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		<title>BLSA CEO Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Good governance means implementing settled policy</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceo-weekly-newsletter-good-governance-means-implementing-settled-policy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati last week accused BLSA of seeking political interference in Eskom&#8217;s transmission restructuring, and suggested our&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceo-weekly-newsletter-good-governance-means-implementing-settled-policy/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati last week accused BLSA of seeking political interference in Eskom&#8217;s transmission restructuring, and suggested our&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceo-weekly-newsletter-good-governance-means-implementing-settled-policy/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA’s CEO Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Johannesburg is not poor. It is badly managed. That must change.</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsas-ceo-weekly-newsletter-johannesburg-is-not-poor-it-is-badly-managed-that-must-change/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week the BLSA Council considered research on the state of Johannesburg. The findings were stark: a decade of political&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsas-ceo-weekly-newsletter-johannesburg-is-not-poor-it-is-badly-managed-that-must-change/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week the BLSA Council considered research on the state of Johannesburg. The findings were stark: a decade of political&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsas-ceo-weekly-newsletter-johannesburg-is-not-poor-it-is-badly-managed-that-must-change/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter Johannesburg&#8217;s Eskom debt crisis is critical to the future of both Eskom and the City</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-johannesburgs-eskom-debt-crisis-is-critical-to-the-future-of-both-eskom-and-the-city/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg&#8217;s R5.3bn Eskom debt crisis intensified after missing a payment deadline, with Eskom resuming legal proceedings that could ultimately mean&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-johannesburgs-eskom-debt-crisis-is-critical-to-the-future-of-both-eskom-and-the-city/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Johannesburg&#8217;s R5.3bn Eskom debt crisis intensified after missing a payment deadline, with Eskom resuming legal proceedings that could ultimately mean&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-johannesburgs-eskom-debt-crisis-is-critical-to-the-future-of-both-eskom-and-the-city/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>OP-ED &#8211; Madlanga and the age of impunity</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/op-ed-madlanga-and-the-age-of-impunity/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[*As first published by Business Day on 8 June 2026
On 1 June, the Madlanga Commission – the Judicial Commission&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/op-ed-madlanga-and-the-age-of-impunity/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[*As first published by Business Day on 8 June 2026
On 1 June, the Madlanga Commission – the Judicial Commission&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/op-ed-madlanga-and-the-age-of-impunity/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Three good news signals, one unfinished task: unlocking investment</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-three-good-news-signals-one-unfinished-task-unlocking-investment/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three signals last week – Fitch&#8217;s first upgrade in 20 years, Durban named world&#8217;s most improved port, and better than&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-three-good-news-signals-one-unfinished-task-unlocking-investment/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Three signals last week – Fitch&#8217;s first upgrade in 20 years, Durban named world&#8217;s most improved port, and better than&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-three-good-news-signals-one-unfinished-task-unlocking-investment/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9516</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Johannesburg&#8217;s failure is a national risk</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-johannesburgs-failure-is-a-national-risk/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg&#8217;s budget has soared while property values plummeted and service delivery collapsed – the city spends less on capital investment&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-johannesburgs-failure-is-a-national-risk/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Johannesburg&#8217;s budget has soared while property values plummeted and service delivery collapsed – the city spends less on capital investment&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-johannesburgs-failure-is-a-national-risk/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9502</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Fiscal discipline pays off – now hold the course and accelerate reform</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-fiscal-discipline-pays-off-now-hold-the-course-and-accelerate-reform/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 18:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The South African Reserve Bank&#8217;s 25-basis-point rate hike last week was the right call. Governor Lesetja Kganyago and the Monetary&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-fiscal-discipline-pays-off-now-hold-the-course-and-accelerate-reform/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[The South African Reserve Bank&#8217;s 25-basis-point rate hike last week was the right call. Governor Lesetja Kganyago and the Monetary&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-fiscal-discipline-pays-off-now-hold-the-course-and-accelerate-reform/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9475</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; A year without load-shedding proves reform works, now to finish the job</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-a-year-without-load-shedding-proves-reform-works-now-to-finish-the-job/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 18:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eskom&#8217;s year without load-shedding proves reform works, driven by both internal operational improvements and over R360bn in private sector generation&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-a-year-without-load-shedding-proves-reform-works-now-to-finish-the-job/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eskom&#8217;s year without load-shedding proves reform works, driven by both internal operational improvements and over R360bn in private sector generation&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-a-year-without-load-shedding-proves-reform-works-now-to-finish-the-job/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9444</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter Logistics reforms deliver results, but momentum must accelerate</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-logistics-reforms-deliver-results-but-momentum-must-accelerate/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 17:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With 8.1-million unemployed, growth is the only path to job creation, and that requires competitive logistics, enabling exporters to succeed&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-logistics-reforms-deliver-results-but-momentum-must-accelerate/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[With 8.1-million unemployed, growth is the only path to job creation, and that requires competitive logistics, enabling exporters to succeed&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-logistics-reforms-deliver-results-but-momentum-must-accelerate/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9427</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Pro-growth policy means knowing the cost before we act</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-pro-growth-policy-means-knowing-the-cost-before-we-act/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 18:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Draft procurement regulations published in April propose extensive set-asides for 100%-black-owned businesses, but Treasury has not produced an economic impact&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-pro-growth-policy-means-knowing-the-cost-before-we-act/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Draft procurement regulations published in April propose extensive set-asides for 100%-black-owned businesses, but Treasury has not produced an economic impact&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-pro-growth-policy-means-knowing-the-cost-before-we-act/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9352</post-id>	</item>
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