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09/02/2023

BLSA MEDIA RELEASE: SONA ADDRESS

It’s important for government to limit the use of the extra powers it has granted itself purely to address the… continue reading

01/12/2022

Conclusion: Festive season campaign 2022 E2 successes

E2 looks forward to more beneficial partnerships in 2023 that will help make South Africa good for business, and business… continue reading

01/12/2022

SAFETY TIPS: kidnappings and missing people

In the first six months of 2022 an average of 1,143 kidnappings a month were reported to the police; this… continue reading

01/12/2022

SAFETY TIPS: Hijackings

According to the crime stats, from 1 July 2022 to 20 September 2022, there were 6 149 hijackings.… continue reading

01/12/2022

SAFETY TIPS: House break-ins

The recent crime stats show that housebreak-ins are the most common crime experienced by South African residents.… continue reading

01/12/2022

SAFETY TIPS: gender-based violence (GBV)

The GBV situation in the country has reached boiling point and all South Africans together with NGOs, the police and… continue reading

28/11/2022

Introduction: Eyes and Ears Initiative – Constantly growing

The large geographical footprint of the private partners enables countrywide collection of real-time incident data.… continue reading

23/02/2022

We’re not out of the woods but this Budget moves us in the right direction

By BLSA Admin The minister’s assurance that the historically rapid increases in the public sector wage bill will be curtailed… continue reading

23/12/2021

BLSA CEO’s leadership recognised by Daily Maverick

“Whether Mavuso is encouraging the adoption of vaccine passports, talking about the importance of institutional integrity, suggesting a review of… continue reading

15/12/2021

Eskom’s plan to lease land for private generation shows refreshing innovation with potential to generate up to 20GW

The aim of this programme is to provide relief to the constrained electricity system in as short a time as… continue reading

15/12/2021

Covid, corruption and civil unrest make for another tough year

President Cyril Ramaphosa got the year off to a good start in setting the right tone in his state of… continue reading

30/11/2021

Safer festive season as crime fighting initiative extends to eight provinces

South Africa experiences a sharp increase in crime during the festive season. This is attributed to the remarkable increase of… continue reading

05/10/2021

South African CEO business confidence back to pre-pandemic levels, KPMG survey says

CEOs of the world’s largest companies are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for their businesses, KPMG South Africa’s 2021 CEO… continue reading

15/09/2021

BLSA’s push to get SA off the UK red list: Busi Mavuso

Business Leadership SA is campaigning for the removal of UK travel restrictions that threaten to bring the second summer of… continue reading

15/09/2021

BLSA letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson

As Britain looks to develop new trading relationships around the world, BLSA urges UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reassess… continue reading