10/08/2026
A court last week ruled that the PIC board had no authority to suspend its CEO, exposing the fundamental governance… continue reading
02/08/2026
President Ramaphosa’s endorsement of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team’s Phase 1 report provides the clearest vision yet for the independent… continue reading
26/07/2026
The BLSA Reform Tracker’s quarterly update shows real progress in Home Affairs and public services – but concerning reversals on… continue reading
19/07/2026
South Africa has spent a painful period building macroeconomic buffers These buffers have been proving their worth during the Iran… continue reading
12/07/2026
National Treasury’s withholding of equitable share transfers from 69 municipalities follows more than a decade of ignored auditor-general warnings on… continue reading
05/07/2026
Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati last week accused BLSA of seeking political interference in Eskom’s transmission restructuring, and suggested our… continue reading
28/06/2026
Last week the BLSA Council considered research on the state of Johannesburg. The findings were stark: a decade of political… continue reading
21/06/2026
Johannesburg’s R5.3bn Eskom debt crisis intensified after missing a payment deadline, with Eskom resuming legal proceedings that could ultimately mean… continue reading
14/06/2026
Three signals last week – Fitch’s first upgrade in 20 years, Durban named world’s most improved port, and better than… continue reading
07/06/2026
Johannesburg’s budget has soared while property values plummeted and service delivery collapsed – the city spends less on capital investment… continue reading
31/05/2026
The South African Reserve Bank’s 25-basis-point rate hike last week was the right call. Governor Lesetja Kganyago and the Monetary… continue reading
24/05/2026
Eskom’s year without load-shedding proves reform works, driven by both internal operational improvements and over R360bn in private sector generation… continue reading
17/05/2026
With 8.1-million unemployed, growth is the only path to job creation, and that requires competitive logistics, enabling exporters to succeed… continue reading
10/05/2026
Draft procurement regulations published in April propose extensive set-asides for 100%-black-owned businesses, but Treasury has not produced an economic impact… continue reading
03/05/2026
Manufacturing contributes 12% of GDP and 1.5 million jobs, but is eroding. The DTIC’s proposed B-BBEE amendments would strip many… continue reading