Unemployment takes a far greater toll on black women
POSTED ON: March 2, 2021 IN Covid-19, Economic growth, Economic policy, Employment, Gender-based violence, Political economy by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
The persistently high unemployment level in this country has been our most difficult challenge to overcome.
BLSA CEO’s letter 01 March
POSTED ON: March 1, 2021 IN BLSA CEO's Weekly, Covid-19, Economic growth, Economic policy, Energy, Infrastructure by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
The move to level 1 will help more South Africans get back to work and will give a boost to the economic recovery.
BUDGET |Welcome reprieve, but we shouldn’t forget Mboweni’s Argentina warnings yet
POSTED ON: February 25, 2021 IN Covid-19, Economic growth, Economic policy, Employment, Energy, Infrastructure, Political economy, small business, SOEs by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
What a “positive” difference a few months can make in the life and finances of a country considering that just last year Finance Minister Tito Mboweni sounded alarm bells.
State of the Nation: Corruption should be the focus
POSTED ON: February 11, 2021 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Energy, Infrastructure, Political economy, Politics, SOEs by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a mammoth task of leading the charge to tackle the pandemic, with a death toll nearing 50,000, when he delivers his Sona speech.
Vaccine, then reforms to get the economy going
POSTED ON: February 4, 2021 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Employment, Energy, Infrastructure, SOEs, Unemployment by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
The successful rollout of vaccines to health workers will provide the country with an opportunity to redirect its efforts to put the economy back on a recovery trajectory.
In solving SA’s energy crisis, we have options
POSTED ON: January 19, 2021 IN Busi Mavuso, Covid-19, Employment, Energy, small business, SOEs, Unemployment by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
The latest rounds of loadshedding could not come at a worse time as we fret over the surge in Covid-19 cases that already have a significant impact on our economic recovery hopes.
Reflecting on the year of the pandemic
POSTED ON: December 17, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic growth, Employment, Political economy by Admin
The spirit of working together is going to be critical in 2021. We have to rebuild the economy to be able to give every South African the opportunity to meet their full potential. BLSA is ready to play its part in that joint effort.
Great Reset: business priorities
POSTED ON: November 26, 2020 IN Economic growth, Economic policy, Employment, SOEs by BLSA
By BLSA
Big businesses should use their influence to guide SMMEs and open networks for them to help them grow and so drive economic growth.
Infrastructure and growth
POSTED ON: November 5, 2020 IN Economic policy, Infrastructure by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
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It’s imperative that we work together to unlock infrastructure opportunities that will stimulate the economy
BLSA reacts to the MTBPS
POSTED ON: October 28, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Employment, Infrastructure by Admin
By BLSA
Today’s MTBPS speech carried far more significance given the crisis we are in.
