MEDIA STATEMENT: BLSA adds its voice to appeals to rescue the City of Johannesburg

Johannesburg is a key  economic location and is vital to the national economy.… continue reading

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

Press release: BLSA concerned at low investment levels and calls for rapid delivery of Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan

Today’s economic growth figures show that the economy is struggling to recover. While there were some areas that grew, the… continue reading

Localisation report

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) in conjunction with Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) have launched an important research report into… 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 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

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

Focus on unproductive behaviour

In mapping out South Africa’s recovery, much of the focus is on economic analysis but too little is on “unproductive… continue reading

Land reform cannot be tackled with recklessness

By Tebele Luthuli

By Tebele Luthuli The issue of land reform needs to be tackled within the full ambit of the law.… continue reading

BLSA writes to Finance Ministry ahead of MTBPS

By BLSA Business backs a tough medium-term budget.… continue reading

Less talk, more action needed on land issue

By Tebele Luthuli

By Tebele Luthuli The land issue in South Africa has not grown less important despite the seeming lack of focus… continue reading

Restaurants and taverns traded in alcohol despite the bans

By Tebele Luthuli

By Tebele Luthuli Coverage and public discourse focus mostly on PPE tender corruption but little has been said about new… continue reading