BLSA policy updates

Business for South Africa (B4SA) has been requested by the National Department of Health to set up a private sector… continue reading

Make way: Vulindlela is happening

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are the most efficient mechanism to deliver SA‘s infrastructure goals.… continue reading

BLSA supports government’s commitment to a corruption-free civil service

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s commitment to ensure that the public service is staffed by skilled,… continue reading

BLSA CEO welcomes 2021 budget

Business Leadership South Africa welcomes Mboweni’s budget which showed the fruits of better-than-expected economic recovery and tax collection over the… continue reading

BLSA reaction to budget speech

By BLSA Business Leadership welcomes Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s budget which showed the fruits of better-than-expected economic recovery and tax… continue reading

BLSA reaction to Sona 2021

BLSA agrees with President Cyril Ramaphosa on his four overriding priorities: defeat Covid; accelerate the economic recovery; accelerate economic reform… continue reading

State of the Nation: Corruption should be focus

Delivering a state-of-the nation address when your country nears the 50,000-fatality mark from Covid-19 must rank as the most difficult… continue reading

Illicit trade: problems and solutions

By BLSA The illicit trade webinar organised by BLSA heard that the revenue that SA loses every year to illicit… continue reading

BLSA to face Illicit Trade head on in upcoming solutions-focused Webinar

The BLSA Webinar on Illicit trade seeks to achieve exactly this outcome to contribute towards fast-tracking South Africa’s economic recovery.… continue reading

BLSA welcomes court decision on public sector wage bill

Business welcomes Monday’s decision by the Labour Appeal Court that government is within its rights not to implement salary increases… continue reading

Reflecting on the year of the pandemic

The spirit of working together is going to be critical in 2021. We have to rebuild the economy to be… continue reading

Collaboration between SAPS and security companies paying off

By Fouche Burgers

By Fouche Burgers Sadly, crime is a worrying, almost ever-present threat in South Africa.… continue reading

16 Days of Activism | Women’s status in the SA economy

This week the country wraps up 16 Days of Activism. This campaign against Gender based violence runs  from 25 November… continue reading

BACSA, SAPS and Private Security Industry collaborate against festive season crime

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and its subdivision, Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA), has collaborated with SAPS and the… continue reading

Policy and Legislation update

On 16 November 2020, we submitted comments on the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Act Amendment Bill (Bill) wherein we… continue reading