Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) is an independent association whose members include the leaders of some of South Africa’s biggest and most well-known businesses.
Through BLSA, South Africa’s business leaders engage key players in South African society, including government, civil society and labour, to exchange ideas in our national interest and to create effective dialogue.
By so doing, we contribute to building strong communities underpinned by job creation through sustained economic growth.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – IT must play a fundamental part in rebuilding government into a capable state
• The effort to create a capable state will be in vain if we don’t have the systems available to support it. • There is a fundamental constraint on the ability of the public sector to embrace digital efficiencies, which is the State Information Technology Agency (Sita). • Sita has been bedevilled by allegations of corruption and mismanagement, leadership instability, irregular procurement processes and frequent complaints from government departments about the quality of service delivery • Proposals by the minister of communications and digital technologies, Solly Malatsi, to change regulations to empower state entities to appoint their own IT service providers rather than being forced to use Sita, have met with strong opposition from members of parliament. However the ability of government to embrace and work with world class IT systems is too important to politicise the issue. Those of us in business know that technology is critical to competitiveness. Without good systems you cannot effectively deliver for your clients. This is equally true in the public sector. Information technology enables the public service to effectively meet the needs of citizens and ensure government can function efficiently. In the effort to rebuild government into a capable state, IT must play […]
12/03/2025
MEDIA STATEMENT – BLSA reacts to the 2025 Budget Speech
The revised budget tabled today, including a VAT increase of 0.5 percentage points this year and another of the same amount next year, unfortunately increases the levels of uncertainty flowing… continue reading
19/02/2025
MEDIA STATEMENT – BLSA reacts to the Budget postponement
The failure of the government of national unity to resolve its differences over the budget is disappointing and negative for… continue reading
06/02/2025
MEDIA STATEMENT – Business encouraged by strong impetus given to reforms of network industries and to local government
Government recognises the important role that municipalities have in reforming our energy and water sectors in particular, says BLSA CEO … continue reading
16/01/2025
Government Business Partnership sets bold course for 2025 to drive reforms, economic growth, and job creation
Pretoria, 16 January 2025 – President Cyril Ramaphosa has today, 16 January 2025, convened with ministers and senior business leaders… continue reading
