The cost of the economic damage will be borne by the most vulnerable
POSTED ON: July 19, 2021 IN Latest news, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
The cost of the economic carnage in KZN and Gauteng will be carried by the most vulnerable segments of South African society.
Zuma Arrest: signal that institutions of state are working again.
POSTED ON: July 12, 2021 IN Latest news, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Former President Jacob Zuma’s arrest shows that no individual, no matter how powerful, is above the laws we have created to serve our democracy.
Eyes and Ears, Memeza crime operation yields positive results
POSTED ON: June 10, 2021 IN Economic policy, Infrastructure, Latest news, Media statement, small business by BLSA
Business Leadership SA has hailed efforts by the Eyes and Ears initiative and Memeza crime-fighting project to tackle crime at non-fee-paying schools.
We need to provide hope
POSTED ON: July 2, 2020 IN Economic policy, Infrastructure, Latest news, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
SA can’t afford to lose hope and resign to the worst. Business and government have to work together to ensure that the least amount of lives are lost and that the economy holds a promise of a better tomorrow.
BLSA CEO’s weekly – 29 June
POSTED ON: June 29, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Latest news, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
As we gear up to drive an economic recovery, the downgrades of the Industrial Development Corporation and the Development Bank of Southern Africa make it more difficult for the two institutions to fund investment to support the economy.
Curb coronavirus spread, but economic bedlam awaits regardless
POSTED ON: March 20, 2020 IN Latest news, Political economy by Admin
The shock of coronavirus on SA’s economy will be dire, regardless of whether or not the country successfully contains the spread.
Mboweni rises to the challenge
POSTED ON: February 26, 2020 IN Latest news by Admin
Tito Mboweni has faced up to the challenges and delivered a tough budget that will rescue the state from financial disaster – if it can be implemented.
The toughest budget since democracy
POSTED ON: February 25, 2020 IN Latest news, Political economy by Admin
South Africa’s national finances are in a perilous state and the finance minister will have the difficult task of setting out how they will be managed.
Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sona is the most significant speech since 1994
POSTED ON: February 11, 2020 IN Latest news, Political economy, SOEs by Admin
It is up to President Cyril Ramaphosa to reinvigorate and inspire confidence in South Africans from all walks of life in his SONA.
Prescribed assets as bail out is a step in the wrong direction
POSTED ON: January 30, 2020 IN Latest news, SOEs by Admin
Prescribed assets, on the surface, may seem to be a quick-fix to Eskom’s problems but that would serve only to guarantee poor returns for pensioners. BLSA argues for some hard decisions to be taken now to ensure long-term sustainability of Eskom and other SOEs.