Public sector wages – we need a breakthrough
POSTED ON: November 12, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Energy, Rating agencies, SOEs by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
Given revenue pressures, the state, like every household, is going to have to look to reduce its expenses.
State and public-sector unions still have time to reach agreement
POSTED ON: October 27, 2020 IN Economic policy, Employment, Political economy, SOEs by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
SA’s resolve for fiscal reform will be tested in the #MTBPS as we face up to the unresolved question of public sector wages.
Urgency, execution key to attracting investors
POSTED ON: October 15, 2020 IN Economic policy, Employment, Political economy, SOEs by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
We will be watching the president’s economic recovery plan closely as it could set us on a higher growth trajectory if it encompasses structural reforms.
Implementation, implementation
POSTED ON: October 8, 2020 IN Economic policy, Political economy, SOEs by BLSA
By Busi Mavuso
We need a sense of urgency in the implementation of the recovery plan.
Medium term budget — another seminal moment
POSTED ON: October 1, 2020 IN Economic policy, Employment, SOEs by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s medium-term budget speech is another seminal moment for South Africa.
SAA’s future should partly be about reducing its risk to the sovereign
POSTED ON: September 22, 2020 IN SOEs by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
How would another capital injection into SAA fit into the Presidential State-Owned Enterprises Council’s drive to reform state-owned enterprises.
Another resignation at an SOE a cause for concern
POSTED ON: July 23, 2020 IN Politics, SOEs by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
The CEOs of SOEs have to reform them. That’s their function and they need to be backed if SOEs are going to be part of the solution to the deepening economic recession.
The many legs of Eskom’s recovery plan
POSTED ON: June 29, 2020 IN Energy, SOEs by Admin
SA could see the end of loadshedding by August next year, by when Eskom hopes to have eliminated the backlog in its maintenance programme, CEO André de Ruyter told business leaders in a webcast organised by BLSA on 26 June 2020.
SA runs the real risk of a sovereign debt crisis in about three years
POSTED ON: June 25, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Infrastructure, SOEs by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
SA runs the real risk of a sovereign debt crisis in about three years, which will feed into all our major corporations and our banking sector that managed to successfully navigate the global financial sector crash of 2008.
BLSA CEO’s weekly – 22 June
POSTED ON: June 22, 2020 IN BLSA CEO's Weekly, Infrastructure, SOEs by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
We applaud the NPA for the arrests of suspects linked to the looting of VBS Bank and offer our full support as it pursues justice.
