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.
Record unemployment will worsen if we can’t unlock infrastructure promise
POSTED ON: August 30, 2021 IN Employment, Infrastructure by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
If we thought we had a jobs crisis on our hands before this pandemic, we now we have something much, much larger than we had ever imagined.
Rebuilding confidence of small business is key to jobs and growth crisis battle
POSTED ON: August 10, 2021 IN Economic growth, Employment, small business by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
July protests add to a series of unfortunate events for women in SA
POSTED ON: IN Covid-19, Employment, Infrastructure, small business by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
We should consider the real impact of the protests and the various lockdown measures on women, especially black women in the country.
Resilient South African businesses start road to recovery after protests
POSTED ON: August 2, 2021 IN Infrastructure, small business by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
As BLSA, we’ve asked the state to step in and aid the rebuild effort. National Treasury’s R39bn package to provide relief to businesses and the poor should be welcomed.
Businesses’ strong resolve to address new crisis, new problems
POSTED ON: July 23, 2021 IN Infrastructure, Political economy, small business by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
It’s important that the South African government follow through on plans that are going to be developed following the recent unrest to ensure investment in SA continues.
Structural reform: A section 25 change is not a necessary step in addressing land reform
POSTED ON: June 28, 2021 IN Political economy, Politics by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
It is unnecessary to shake the foundations of the country by changing Section 25 of the constitution.
Another positive economic reform in the corporatisation of Transnet ports authority
POSTED ON: IN Economic growth, Infrastructure, SOEs by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
The corporatisation of the Transnet National Ports Authority by President Cyril Ramaphosa is yet another positive step in restructuring our SOEs.
CEO’s weekly 21 June 2021
POSTED ON: June 21, 2021 IN BLSA CEO's Weekly by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Last week South African business lost one of its giants. Jabu Mabuza helped business find its voice at the height of state capture.
BLSA CEO’s letter 14 June
POSTED ON: June 14, 2021 IN BLSA CEO's Weekly, Energy, Infrastructure, SOEs by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
Last week’s announcements of the increase in the electricity generating licensing threshold and the sale of a majority stake in SAA provide a much-needed boost to economy,
