Thought Leadership

16/11/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 16 November

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso The opening of borders will give the hospitality and tourism industry a much-needed recovery boost.… continue reading

09/11/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 9 November

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso Watch for important research on the public sector wage bill being released today. It makes a detailed… continue reading

02/11/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO letter 2 November

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso The economic recovery plan and MTBPS are, in effect, business plans for the country. What matters now… continue reading

26/10/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 26 October

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso It’s a big week for the country. The MTBPS has the potential to support a recovery in… continue reading

19/10/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 19 October

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso The economic recovery plan does a good job of setting out the issues that are constraining the… continue reading

12/10/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s weekly letter 12 October

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso The medium-term budget policy statement is the first real test of the credibility of government’s commitment to… continue reading

05/10/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 5 October 2020

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso SA lost 2.2-million jobs in the Covid-hit second quarter and big companies have warned of thousands of… continue reading

28/09/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 28 September 2020

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso With the new IPP bid window announced, we’re finally at the cusp of a real change in… continue reading

21/09/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 21 September 2020

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso It was striking how much business could agree with labour and civil society groups at Nedlac on… continue reading

14/09/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 14 September 2020

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso My confidence soared when the president showed last week that he’s willing to take responsibility and hold… continue reading

07/09/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 7 September 2020

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso Why is the sense of urgency that government displayed at the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak missing… continue reading

31/08/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter 31 August 2020

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso How much more onerous will future loan conditions be if SA doesn’t address its creditworthiness?… continue reading

24/08/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s letter – 24 August 2020

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso Corruption damages all spheres of society, from service delivery to investment, while it also guts economic growth… continue reading

17/08/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s weekly letter – 17 August

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso This is the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. Labour and business have presented detailed plans, but… continue reading

11/08/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s weekly letter -11 August

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso SA Breweries, Heineken and Consol Glass have frozen R13bn of investment. But that doesn’t begin to reflect… continue reading