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Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) is an independent association whose members include the leaders of some of South Africa’s biggest and most well-known businesses.
Through BLSA, South Africa’s business leaders engage key players in South African society, including government, civil society and labour, to exchange ideas in our national interest and to create effective dialogue.
By so doing, we contribute to building strong communities underpinned by job creation through sustained economic growth.
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BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter Logistics reforms deliver results, but momentum must accelerate
With 8.1-million unemployed, growth is the only path to job creation, and that requires competitive logistics, enabling exporters to succeed globally – making reform acceleration non-negotiable. Statistics reported last week for freight volumes through South Africa’s ports in 2025 show a genuine recovery. Another win last week was the finalisation of 11 private rail operators’ contracts with Transnet Freight Rail Infrastructure to operate various routes on the network. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips have shown that reform can deliver measurable results when there’s political will, but momentum must accelerate – we’re still years behind where we should be and cannot afford delays with unemployment at crisis levels. Reform of our logistics sector is critical to our future economic success. We cannot be a competitive exporting nation without efficient ports and efficient access to them. Our farms, factories and mines need to be able to get their output to markets around the world at prices that are competitive with other producers. That is critical to enabling economic growth and job creation. This is urgent. Last week’s unemployment figures showing an increase to 32.7% in the first quarter, up from 31.4% in the previous quarter, brings the […]
24/04/2026
Announcement of the new BLSA Board
BLSA is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Board of Directors, following the successful completion of the previous board’s three-year tenure. We are enormously grateful for the outstanding… continue reading
22/04/2026
MEDIA STATEMENT – BLSA Reform Tracker Q1 2026: Reform progress continues but freight logistics and governance raise concerns
Johannesburg, 23 April 2026 – The third BLSA Reform Tracker Quarterly Review, covering January to March 2026, shows South Africa’s… continue reading
15/04/2026
MEDIA STATEMENT – BLSA welcomes the appointment of Roelf Meyer as US Ambassador
Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) welcomes Roelf Meyer on his appointment as the United States ambassador. Mr Meyer’s commitment to… continue reading
BLSA POSITION PAPER – On South Africa’s Sovereign Credit Rating
BLSA has commissioned an empirically grounded research paper on South Africa’s sovereign credit rating. The commissioning of the research paper… continue reading
