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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.
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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – Keeping South Africa’s reform and policy commitments on track
Minister Ramokgopa’s Eskom 2.0 expectations and Mteto Nyati’s reappointment give the board a clear mandate to prepare Eskom for a competitive electricity market. The board must help separate transmission into an independent operator, bring down R120bn in municipal debt and support the bondholder engagement that unbundling requires. Progress on the pricing policy is welcome, but the delayed wholesale market needs a firm start date. The Reserve Bank’s rate hike shows why institutional credibility matters, and Treasury must show the same discipline in next month’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. Electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa last week helpfully set out the shareholder’s expectations for what he called “Eskom 2.0”. We have long said that Eskom needs to become an effective provider in a competitive electricity market, and the minister has made that objective clear to the board. He has set out an expectation that the board develop a roadmap for Eskom over the next 10 years that adapts to the entry of new generators and traders. The minister also announced that chairman Mteto Nyati will serve as chairman for another three years: my sincere congratulations to Mteto. It is a signal of continuity after Eskom has successfully turned around its operating […]
11/09/2026
BLSA welcomes its newest Board Member
BLSA is very pleased to welcome its newest Board Member, Hendrik du Toit, Founder and CEO of Ninety-One. Hendrik joins an already formidable Board comprising CEOs and Chairmen of some… continue reading
30/08/2026
Joint Media Statement by Business Leadership South Africa and Eskom
Johannesburg, 31 August 2026 – Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and Eskom recently held a direct and constructive engagement, initiated… continue reading
23/07/2026
MEDIA STATEMENT – Completion index falls for first time as problems emerge with energy sector reforms
Johannesburg, 23 July 2026 – The fourth BLSA Reform Tracker Quarterly Review, covering April to June 2026, shows South Africa’s… continue reading
30/06/2026
PRESENTATION – Addressing the Crisis in Johannesburg – Data and Analysis
On 25 June BLSA hosted a Council Meeting where Lael Bethlehem, a partner at Genesis Analytics and former Director… continue reading
