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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

03/08/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s weekly 3 August

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso The time for talking is done. We must now become obsessed with implementation – it’s the only… continue reading

27/07/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s Weekly – 27 July

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso Scenes of police using water cannons against protesting restaurant workers in Cape Town were shocking. People have… continue reading

20/07/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s weekly letter – 20 July

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso The need for transparency increases dramatically especially when lockdown decisions could destroy the livelihoods of millions of… continue reading

12/07/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s weekly – 13 July

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso The impact of the Covid-19 crisis is becoming ever clearer: business confidence is record low; over 1-million… continue reading

06/07/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s weekly – 6 July 2020

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso An important background issue to get right as we face the Covid-19 crisis is that business and… continue reading

29/06/2020

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BLSA CEO’s weekly – 29 June

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso As we gear up to drive an economic recovery, the downgrades of the Industrial Development Corporation and… continue reading

22/06/2020

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BLSA CEO’s weekly – 22 June

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso We applaud the NPA for the arrests of suspects linked to the looting of VBS Bank and… continue reading

15/06/2020

CEO Newsletter

BLSA CEO’s weekly – 15 June

By Busisiwe Mavuso

By Busi Mavuso As South Africa thinks about the economic recovery post the coronavirus crisis, shattered business confidence should have… continue reading