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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>
					
		
		
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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>
					
		
		
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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>
					
		
		
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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>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Stop deindustrialisation before it&#8217;s too late</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-stop-deindustrialisation-before-its-too-late/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 18:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<strong> </strong>Manufacturing contributes 12% of GDP and 1.5 million jobs, but is eroding.
The DTIC&#8217;s proposed B-BBEE amendments would strip many&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-stop-deindustrialisation-before-its-too-late/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong> </strong>Manufacturing contributes 12% of GDP and 1.5 million jobs, but is eroding.
The DTIC&#8217;s proposed B-BBEE amendments would strip many&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-stop-deindustrialisation-before-its-too-late/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Tracker shows reform momentum, but logistics slips backwards</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-tracker-shows-reform-momentum-but-logistics-slips-backwards/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Minister Hlabisa named cadre deployment as the primary cause of municipal failure, with a white paper going to cabinet next&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-tracker-shows-reform-momentum-but-logistics-slips-backwards/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Minister Hlabisa named cadre deployment as the primary cause of municipal failure, with a white paper going to cabinet next&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-tracker-shows-reform-momentum-but-logistics-slips-backwards/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>OP-ED &#8211; Edward Kieswetter&#8217;s SARS is a blueprint for ethical leadership</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/op-ed-edward-kieswetters-sars-is-a-blueprint-for-ethical-leadership/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[*As first published by News24 on 24 April 2026.
South Africa knows what institutional failure looks like. We see it&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/op-ed-edward-kieswetters-sars-is-a-blueprint-for-ethical-leadership/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[*As first published by News24 on 24 April 2026.
South Africa knows what institutional failure looks like. We see it&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/op-ed-edward-kieswetters-sars-is-a-blueprint-for-ethical-leadership/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9243</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Tourism offers an opportunity we can control amid global uncertainty</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-tourism-offers-an-opportunity-we-can-control-amid-global-uncertainty/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The tourism sector recorded 10.5-million visitors in 2025, contributing 9% of GDP and nearly 1-million jobs, with government targeting 11-million&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-tourism-offers-an-opportunity-we-can-control-amid-global-uncertainty/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[The tourism sector recorded 10.5-million visitors in 2025, contributing 9% of GDP and nearly 1-million jobs, with government targeting 11-million&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-tourism-offers-an-opportunity-we-can-control-amid-global-uncertainty/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9185</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>BLSA CEO&#8217;s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Progress on Zondo reforms highlights both gains and gaps</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-progress-on-zondo-reforms-highlights-both-gains-and-gaps/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three reforms from Raymond Zondo’s recommendations have advanced, including two new laws and the whistleblower bill. 
The new acts professionalise&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-progress-on-zondo-reforms-highlights-both-gains-and-gaps/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Three reforms from Raymond Zondo’s recommendations have advanced, including two new laws and the whistleblower bill. 
The new acts professionalise&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-progress-on-zondo-reforms-highlights-both-gains-and-gaps/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Fuel levy relief buys time, but reforms build the future</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-fuel-levy-relief-buys-time-but-reforms-build-the-future/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Government&#8217;s fuel levy relief, costing R15bn, is enabled by SARS collecting R24.7bn above its R2tn revenue target, showing an improved&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-fuel-levy-relief-buys-time-but-reforms-build-the-future/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Government&#8217;s fuel levy relief, costing R15bn, is enabled by SARS collecting R24.7bn above its R2tn revenue target, showing an improved&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-fuel-levy-relief-buys-time-but-reforms-build-the-future/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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