MEDIA STATEMENT: New BACSA to become a unified, powerful force for Business to collaborate with Government in the fight against crime and corruption
POSTED ON: February 4, 2024 IN by Admin
BACSA operated as a division of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) since 1 June 2020 until recently, but has now been established as a separate legal entity following BLSA board approval. This paves the way for BACSA to become the primary point of contact for the Government’s interaction with B4SA’s Crime and Corruption focal area.
E2 Safer Festive Season: Hijackings
POSTED ON: December 12, 2023 IN by Admin
During the second quarter of 2023 the provinces most affected by hijackings were KwaZulu- Natal, Gauteng and the Western Cape.
E2 Safer Festive Season: Housebreaking
POSTED ON: IN by Admin
According to SAPS crime statistics for the period, Tembisa in Gauteng experienced the highest number of residential break-ins, followed by Plessislaer and Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal.
E2 Safer Festive Season – Kidnappings
POSTED ON: IN by Admin
The number of missing and kidnapped adults and children in South Africa is alarming, and with the festive season upon us, we could see an increase in these incidents.
E2 Festive Season- Personal information fraud
POSTED ON: December 4, 2023 IN by Admin
Fraudsters are always finding new, innovative ways to swindle unsuspecting victims out of their hard-earned money.
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: Update on government and business collaboration
POSTED ON: November 29, 2023 IN by Admin
Over and above the current resources in place, business has made a commitment to look at providing additional resources over the 2024 year to deliver additional progress in the critical areas.
MEDIA STATEMENT: Rubber stamping NHI Bill will have damaging consequences for SA for generations
POSTED ON: November 28, 2023 IN by Admin
As currently drafted, the bill limits access to healthcare for over 9 million South Africans, infringing their constitutional rights. No other country in the world has a legislated limitation on the role of private health insurance, not even the wealthy countries with a substantial tax base and extensive publicly funded healthcare.
Safer Festive Season: Gender-based violence
POSTED ON: November 27, 2023 IN by Admin
The GBV situation in the country has reached boiling point and all South Africans.
EVENT: SAICA Finance Leader’s business conference
POSTED ON: November 13, 2023 IN by Admin
The annual SAICA Finance Leader’s business conference will be held on 21 and 22 November 2023 at the Sandton Convention Centre. The conference aims to help accountants network and to also expose them to reputable vendors with skills and services that can enhance accounting and finance functions. On the first day of the conference BLSA…
MEDIA STATEMENT: A realistic budget delivered under severe constraints
POSTED ON: November 1, 2023 IN by Admin
The minister committed to a number of important targets, including fiscal consolidation, reduced expenditure, no significant tax increases and reorganisation of government functions.
