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06/07/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter -Partnership delivers progress, but energy reforms need acceleration

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa addressed members on electricity systems reform progress, with further ministerial engagements planned… continue reading

29/06/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – GNU at one year: strong on reform, shaky on stability

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The GNU has delivered some early wins in its first year, clearing visa backlogs, stabilising electricity and our logistics system.… continue reading

22/06/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – FATF Progress and US Tariff Threats: Navigating Economic Headwinds

By Busisiwe Mavuso

South Africa has completed all Financial Action Task Force requirements and is on track to exit the grey list in… continue reading

16/06/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – We need serious action and leadership from government to push Transnet in the right direction

By Busisiwe Mavuso

While private companies retrench workers and slash costs to survive, Transnet has capitulated to union strike threats and awarded 6%… continue reading

08/06/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – A breakthrough for common sense: New IT rules put service delivery ahead of politics

By Busisiwe Mavuso

• The gazetting of new IT procurement rules represents a victory for evidence-based governance over political opposition, enabling departments to… continue reading

01/06/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – The AG’s report shows that decisive intervention in municipal performance is needed

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Our metros are the economic hubs of our country and it is completely unacceptable that most cannot get basic financial… continue reading

25/05/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – While three budgets in a year are unprecedented, the political mechanisms have brought SA to a positive place

By Busisiwe Mavuso

The amount to be spent on infrastructure investment in the budget of R1-trillion over the three-year medium-term expenditure framework is… continue reading

18/05/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – Our economy is not delivering and we must fix it

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Budget 3.0 is expected this week and it is critical that this one strikes the right balance of fiscal prudence.… continue reading

11/05/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – Business will continue to be a strong partner to Operation Vulindlela

By Busisiwe Mavuso

· OV’s success has been driven by its focus on resolving blockages to policy reform. In doing so, it has… continue reading

04/05/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – We must escape the low-growth trap we have been in for a decade and a half

By Busisiwe Mavuso

• The budget process has been difficult because of very mediocre economic growth. If we want to achieve sustainable public… continue reading

28/04/2025

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BLSA CEO’s WEEKLY Newsletter – SA needs to recalibrate to position itself as an attractive investment destination

By Busisiwe Mavuso

• That means addressing its vulnerabilities by strengthening the structural economy and increasing international trade. • It also means focusing… continue reading

21/04/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – SA must act to forestall the impact of US tariffs on its vehicle manufacturing sector

By Busisiwe Mavuso

• The US is the fastest-growing region for our vehicle exports and the Trump administration’s tariffs will have a significant… continue reading

13/04/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – IT must play a fundamental part in rebuilding government into a capable state

By Busisiwe Mavuso

• The effort to create a capable state will be in vain if we don’t have the systems available to… continue reading

06/04/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – Strengthening and diversifying our trade relations with other countries is critical

By Busisiwe Mavuso

• The government is taking a sensible approach in its response to the US sanctions. • Ministers Ronald Lamola and… continue reading

30/03/2025

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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter – SA must build its trading relationships more widely

By Busisiwe Mavuso

• A clear lesson from the latest US actions is that the more diversified your trading partners are, the more… continue reading