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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Brazil deal exposes SA&#8217;s missing trade strategy</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-brazil-deal-exposes-sas-missing-trade-strategy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<strong> </strong>The partnership announcement was led by DIRCO, not DTIC, which suggests it is politics rather than economics that leads
South&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-brazil-deal-exposes-sas-missing-trade-strategy/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong> </strong>The partnership announcement was led by DIRCO, not DTIC, which suggests it is politics rather than economics that leads
South&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-brazil-deal-exposes-sas-missing-trade-strategy/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; The hard work starts now: 3%+ growth and a million+ jobs is the target</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-the-hard-work-starts-now-3-growth-and-a-million-jobs-is-the-target/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, the next phase of the business-government partnership was launched, with over 30 CEOs committed to driving growth across&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-the-hard-work-starts-now-3-growth-and-a-million-jobs-is-the-target/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week, the next phase of the business-government partnership was launched, with over 30 CEOs committed to driving growth across&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-the-hard-work-starts-now-3-growth-and-a-million-jobs-is-the-target/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Reform resisters are costing South Africa jobs and that must stop</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-reform-resisters-are-costing-south-africa-jobs-and-that-must-stop/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Unemployment is worsening and we need to ensure that we are doing everything possible to turn around our economic performance.&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-reform-resisters-are-costing-south-africa-jobs-and-that-must-stop/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Unemployment is worsening and we need to ensure that we are doing everything possible to turn around our economic performance.&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-reform-resisters-are-costing-south-africa-jobs-and-that-must-stop/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; The PIC&#8217;s governance crisis is self-inflicted – and the fix is well known</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-the-pics-governance-crisis-is-self-inflicted-and-the-fix-is-well-known/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A court last week ruled that the PIC board had no authority to suspend its CEO, exposing the fundamental governance&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-the-pics-governance-crisis-is-self-inflicted-and-the-fix-is-well-known/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[A court last week ruled that the PIC board had no authority to suspend its CEO, exposing the fundamental governance&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-the-pics-governance-crisis-is-self-inflicted-and-the-fix-is-well-known/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; The ITSO debate is over. It is time for implementation</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-the-itso-debate-is-over-it-is-time-for-implementation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Ramaphosa&#8217;s endorsement of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team&#8217;s Phase 1 report provides the clearest vision yet for the independent&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-the-itso-debate-is-over-it-is-time-for-implementation/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Ramaphosa&#8217;s endorsement of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team&#8217;s Phase 1 report provides the clearest vision yet for the independent&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-the-itso-debate-is-over-it-is-time-for-implementation/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter -We cannot afford reform complacency</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-we-cannot-afford-reform-complacency/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The BLSA Reform Tracker&#8217;s quarterly update shows real progress in Home Affairs and public services – but concerning reversals on&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-we-cannot-afford-reform-complacency/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[The BLSA Reform Tracker&#8217;s quarterly update shows real progress in Home Affairs and public services – but concerning reversals on&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-we-cannot-afford-reform-complacency/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9604</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Resilience is paying off. Now let’s build more of it.</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-resilience-is-paying-off-now-lets-build-more-of-it/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Africa has spent a painful period building macroeconomic buffers
These buffers have been proving their worth during the Iran&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-resilience-is-paying-off-now-lets-build-more-of-it/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[South Africa has spent a painful period building macroeconomic buffers
These buffers have been proving their worth during the Iran&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceos-weekly-newsletter-resilience-is-paying-off-now-lets-build-more-of-it/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9572</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>BLSA CEO&#8217;s Weekly Newsletter  &#8211; Local government&#8217;s day of reckoning has arrived</title>
		<link>https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceo-newsletter-for-13-july-2026-local-governments-day-of-reckoning-has-arrived/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumelo Muteme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[National Treasury&#8217;s withholding of equitable share transfers from 69 municipalities follows more than a decade of ignored auditor-general warnings on&#8230; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceo-newsletter-for-13-july-2026-local-governments-day-of-reckoning-has-arrived/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[National Treasury&#8217;s withholding of equitable share transfers from 69 municipalities follows more than a decade of ignored auditor-general warnings on&hellip; <a href="https://blsa.org.za/thought-leadership/blsa-ceo-newsletter-for-13-july-2026-local-governments-day-of-reckoning-has-arrived/" class="read-more">continue reading </a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9565</post-id>	</item>
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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>
					
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9556</post-id>	</item>
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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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