Lockdown: BLSA supports #NoExcuse initiative to tackle genderbased violence

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has thrown its support behind the #NoExcuse initiative which aims to tackle gender-based violence (GBV)… continue reading

Seeking an IMF loan will take us from dogma to pragmatism

For far too many years, management of the SA economy has been bedevilled by ideological debates that belong in the… continue reading

A government in disarray’ on Covid

Busisiwe Mavuso, the CEO of Business Leadership SA, says the government is in “disarray” and does not seem to grasp… continue reading

Lockdown: Unpacking jobs bloodbath

By SAFM Market update

South Africa is facing a coronavirus-driven jobs bloodbath, with the Business for SA (B4SA) formation forecasting that up to four… continue reading

BLSA and The JSE partner to assist communities amid COVID-19

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) have launched a new initiative to provide hygiene hampers… continue reading

COVID-19: Illicit trade still rearing its ugly head

By Tebele Luthuli As people, governments, businesses and civil societies across the globe grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns,… continue reading

Prohibitions: unintended consequences

The bans on cigarette and alcohol sales have dramatically boosted the fortunes of criminal syndicates and even seen gangs expanding… continue reading

Alcohol ban during lockdown

By Tebele Luthuli The closure of taverns and shebeens due to lockdown, while necessary, has unfortunately meant significant loss of… continue reading

Alcohol industry during lockdown

By BACSA

A virus like COVID-19 no doubt requires novel approaches to limiting its spread. Governments the world over have been caught… continue reading

BLSA Cost of Illicit Trade – Webinar Invite

By BACSA

Join Us! Unpacking the impact of illicit trade on the South African economy during Covid-19. RSVP: events@businessleardership.org.za… continue reading

Busi Mavuso shares business perspective on stimulus package

There has been mostly positive reaction to President Ramaphosa’s stimulus package.… continue reading

Extraordinary times: Patel on phased approach to reopening the economy

Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel briefs business on government’s risk-adjusted strategy in reopening the economy.… continue reading

BLSA reacts to Ramaphosa stimulus package

The government has set aside a five-hundred-billion rand social and economic support package amid the Lockdown.… continue reading

Health-friendly economic recovery plan is urgently needed

The interests of the health of our people and that of the overall economy have never been so finely pitted… continue reading

Spotlight on illicit trade amid Lockdown

By BACSA

The prohibition of goods of any kind is fertile ground for illicit trade. The illicit trade of tobacco goods has… continue reading