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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

15/12/2022

Media statement: André de Ruyter’s resignation met with great disappointment

BLSA is extremely concerned that international support for SA’s just energy transition might now be at risk if a change… continue reading

01/12/2022

Media Statement: BLSA statement on the Phala Phala panel

BLSA will continue to stand resolutely in support of the rule of law and we call on all stakeholders in… 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

26/10/2022

Media release: Positive MTBPS with improved fiscal trajectory likely to boost investor appetite

BLSA welcomes the 2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) tabled today by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana that affirms the country’s… continue reading

13/10/2022

Media Statement: Joint statement from BUSA and BLSA on Transnet Strike

Short term solutions can create unintended consequences in difficult industrial relationship situations, especially if inflation remains elevated for some time,… continue reading

12/10/2022

Press Release: BLSA Releases Report on Potential FATF Grey Listing

BLSA has today released an independent report on the prospect of South Africa being grey listed by the Financial Action… continue reading

01/09/2022

MEDIA STATEMENT: Release of the Auditor-General’s first special report on flood relief funds

We are heartened by the AG’s ongoing, independent outputs that speak truth to power with neither fear nor favour.… continue reading

26/07/2022

Media release: BLSA welcomes the president’s energy plan and applauds its bold approach

We hope the measures announced in the president’s plan will be implemented with both urgency and purpose as well as… continue reading

06/07/2022

Media release: BACSA supports SAPS task teams

To date, 39 cases have been reported on the BACSA information-sharing site.… continue reading