BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – As we go into the festive season, we have reason for cheer
The strenuous efforts of both business and Government to work alongside each other are starting to pay off. We look set to end the year with three quarters mercifully free of load shedding. Figures from our ports show that wait times have been reduced since the worst of the crisis. There are also improvements in the flow of goods on rail. The National Prosecuting Authority continues to regain its capacity and we’re seeing the trickle of successful commercial prosecutions growing into a stream. These are great achievements for Eskom, Transnet and the NPA respectively. In each case, BLSA and other business organisations have focused financial resources and expertise on supporting those organisations to deliver. Their success should be seen as a positive return on investment for business. While there have been times in the past that we’ve felt sceptical about whether the demands on our resources are worthy of support, the last year I think shows that when we are able to partner fully with government and get into solution mode, we can successfully deliver an improved business environment. The B4SA formation, particularly, has become a key forum for government and business to engage in solving our challenges. This year […]
