Now to restart this economy
POSTED ON: August 18, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Government’s recovery strategy must actually move the needle and not be just another document.
Lead by example
POSTED ON: August 4, 2020 IN Covid-19 by Admin
With Covid-19 infections rising sharply, it’s important that political leaders and business leaders in SA lead by example in curbing the spread.
Confidence is in a trough as infections start to peak
POSTED ON: August 3, 2020 IN Covid-19, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Boosting confidence is critical for our economic recovery – easier said than done considering the tales of corruption around the management of the health pandemic.
BLSA CEO’s weekly 3 August
POSTED ON: IN Covid-19, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
The time for talking is done. We must now become obsessed with implementation – it’s the only thing that matters.
Special task team to combat covid-19 corruption
POSTED ON: August 2, 2020 IN Covid-19, Political economy by Admin
By Tebele Luthuli
Perhaps many South Africans have become apathetic about corruption because they never see things improving.
Reality bites with IMF loan
POSTED ON: July 29, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
SA is being bailed out by the IMF because we can’t finance the Covid-19 battle ourselves. That’s because of our low growth over the last five years.
Corruption is still rife
POSTED ON: July 27, 2020 IN Covid-19, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation last week was focused on growing corruption around funds dedicated to our war against Covid-19. A sad state of affairs.
BLSA CEO’s Weekly – 27 July
POSTED ON: IN Covid-19, Employment, small business by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Scenes of police using water cannons against protesting restaurant workers in Cape Town were shocking. People have a right to protest.
Women and youth feel the pain of tourism shutdown
POSTED ON: July 21, 2020 IN Covid-19, Employment by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
If supporting women to become financially independent is among the state’s priorities, denying women and youth the ability to earn a living due to lockdown of industries such as tourism, is the ultimate contradiction.
Interview: SA’s problems precede the virus
POSTED ON: July 20, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy by Admin
An IMF loan through its stand-by arrangement means SA would have to sign up to conditions. While on the surface it is presented as not being a loss of sovereignty, in reality it is.
