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26/02/2020

Hiking tax is not an option-BLSA

Business Leadership South Africa says increasing taxes is not an option.… continue reading

25/02/2020

The toughest budget since democracy

South Africa’s national finances are in a perilous state and the finance minister will have the difficult task of setting… continue reading

25/02/2020

Business’ expectations ahead of budget 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will deliver his much-anticipated budget on Wednesday.… continue reading

25/02/2020

Budget2020: ‘Substance over Bluster’

We’d best hope that the strong words from Minister Mboweni are indeed followed by his staff, who have in recent… continue reading

21/02/2020

Listen to ratings agencies, BLSA chief tells Mboweni ahead of Budget

By Khulekani Magubane (Fin24)

BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso told Fin24 on Thursday that South Africa’s economic position did not give Finance Minister Tito Mboweni… continue reading

19/02/2020

Urgent implementation required on positive Sona messages

President Cyril Ramaphosa gave a positive SONA 2020 with some real plans to deal with our economic problems. The challenge… continue reading

13/02/2020

Government’s ballooning debt remains a concern: BLSA

President Cyril Ramaphosa will be talking to a tough crowd when he delivers his State of the Nation Address on… continue reading

13/02/2020

SONA 2020: BLSA awaits Ramaphosa speech

All eyes will be on President Cyril Ramaphosa as he delivers his fourth State of the Nation address (Sona) on… continue reading

10/02/2020

Cosatu’s debt bailout proposal for Eskom amounts to nothing more than a free lunch

SA can’t use public pensions as a convenient piggy bank to bail out our indebted SOEs and avoid fundamental reforms.… continue reading

07/02/2020

BLSA CEO takes stock of struggling economy

Business Leadership South Africa CEO, Busi Mavuso takes stock with Bruce Whitfield to unpack the state of the economy and… continue reading

30/01/2020

Prescribed assets as bail out is a step in the wrong direction

Prescribed assets, on the surface, may seem to be a quick-fix to Eskom’s problems but that would serve only to… continue reading

22/01/2020

Illicit trade and South Africa’s vehicle sector

Cheap as they may be to a South African consumer that has been struggling under the weight of an under-performing… continue reading

22/01/2020

SAA is collapsing : BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso

The 50th annual World Economic Forum is underway in Davos, Switzerland.… continue reading

22/01/2020

BLSA CEO shares her thoughts on WEF

By Business Day TV

The World Economic Forum has kicked off in Davos, under the theme: ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World’.… continue reading

22/01/2020

Shut SAA down, BLSA head Busisiwe Mavuso urges

By Lukanyo Mnyanda

SAA has confirmed reports that it has cancelled several international flights, to save money in a low-demand environment.… continue reading