 September 2021
POSTED ON: September 13, 2021 IN #EconomicGrowthSA, BLSA CEO's Weekly, small business by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Following the July unrest, many business leaders want to rebuild, but they cannot do it without a sense that government and the rest of the country has their back.
Join the dots between cadre deployment and state capture
POSTED ON: August 17, 2021 IN #EconomicGrowthSA, Economic policy, Employment by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Putting the right people in the right jobs is critical for success. This is tougher in politics, where success is much harder to define, than for businesses.
Difficult week, but South African institutions endure
POSTED ON: July 13, 2021 IN Economic policy, Political economy, Politics by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
The rule of law took precedence over political prudence. No-one can display the contempt of court that Zuma did without expecting consequences.
Treasury has some space to support businesses and workers
POSTED ON: July 5, 2021 IN Covid-19, Economic growth, Employment by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
The state should consider providing further social support for the vast majority of South Africans who aren’t as shielded from the economic strain caused by these unavoidable lockdowns.
Light at the end of the load shedding tunnel
POSTED ON: June 14, 2021 IN Economic policy, Energy, Infrastructure by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move on the licence exemption for electricity generation is highly positive.
Unemployment reflects the economy’s underlying struggles
POSTED ON: June 9, 2021 IN Economic growth, Economic policy, Unemployment by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Q1 GDP figures provide further evidence of the economy’s rebound from the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic that resulted in our worst economic performance in a century.
Press release: BLSA concerned at low investment levels and calls for rapid delivery of Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan
POSTED ON: June 8, 2021 IN #EconomicGrowthSA, Economic growth, Political economy by Admin
Today’s economic growth figures show that the economy is struggling to recover. While there were some areas that grew, the overall picture shows that much of the economy remains weak.
BLSA CEO’s letter 7 June 2021
POSTED ON: June 7, 2021 IN BLSA CEO's Weekly, Economic growth by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
One area the economic reconstruction and recovery plan is clear on is energy security. As our economy reels from more devastating load-shedding, the urgency of this is ever more apparent.
Land reform: The problem is implementation, not the Constitution
POSTED ON: June 1, 2021 IN Economic growth, Political economy, Politics by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
We need close collaboration with the state to ensure land reform is implemented in a way that doesn’t threaten food security, the agriculture sector and property security.
BLSA, BUSA launch research report into localisation policy
POSTED ON: May 17, 2021 IN Economic growth, Economic policy, Infrastructure by BLSA
By BLSA
Today Business Leadership South Africa and Business Unity South Africa jointly launched a localisation report that seeks to contribute to policy on promoting local manufacturing in SA.