Opinion Piece Archives - BLSA https://blsa.org.za/category/opinion-piece/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:37:10 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://blsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/favicon.png Opinion Piece Archives - BLSA https://blsa.org.za/category/opinion-piece/ 32 32 OP-ED – Davos 2026: Opportunity for South Africa if we can rise to the challenge https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/op-ed-davos-2026-opportunity-for-south-africa-if-we-can-rise-to-the-challenge/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:36:20 +0000 https://blsa.org.za/?p=9105 continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 9105 OP-ED – A robust strategy is needed to enhance the country’s international trade performance https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/op-ed-a-robust-strategy-is-needed-to-enhance-the-countrys-international-trade-performance/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:36:18 +0000 https://blsa.org.za/?p=6130 continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 6130 State of the Nation: Corruption should be focus https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/state-of-the-nation-corruption-should-be-focus/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 03:11:15 +0000 http://localhost/blsa/uncategorised/state-of-the-nation-corruption-should-be-focus/ continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 2580 Whose Plan Could Resuscitate the Nation? https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/whose-plan-could-resuscitate-the-nation/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:05:39 +0000 http://localhost/blsa/uncategorised/whose-plan-could-resuscitate-the-nation/ continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 2576 Prepare for difficult times ahead, BLSA tells SOE Council in an open letter https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/prepare-for-difficult-times-ahead-blsa-tells-soe-council-in-an-open-letter/ Fri, 26 Jun 2020 01:52:32 +0000 http://localhost/blsa/uncategorised/prepare-for-difficult-times-ahead-blsa-tells-soe-council-in-an-open-letter/ continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 1991 BLSA comment on the supplementary budget https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/blsa-comment-on-the-supplementary-budget/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 13:45:11 +0000 http://localhost/blsa/uncategorised/blsa-comment-on-the-supplementary-budget/ continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 1989 In open letter to SOE Council, BLSA appeals for ‘radical transparency’ https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/in-open-letter-to-soe-council-blsa-appeals-for-radical-transparency/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:32:01 +0000 http://localhost/blsa/uncategorised/in-open-letter-to-soe-council-blsa-appeals-for-radical-transparency/ continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 1988 Illicit trade in cigarettes and alcohol has thrived during lockdown https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/illicit-trade-in-cigarettes-and-alcohol-has-thrived-during-lockdown/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 05:00:15 +0000 http://localhost/blsa/uncategorised/illicit-trade-in-cigarettes-and-alcohol-has-thrived-during-lockdown/ continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 2062 Seeking an IMF loan will take us from dogma to pragmatism https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/seeking-an-imf-loan-will-take-us-from-dogma-to-pragmatism/ Tue, 12 May 2020 04:09:30 +0000 http://localhost/blsa/uncategorised/seeking-an-imf-loan-will-take-us-from-dogma-to-pragmatism/ continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 2579 Health-friendly economic recovery plan is urgently needed https://blsa.org.za/opinion-piece/health-friendly-economic-recovery-plan-is-urgently-needed/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:55:58 +0000 http://localhost/blsa/uncategorised/health-friendly-economic-recovery-plan-is-urgently-needed/ continue reading ]]> continue reading ]]> 2575