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Nuus
Derde begroting: GNU moet moeilike besluite kan neem

Nuus

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 0:16


Business Leadership South Africa sê indien Suid-Afrika volhoubare openbare besteding wil bereik, sal hy moet groei om staatsinkomste uit te brei. Die minister van finansies, Enoch Godongwana, gaan die nasionale begroting die 21ste die derde keer in die parlement voorlê. BLSA se uitvoerende hoof, Busiswe Mavuso, het aan Newzroom Afrika gesê hoewel dit goed is dat die begroting bevraagteken word, moet die regering die politieke moed hê om ongewilde besluite te neem:

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb
[FULL SHOW] R100bn transformation fund, SA's economic growth and investing in equities

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 54:33


This evening we look at the markets with Sasfin Wealth, we speak to BLSA as more concerns are raised around the proposed R100bn transformation fund, Absa gives us insight on its economic growth outlook for South Africa. Allan Gray helps us manage risk when investing in local equity markets, and in our Executive Lounge feature we speak to Niveshen Govender, CEO of the SA Wind Energy Association, about being a husband, father, and leader. SAfm Market Update - Podcasts and live stream

The Money Show
BLSA reacts to revised budget: A mixed bag of growth and concerns

The Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 6:20


Stephen Grootes speaks to Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa, highlighting concerns over the VAT increase, government expenditure, and the potential impact of US President Donald Trump's anti-SA stance on AIDS funding. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.Thank you for listening to The Money Show podcast.Listen live - The Money Show with Stephen Grootes is broadcast weekdays between 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) on 702 and CapeTalk. There’s more from the show at www.themoneyshow.co.za Subscribe to the Money Show daily and weekly newslettersThe Money Show is brought to you by Absa. Follow us on:702 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702702 on Instagram: www.instagram.com/talkradio702702 on X: www.x.com/Radio702702 on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@radio702CapeTalk on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X: www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unscripted Direct
Episode 112 - STAC is Back (In Person)

Unscripted Direct

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 91:11


Introduction (0:00:00). What do we expect for the first in-person STAC regionals  this decade?The Break (0:07:02). Results from BLSA regionals. Winners of the Online National Championship. An insult from Jared Rosenblatt. Exciting news from the Pahlke Family. And a mea culpa from Justin.NTC Witness Program (0:11:34). Texas Southern's Tim Adams and Brandon Draper bring back one of the most generous projects in the community. Also: Brandon feels vindication, and Tim makes a campaign speech.NALAE Interview (0:22:52). President Shlahet and President-Elect Schott talk about NALAE's new partnership with AAJ, the new All-American awards, and their "love letters."The Heart of AAJ (0:47:51). Jenn Rafter and Kathryn Schwacha talk about the switch back to in-person competition. We ask Kathryn to give Spencer advice for becoming a personal concierge, and we ask Jenn if she can say "Shlahet Shwacha" five times fast.AAJ Predictions (1:01:02). Cumberland's Sara Williams and Mercer's Katie Powers return to predict the winners of all 10 regions. Sara promises to pay her gambling debt, Katie tries to humblebrag, and we find out who knows more about transportation.Mailbag Question (1:28:30). A.J is still complaining. Plus, a question about and non-vegan alcohol.

The Best of the Money Show
BLSA's Mavuso: SA risks becoming a failed state if business just sings 'kumbaya' with govt

The Best of the Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 9:47


Stephen Grootes speaks to Zinhle Tyikwe and Busisiwe (Busi) Mavuso, respective CEOs of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa and Business Leadership South Africa, about the pressing concern that South Africa may slide into a failed state unless businesses move beyond mere cooperation with the government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
Legal analysis: MK Party leader heads to an international court to challenge alleged vote rigging.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 46:25


Political Analysis: The MK Party decided to join the progressive caucus.ActionSA vehemently opposes ideas around an expanded cabinet.BLSA states that youth unemployment must be a big focus as we transition into the 7th administration.Mpox records its first case in the Western Cape.SPORTS WRAP! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Widener Law Commonwealth's Podcast
#68 | Cafecito with LALSA Episode 6 Featuring APALSA and BLSA

Widener Law Commonwealth's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 62:49


Cafecito with LALSA (Latin American Law Student Association) is a student run podcast where traditional and non-traditional law students come together to share their unique journeys through law school. Hear the voices of minority students as they discuss their challenges and triumphs, and listen to diverse perspectives on a wide range of topics. Tune in for a dynamic conversation that reflects the rich tapestry of the Widener Law Commonwealth student experience. Watch the video version on WLC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRVKVR_r-X4.  Timestamps: 00:30 Episode Start 00:46 Introductions 01:30 Year in Review and Law School Reflections 09:35 First Vacation Spot After the Bar Exam 10:10 Love in Harrisburg 12:28 Mental Health During Bar Prep 19:06 What's One Thing You'll Miss Most 22:38 Advice for Current and Future Law Students 32:07 Bar Coaches and General Classroom/Exam Experiences 38:30 What Type of Law Do You Want to Practice 42:42 Regrets 45:05 Would You Come Back to Visit in 10 Years 47:33 Student Org Leadership Transition Meetings 54:47 Favorite Class 59:19 Goodbye 59:40 How Would You Like to Be Remembered Episode Transcript (PDF) Cafecito with LALSA Episode 6: This episode features Giselle Barragan (LALSA President), Kevin Ezeuzoh (BLSA President) and Ashley Varughese (APALSA President). Tune in to hear about their experiences and struggles as Widener Law Commonwealth students. Find the audio version of the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital's only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law & Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu for more information.   Music Credit: "Latin Groove" by Vogel Audio https://www.pond5.com/artist/vogelaudio

The Money Show
Business lobby group BLSA is confident the country will be on the right track in the next 30 years. What is the scorecard now? Starlink's termination of its unapproved service in the country: what it means for the democratisation of internet access in S

The Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 87:44


Busisiwe (Busi) Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), a business advocacy organisation, discusses with host Bruce Whitfield her confidence in the country's ability to achieve success in the next 30 years. What is the current assessment? Jan Vermeulen, Editor at MyBroadband, discusses with Bruce Whitfield the implications of Starlink discontinuing its unauthorised service in the country; and its impact on the democratisation of internet access in South Africa. Nick Rockey, CEO of Trialogue consultancy firm, a supporting sustainable corporate business practice, joined Bruce Whitfield to discuss how he makes his money. Rockey has over 20 years of consulting and research experience across many markets — he discusses how he ended up doing this job.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Best of the Money Show
Business lobby group BLSA is confident the country will get it right in the next 30 years. What is the scorecard now?

The Best of the Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 5:31


Busisiwe (Busi) Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), a business advocacy organisation, discusses with host Bruce Whitfield her confidence in the country's ability to achieve success in the next 30 years. What is the current assessment?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Engineering News Online Audio Articles
BLSA calls for immediate reworking of IRP, describing assumptions as 'spurious'

Engineering News Online Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 3:18


This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), whose members include the largest domestic and foreign companies operating in South Africa, has added its voice to a growing chorus of opposition to the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP 2023) and has called for it to be "revised immediately". Writing in her weekly newsletter, CEO Busisiwe Mavuso said no good case had been built for the assumptions in the IRP 2023 and warned that the document was "tainting" the positive news associated with reduced levels of loadshedding, which she attributed to the Energy Action Plan and the collaboration between government and business. "The first, overarching problem, is that it goes against the least-cost principle and presents some spurious costing estimates that appear to elevate the price of renewable energy and underestimate the cost of fossil fuels. "Then it slashes the amount of renewable energy - still easily the cheapest form of new energy generation - to be installed between 2024 and 2030 via public procurement from 15.2 GW in IRP 2019 to 8 GW in IRP 2023. "The huge increase in the allocation to gas is also eyebrow-raising - it allocates 7.22 GW to gas-based generation, up from 3 GW in the IRP 2019," Mavuso writes, while noting an absence of the infrastructure required for the importation of gas. Also questioned is the IRP 2023's assumption of a delayed coal shutdown, which failed to take account of the extension costs, and the market reality that "funding for new fossil fuel ventures does not exist". The document's misalignment with domestic climate policy is also highlighted, along with the threat posed to business by the imminent implementation of carbon taxes. Mavuso said the 900 MW yearly allocation in the IRP 2023 for rooftop solar was an underestimate in light of the fact that far higher levels of deployment were already being achieved. While the low future demand trajectory assumed "puts the entire modelling process at risk". "The bottom line is that we need electricity that is affordable, reliable and can come onstream quickly. "Anything that goes against that doesn't make sense and the IRP needs to be reworked to facilitate this - it's an imperative to enable economic growth and boost employment," Mavuso wrote. She also referred to the document as but one example of bad policy, mitigating against economic growth and employment creation. "To get to the point where the economy is growing fast enough to create jobs at a significant rate, all the dysfunctional elements need to be remedied," she added, highlighting transport and logistics, water, infrastructure, poor service delivery, State company inefficiency and ongoing corruption as key concerns for business. "Opposition within government to reforms slows everything down at best or results in failure," she added. BLSA's input on the IRP 2023 follows on from the March 23 deadline for public comment on the draft document, which was published in early January. In the run up to the deadline, several business and civil society organisations also strongly criticised the document and appealed for it to be overhauled.

Engineering News Online Audio Articles
BLSA calls for immediate reworking of IRP, describing assumptions as 'spurious'

Engineering News Online Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 3:18


This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), whose members include the largest domestic and foreign companies operating in South Africa, has added its voice to a growing chorus of opposition to the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP 2023) and has called for it to be "revised immediately". Writing in her weekly newsletter, CEO Busisiwe Mavuso said no good case had been built for the assumptions in the IRP 2023 and warned that the document was "tainting" the positive news associated with reduced levels of loadshedding, which she attributed to the Energy Action Plan and the collaboration between government and business. "The first, overarching problem, is that it goes against the least-cost principle and presents some spurious costing estimates that appear to elevate the price of renewable energy and underestimate the cost of fossil fuels. "Then it slashes the amount of renewable energy - still easily the cheapest form of new energy generation - to be installed between 2024 and 2030 via public procurement from 15.2 GW in IRP 2019 to 8 GW in IRP 2023. "The huge increase in the allocation to gas is also eyebrow-raising - it allocates 7.22 GW to gas-based generation, up from 3 GW in the IRP 2019," Mavuso writes, while noting an absence of the infrastructure required for the importation of gas. Also questioned is the IRP 2023's assumption of a delayed coal shutdown, which failed to take account of the extension costs, and the market reality that "funding for new fossil fuel ventures does not exist". The document's misalignment with domestic climate policy is also highlighted, along with the threat posed to business by the imminent implementation of carbon taxes. Mavuso said the 900 MW yearly allocation in the IRP 2023 for rooftop solar was an underestimate in light of the fact that far higher levels of deployment were already being achieved. While the low future demand trajectory assumed "puts the entire modelling process at risk". "The bottom line is that we need electricity that is affordable, reliable and can come onstream quickly. "Anything that goes against that doesn't make sense and the IRP needs to be reworked to facilitate this - it's an imperative to enable economic growth and boost employment," Mavuso wrote. She also referred to the document as but one example of bad policy, mitigating against economic growth and employment creation. "To get to the point where the economy is growing fast enough to create jobs at a significant rate, all the dysfunctional elements need to be remedied," she added, highlighting transport and logistics, water, infrastructure, poor service delivery, State company inefficiency and ongoing corruption as key concerns for business. "Opposition within government to reforms slows everything down at best or results in failure," she added. BLSA's input on the IRP 2023 follows on from the March 23 deadline for public comment on the draft document, which was published in early January. In the run up to the deadline, several business and civil society organisations also strongly criticised the document and appealed for it to be overhauled.

Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast
Celebrating Black History Month and Our Diverse Legal Community: History, Allyship, Legal Education, and Change

Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 151:27


This episode celebrates Black History Month and focuses on diversity in our profession, allyship, history, and change. 1. The Mosaic of Differences Among Us: Interview with Donna Davis, Director of the Benny Agosto Center for Diversity at STCL-Houston. Ms Davis addresses the importance of understanding the mosaic of differences among us not only in legal education but in practice as we deal with clients and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different generations. She also provides practical tips for firms for meeting all of the expectations of their teams so that they can retain a diverse and productive workforce. 2. Strengthening the Law School Applicant Pool: Interview with Mariesha Keys, Director of UHLC's Pre-Law Pipeline Programs. Ms. Keys, who is interviewed by BTL-Interviewer Rachael Thompson, discusses the goals, logistics, and benefits of the UHLC Pre-Law Pipeline Programs, as well as why these programs are beneficial to first-generation students who are trying to navigate the law-school admission process. Ms. Keys also talks about  how members of the legal community can get involved in these important initiative. 3.  Navigating the Unique Challenges of an HBCU: Interview with Dean Crystal Ridgley, Associate Dean of Admission, TSU-TMSL. Dean Ridgley, who is interviewed by BTL-Interviewer Anietie Akpan, discusses TMSL's rich 70-year history as an accredited law school that has empowered the disenfranchised and underserved; she also talks about unique considerations in admissions as a HBCU, what's happening with legal education throughout the nation, and how the Houston legal community can assist with the school's effort to reinvest in pipeline and pathway programs.4. Impact of Allyship: Brenda Adimora. Ms. Adimora addresses why it is important for allies to step up for and support lawyers of color, especially in the wake of policy changes related to DEI initiatives that are being made in the wake of Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard. 5. Soldiers in Houston: Race, History, and Change. Gary Alfred discusses the Houston Riot of 1917, how the Black soldiers involved were convicted without Due Process, and the recent overturning of these convictions.  He then discusses the Veteran's Legal Initiative in Houston and other ways Houston lawyers can use our law training to help those less fortunate.6. Impact of Allyship: Alvin Adjei. Mr. Adjei addresses how allyship has impacted his career and discusses why having leaders in the firm or agency who understand and support you is important. 7. BLSA in Houston: Finding a Community and Preparing for Practice. Featuring Malik Wilson (STCL), Jeremiah Sowell (TMSL), and Erica Wheeler (UHLC), all presidents of the BLSA chapters at their law schools. BTL-Interviewer Anietie Akpan talks with these students about what they are doing to foster a sense of community for Black students in their law schools.8. HYLA Allyship Committee: Reading, Learning, Listening, and Acting as Allies. Featuring Lena Silva and Cassie Maneen, Co-Chairs of the Committee.  This discussion focuses on the purposes of the committee and also provides substantive information on civil rights cases and issues that have been discussed in the books they have read for Allyship Book Club.For full speaker bios, visit The Houston Lawyer (hba.org). To read The Houston Lawyer magazine, visit The Houston Lawyer_home. For more information about the Houston Bar Association, visit Houston Bar Association (hba.org).*The views expressed in this episode do not necessarily reflect the views of The Houston Lawyer Editorial Board or the Houston Bar Association.

Widener Law Commonwealth's Podcast
#64 | Cafecito with LALSA Episode 2 Featuring BLSA

Widener Law Commonwealth's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 55:56


Cafecito with LALSA (Latin American Law Student Association) is a student run podcast where traditional and non-traditional law students come together to share their unique journeys through law school. Hear the voices of minority students as they discuss their challenges and triumphs, and listen to diverse perspectives on a wide range of topics. Tune in for a dynamic conversation that reflects the rich tapestry of the Widener Law Commonwealth student experience. Watch the video version of this episode on WLC's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/TUi4VDdnltw. Timestamps 0:00 Episode Teaser 0:38 Episode Start 1:11 BLSA Generally 3:56 Mentorship and Struggles Finding a Community in Law School 10:18 Managing Mental Health 13:42 What Made You Come to Law School 16:22 Working from Home v Going to the Office 18:54 Topics Impacting the Black Community 26:44 Using Social Media In Law School 30:27 Bear Hunting 32:22 Video Games 36:09 Willie the Dog 37:06 Briefing a Case in Law School 39:12 Favorite Professors 41:52 What Doesn't Kill you Makes You Stronger Mentality 45:09 For 250K, would you become a 1L again? 48:28 Barbri Coach Kevin kcezeuzoh@widener.edu 49:21 "Final" Remarks 51:23 Halloween 54:57 Episode End Cafecito with LALSA Episode 2: This episode features Giselle Barragan (LALSA President) and Tommy Begley (LALSA Treasurer) having a conversation with Kevin Ezeuzoh (BLSA President) and Richard Dixon (BLSA Social Media Rep). Tune in to hear about their experiences and struggles as black Widener Law Commonwealth students. Audio Transcript (PDF)    Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital's only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law & Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu for more information.   Music Credit: "Latin Groove" by Vogel Audio https://www.pond5.com/artist/vogelaudio

The In Laws
Movement Lawyering (& BLSA) with Maydrian

The In Laws

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 62:03


Maydrian joins the pod to talk about movement lawyering and the Black Law Students Association. Maydrian is a 2L at Texas Tech who is a Marshal-Motley Scholar, a program that will pay for law school for students who make a 13 year commitment to civil rights work. Maydrian is also the chair for SWBLSA, he shares how BLSA has helped him find community in law school. Maydrian's Socials Tiktok: @maydrianlowe_IG: @maydrianlowe@theinlawspos

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WorldView
The BAD Ideas Behind The FALL Of South Africa - Busiswe Mavuso

WorldView

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022 65:18


Busisiwe Mavuso is the Chief Executive Officer of Business Leadership South Africa. She previously held the position of Chief Operations Officer at the BLSA. ---- Guest Links ----- https://twitter.com/BusiMavuso2?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.eskom.co.za/about-eskom/leadership/profile-busisiwe-mavuso/ https://www.blsa.org.za/about-us/the-blsa-board/busisiwe-mavuso/ WorldView is a media company that delivers in-depth conversations, debates, round-table discussions, and general entertainment. Most of our content will be focused on news and politics, centered on South Africa. But the rest will be chats with figures around the world and from all walks of life to create a package that will inevitably broaden your WorldView. ---- Links ----- https://twitter.com/Broadworldview https://web.facebook.com/BroadWorldView https://anchor.fm/broadworldview You can donate at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46136545 Music: https://www.bensound.com

The POWER Business Show
In conversation with Ignatius Sehoole - KPMG, CEO

The POWER Business Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 17:12


Sifiso Skenjana dissects KPMG's CEO outlook with BLSA launch with Ignatius Sehoole - KPMG, CEO.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb
There's an 85% chance of SA being greylisted - report

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 11:19


Busisiwe Mavuso – CEO, BLSA

Albany Law School Podcast
Recession Proof Jobs: Careers in Bankruptcy Law

Albany Law School Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 63:10


Do you enjoy giving people and businesses a fresh start? Do you like solving puzzles? Do you want to work in a field where litigation meets transactional? Did you know that bankruptcy intersects with many other areas of law? Learn about the diverse career paths in bankruptcy! Listen to leading practitioners from the American Bankruptcy Institute including: Brittani Bushman '21 Larry Fallon Uri Pinelo '17 Paula M. Barbaruolo, Esq. '92 (Adjunct Professor and Senior Attorney & Managing Partner at Barbaruolo Law Firm) This event organized by the ABI's DEI working group in collaboration with the CPDC, APALSA, BLSA & MLSA.

Engineering News Online Audio Articles
BLSA, Seifsa, SAAFF warn of Transnet strike's impact on the struggling economy

Engineering News Online Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 11:09


The strike by employees at Transnet's port and rail operations is going to cost the economy billions of rands and will likely set back the country's efforts to drive a recovery, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso. Some Transnet employees have downed tools in a dispute over wage increases. Mavuso describes the strike as an act of economic sabotage that will damage government revenue, robbing it of the resources needed to provide poverty relief. Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) states that the South African economy is already on its knees. "Our economy is under siege as it battles a jobs, growth and hunger crisis. A devastating 63.9% of South Africans under the age of 24 are unemployed, consumer inflation is at a 13-year high and one-in-four people live below the food poverty line. "A full-blown strike at Transnet will add to the damage suffered by the South African economy. This will be as bad as load-shedding in terms of economic impact. For an economy battling to maintain momentum, this could well be the final nail in the coffin," Seifsa CEO Lucio Trentini says. The strike has forced Transnet to suspend all activity in its ports, snarling up imports and exports for the whole country. Miners and many other companies are losing billions while this goes on, with early estimates putting the costs at R6-billion a day, Mavuso states. The unions have said the strike is indefinite and 15 000 workers are not going to be working today. All ports and freight rail are not expected to operate, she adds. "This is disastrous not only to obvious sectors linked to direct imports like the medical sector, and exports, like the mining sector, but to the entire, interconnected economy. It further damages South Africa's brand, with global cargo operators likely already moving on to other ports and further deprioritising South Africa. This is very bad news indeed," Mavuso asserts. "The decision by United National Transport Union (Untu) and the South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu), to go on strike last week, in the middle of negotiations that were ongoing at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), is another severe blow to the economy. “The strike is, at the very least, an act of bad faith, given that negotiations were under way at the time and several court cases are testing its legality. It caught both Transnet and government off guard," she adds. Seifsa has appealed for a constructive approach that seeks to advance the interests of the country. "Transnet, as with Eskom, is crucial to the country's economy. Transnet's rail and port facilities are key to exporting the country's bulk commodity exports such as coal, iron-ore, chrome and manganese. A full-blown strike at Transnet, which seems unavoidable, will have a serious effect on the economy, as it will halt exports and put thousands of jobs on the line," Trentini notes. Exporters rely heavily on efficient rail networks and ports, but Transnet has been operating below capacity for years as it grapples with a shortage of locomotives, cable theft, vandalism, poor maintenance and outdated and slow port infrastructure. This substandard service has had a significant impact on the local steel industry and its ability to manufacture steel to meet its customers' demands. In some instances, primary steel producers have had to shut down operating plants due to the unavailability of raw materials, at great cost to their businesses and the economy, states Seifsa. "We know that it will not be easy to make compromises, but we appeal nevertheless for a win-win approach to the negotiations, as opposed to a winner-takes-all approach. Our plea to all the negotiators, and to those from whom they obtain their mandates, is that you rise above your narrow interests and put the interests of the South African economy first, and look to settle quickly," Trentini says...

Engineering News Online Audio Articles
BLSA, Seifsa, SAAFF warn of Transnet strike's impact on the struggling economy

Engineering News Online Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 11:09


The strike by employees at Transnet's port and rail operations is going to cost the economy billions of rands and will likely set back the country's efforts to drive a recovery, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso. Some Transnet employees have downed tools in a dispute over wage increases. Mavuso describes the strike as an act of economic sabotage that will damage government revenue, robbing it of the resources needed to provide poverty relief. Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) states that the South African economy is already on its knees. "Our economy is under siege as it battles a jobs, growth and hunger crisis. A devastating 63.9% of South Africans under the age of 24 are unemployed, consumer inflation is at a 13-year high and one-in-four people live below the food poverty line. "A full-blown strike at Transnet will add to the damage suffered by the South African economy. This will be as bad as load-shedding in terms of economic impact. For an economy battling to maintain momentum, this could well be the final nail in the coffin," Seifsa CEO Lucio Trentini says. The strike has forced Transnet to suspend all activity in its ports, snarling up imports and exports for the whole country. Miners and many other companies are losing billions while this goes on, with early estimates putting the costs at R6-billion a day, Mavuso states. The unions have said the strike is indefinite and 15 000 workers are not going to be working today. All ports and freight rail are not expected to operate, she adds. "This is disastrous not only to obvious sectors linked to direct imports like the medical sector, and exports, like the mining sector, but to the entire, interconnected economy. It further damages South Africa's brand, with global cargo operators likely already moving on to other ports and further deprioritising South Africa. This is very bad news indeed," Mavuso asserts. "The decision by United National Transport Union (Untu) and the South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu), to go on strike last week, in the middle of negotiations that were ongoing at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), is another severe blow to the economy. “The strike is, at the very least, an act of bad faith, given that negotiations were under way at the time and several court cases are testing its legality. It caught both Transnet and government off guard," she adds. Seifsa has appealed for a constructive approach that seeks to advance the interests of the country. "Transnet, as with Eskom, is crucial to the country's economy. Transnet's rail and port facilities are key to exporting the country's bulk commodity exports such as coal, iron-ore, chrome and manganese. A full-blown strike at Transnet, which seems unavoidable, will have a serious effect on the economy, as it will halt exports and put thousands of jobs on the line," Trentini notes. Exporters rely heavily on efficient rail networks and ports, but Transnet has been operating below capacity for years as it grapples with a shortage of locomotives, cable theft, vandalism, poor maintenance and outdated and slow port infrastructure. This substandard service has had a significant impact on the local steel industry and its ability to manufacture steel to meet its customers' demands. In some instances, primary steel producers have had to shut down operating plants due to the unavailability of raw materials, at great cost to their businesses and the economy, states Seifsa. "We know that it will not be easy to make compromises, but we appeal nevertheless for a win-win approach to the negotiations, as opposed to a winner-takes-all approach. Our plea to all the negotiators, and to those from whom they obtain their mandates, is that you rise above your narrow interests and put the interests of the South African economy first, and look to settle quickly," Trentini says...

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
BLSA CEO, Busi Mavuso has resigned from the Eskom board.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 4:30


Guest: Kyle Cowan- News24 JournalistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Best of the Money Show
BLSA to help the NPA with technical skills to gradually increase its effective prosecutions

The Best of the Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 6:42


Guest: Wayne Duvenage | CEO at Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa)| See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business News Leaders
Can South Africa afford a Basic Income Grant?

Business News Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 7:06


South Africa's government could, in theory, fund the Basic Income Grant via an increase in the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate from 15% to 17%, according to a report authored by Intellidex and commissioned by Business Unity SA in collaboration with BLSA. Business Day TV caught up with Business Leadership South Africa's CEO, Busi Mavuso for more detail.

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb
There are only three ways to fund the basic income grant – BLSA

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 19:00


Busisiwe Mavuso – CEO, Business Leadership South Africa

Albany Law School Podcast
Pathways to the Legal Profession: Navigating and Excelling at a Law Firm

Albany Law School Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 89:15


Speakers include: · Hon. Ricja Rice, Judge, Albany City Court; First Vice President, Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association · Hon. Troy K. Webber, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department; Co-Chair of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission · Mary Fitzpatrick, Esq., Assistant Dean of Career Services, Albany Law School · Hon. Richard Rivera, Supervising Judge, Family Court, Third Judicial District; Co-Chair of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission · Brenda T. Baddam, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the NYS; Attorney General, former Associate Attorney, Barclay Damon, LLP, ALS ‘17 · Jermaine Cruz, Esq., Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Albany Law School · Kyle T. Ishman, Esq., Venable LLP, ALS ‘20 · Shalini Natesan, Esq., The Towne Law Firm, P.C., ALS ‘06 · Kadeem Wolliaston, Esq., Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, ALS '18 Learn more about the Career and Professional Development Center: https://www.albanylaw.edu/about/career-and-professional-development-center The event was sponsored by The Career and Professional Development Center in collaboration with The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission, as well as the Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association, as well as Albany Law School APALSA, BLSA, and LALSA.

Park Place
#14: Critical Race Theory & the New Red Scare

Park Place

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 44:16


Panel discussion with Professors Natsu Saito, Lauren Sudeall, Nirej Sekhon, Gerry Weber, and Tanya Washington. Cosponsored with BLSA and the Georgia Lawyer Chapter of ACS.

First Take SA
Bain announces withdrawal from BLSA

First Take SA

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 5:10


Controversial consultancy firm, Bain and Company, yesterday announced its withdrawal from Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA). The US firm has been linked to allegations of corruption related to work it did for the South African Revenue Service (Sars), pocketing millions of rands in what was subsequently declared as illegal in the State Capture Commission of Inquiry Report. The company has also apologized saying it was an "unwitting participant in a process that inflicted serious damage" on SARS. The scathing Zondo report found that Bain knew about the appointment of former SARS commissioner Tom Moyane before it was announced and assisted Moyane in crafting a planned restructuring at the tax agency before he even stepped foot into SARS.  Independent researcher and author Dr Dale McKinley has been keenly following the Zondo Commission and it's first report and gives us his perspective

Special reports
BLSA responds to Bain withdrawal

Special reports

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 12:28


Busisiwe Mavuso - CEO, BLSA www.moneyweb.co.za

Special reports
BLSA responds to Bain withdrawal

Special reports

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 12:28


Busisiwe Mavuso - CEO, BLSA

The Money Show
Why is BLSA defending Bain despite the Zondo inquiry's findings?

The Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 86:12


Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO at Business Leadership SA attempts to answer why the organisation is defending Bain & Company, which has been fingered in the first half of the State Capture Report. The Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa takes energy regulator Nersa to court over the exorbitant increase in gas prices. In Investment School, Petri Redelinghuys, founder at Herenya Capital Advisors explains when and how to bank profits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb
70% of SA CEOs have confidence in the country's growth prospects – survey

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 9:56


We Need Each Other
BLACK LAW STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL

We Need Each Other

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 55:41


The Black Law Student Association of Loyola Law School created a list of demands to combat the effects of systemic racism poisoning our legal system and their campus climate.BLSA of Loyola Law School called upon the administration to stand in solidarity with the Black community, uphold the values it proclaims proudly within its mission statement, and exemplify these objectives through tangible and financial future actions.

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb
Will Zuma's arrest bring back a sense of trust for investors?

SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 11:12


Busisiwe Mavuso – CEO, BLSA

The POWER Business Show
BUSA/BLSA launch research on localisation policy

The POWER Business Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 12:02


On POWER Business the CEO at Business Unity South Africa Cas Coovadia discusses the launch research on the business localisation policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Widener Law Commonwealth's Podcast
#48 | Alumni Interview with Alumnus Anthony Cox ’17

Widener Law Commonwealth's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 22:12


One of the joys of being a Widener Law Commonwealth student is meeting alumni. Gabriella Romeo ’21, Student Bar Association President, interviewed alumnus Anthony Cox ’17. In-person restrictions did not keep them from a fun and engaging interview. In addition to his comments during the interview, Anthony emphasizes the importance of mentorship. "Seek mentorship. My motto is make it to the top and send the ladder back down to help others up. There is nothing like having someone guide you up the ladder who has been up before." Anthony D. Cox Jr. is an associate attorney at Dickie McCamey and Chilcote. His practice consists primary of civil and commercial litigation on the defense side. Anthony is also the chair of the firm’s professional licensing defense group where he represents professionals before state and federal agencies. Anthony is a May 2017 graduate of Widener Commonwealth where he served as President of BLSA for two-years; and editor on the Law Review; the President of Moot Court; and a Vice-President for the Trial Advocacy Honor Society. Anthony currently serves on the Widener Commonwealth Alumni Board; Dean’s Diversity Board; and is the Co-Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority Bar Committee. Anthony is passionate about assisting BLSA and mentoring Widener Commonwealth students. Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital’s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law & Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu for more information. #lawschool​ #lawstudents​ #alumni​ #WidenerLawCW​ #WidenerPride​ #prelaw   Music Credit: LeChuckz

Business News Leaders
How can SA boost investment in infrastructure?

Business News Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 9:18


Business Leadership South Africa has launched a report on solutions to boost infrastructure investment and to improve investment rates towards the 30% target set by the National Development Plan. Business Day TV's Alishia Seckman unpacked the report in detail with BLSA’s chair, Nonkululeko Nyembezi.

The Money Show
BLSA-Intellidex release Infrastructure report that highlights on solutions to boosting infrastructure investment to drive the economic recovery.

The Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 5:47


Stuart Theobald | Financial Analyst and Chairman at Intellidex See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blah Blah Blaw
Docket # 020421 - BLSA and BBBPod Present: Self Care and Anti-Racism

Blah Blah Blaw

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 57:21


This week we're releasing a conversation with had with Georgia State University's College of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Chapter on self care and anti-racism. This important conversation asked us to consider navigating school, employment, and more as Black and/or minority professionals. Follow BLSA on Instagram here! Special thank you to Jordan Jackson for his audio wizardry (Instagram), Fifth Music for the intro song (Instagram), and Nancy Oganezov for helping us with marketing.Music from this episode:Music by HaTom_music from PixabayMusic by Wataboi from PixabayFollow us on Instagram and Twitter.

What's Law Got To Do With It?
69. Bleak Honesty

What's Law Got To Do With It?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 27:52


Shaniel Lewis returns as a guest for this episode. Shaniel's a 2L student at Osgoode.   After much rambling, the discussion finally gets around to the reason Shaniel has returned -- to talk about the Black Law Students Association (or more colloquially known as BLSA, pronounced "Balsa").   Richard teases both Felicity and Shaniel by withholding some sage advice. He also remembers he has a gift for Shaniel, which remains hibernating in his office at the law school. He promises to get it to her someday once the pandemic is over.   Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/   Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

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Albany Law School Podcast
MTS: Shellee Daniel on BLSA, Albany Law Review, and the Lakers vs. Nets

Albany Law School Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 16:56


We are adding another chapter to the Meet the Students series as we speak with Shellee Daniel '21. Shellee is a rock star involved in many parts of student life here on New Scotland Ave: Executive Editor of Notes and Comments for Albany Law Review Vol. 84 President of the Black Law Students' Association Student Representative to Barbri Student Ambassador with the Admissions Office Peer Writing Assistant We touch on many of those topics and why she would root for the Los Angeles Lakers if they faced her hometown Brooklyn Nets in the NBA Finals! Previous Episode with Shellee: https://soundcloud.com/user-952955809-873766748/mts-online-learning-black-law-students-association-caribbean-food

First Take SA
The country is losing billions of rand to illicit trade - BLSA

First Take SA

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 3:22


Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) says it is concerned about the escalating illicit trade of goods in the country. CEO of BLSA, Busi Mavuso, says the country is losing billions of rand to illicit trade. Mavuso says the ban on the sale of alcohol and cigarettes during during alert levels three and four lockdown restrictions made the situation worse. The South African Revenue Service says it has lost over one-point-five-billion-rand in excise duty as a result of the implementation of the lockdown restrictions on the sale of booze and cigarettes last year

Sistahs in Law
Sistahs in Law School Pt. 1

Sistahs in Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 73:12


Law school can be hard enough, so add on top of that the complex and nuanced identity of being a Black woman and/or first gen law student in the space. On this episode of Sistahs in Law, five current law students share insights into their experiences navigating life while in law school. Guest Bios: Mieola Easter is a 1L at Cardozo School of Law. She is from Houston, Texas, and will be completing her first year there remotely. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and worked at a legal technology company after undergrad. Currently, she is the 1L Representative for Cardozo's BLSA and a member of the Entertainment Society. In her free time, Mieola enjoys singing and attending dance classes. Mieola hopes to combine her interest in art and law by pursuing entertainment and media law. Twitter: @mieola_easter, Instagram: @_mieeast_ and Clubhouse. Victoria Lowe is a 2L at Cardozo School of Law. A believer in the impossible and an avid advocate for all things womxn. Victoria is from the Bronx with roots in Harlem. She is the President of the Black Law Students Association at Cardozo and sits on the executive board of the Minority Law Student Alliance. When she is not studying, you can find her hanging with her family or in the dance class nearest you. Instagram: @v.c.lowe Khensani Mathebula is an international student from Johannesburg, South Africa. After graduating from Fordham University as a double major in Political Science & Dance, in partnership with The Ailey School, she worked as a professional modern dancer & choreographer in New York City, including directing her company @MATHETAdance. She is currently a 2L student at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she is a staff editor on Moot Court Honor Society and a legal intern for the Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic. Instagram: @khen.sunny Jasmine Cooper-Little is a current 3L from Connecticut. She attended Boston University for undergrad where she studied International Relations and minored in Spanish. Before law school, she worked in International Education. Her law school experiences have included providing legal services to asylum seekers, family-based immigration, business immigration, legal compliance at an investment bank, securities arbitration, securities enforcement, and privacy law. Outside of law school, she enjoys traveling, learning foreign languages, spending time with family, and inventing plant-based recipes. Instagram: @jazzii76 Ayana McPherson is a Brooklyn, NY native and a third year law student at Cardozo School of Law. Prior to law school, she earned her B.F.A in Dance and Minor in Writing from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. At Cardozo, she is a legal intern in the Advanced Indie Film Clinic, she serves as the Broadcast Music Inc., Competition Editor of the Moot Court Honor Society, and is an active participant in the Minority Law Student Alliance, Black Law Student Association, and the Entertainment Law Society. Outside of law school, Ayana is a student member of the Black Entertainment & Sports Law Association, and has interned at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Franklin Entertainment at Twentieth Century Fox, SAG-AFTRA and Bruns, Brennan & Berry PC! She also recently launched an inspiration platform called The Gem Jar, where the mission is "inspiring people into purpose." Instagram: @yanaamac and @_thegemjar

Law Schooled at Washburn
The One About Final Exams

Law Schooled at Washburn

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 43:45


BLSA and HLSA present the 1L Power Hour! Here we were joined by Professors Glashausser, Francis, Griggs, and Bahadur as they gave us tips and direction on how to perform well on law school final exams. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Engineering News Online Audio Articles
Downgrades deal blow to economic recovery plan

Engineering News Online Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 4:32


The latest sovereign ratings downgrades imposed on South Africa have dealt a blow to the country's economic recovery plan and should spur government into action to address the issues raised by Moody’s and Fitch. Responding to the news that Moody's and Fitch have pushed South Africa's credit rating deeper into junk status, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) CEO Cas Coovadia said in a statement at the weekend that the downgrades reinforced the "severe socioeconomic crisis confronting the country". " . . . [this] should impress on all stakeholders the urgency with which clear, hard decisions need to be taken." North West University Business School economist Professor Raymond Parsons commented that, while expected, the decisions by the ratings agencies were not good news for the economy and that it highlighted the urgent need for South Africa to change its economic narrative. The Moody's downgrade places South Africa two notches into junk status, while the Fitch downgrade places the country three notches below junk status. Fitch downgraded South Africa’s long term foreign and local currency debt ratings to ‘BB-‘ from ‘BB’, while maintaining a negative outlook. Moody’s downgraded South Africa’s long term foreign and local currency debt ratings to ‘Ba2’ from ‘Ba1’, also maintaining a negative outlook. Although Standard and Poor’s (S&P's) has kept its investment outlook as neutral, Parsons pointed out that, overall, this was South Africa’s “worst rating ever” from the big three rating agencies since 1994. Busa urged government to implement short-term deliverables, while tabling credible and properly resourced plans for longer term interventions. Particularly, Busa believes South Africa must address its low levels of productivity, exercise wage restraint, improve the ease of doing business and competitiveness, while dealing with the ongoing challenge of financially weak State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that are not fit for purpose. “In all of these areas business stands ready to support the necessary actions. However, we firmly believe we do not have to continue discussions on what needs to be done. “Social partners, including government, have identified immediately implementable areas. These fall primarily in the ambit of government to implement and business has offered capacity to assist wherever the situation requires. Business is also committed to invest if long standing and repeatedly identified structural economic reforms are put in place,” Coovadia said. Meanwhile, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso stated that the ratings were a blow to the credibility of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, with the agencies effectively saying they did not believe it would work. BLSA and Busa both said that implementation is what matters now. Mavuso noted that the structural reforms the country had been hammering on about had been needed for years and that it was the only way the country could provide an impetus to the private sector to boost investment, given that fiscal stimulus was not an option. “But the other implementation we have to deliver on is restraining public expenditure. These downgrades are going to hurt, making it more expensive for government to borrow. Government cannot increase spending, but it can ensure that spending delivers more to the economy by shifting it out of consumption and into investment. “That means public sector wages are one of the key areas for restraint, as well as no more bailouts for SOEs.” Mavuso pointed out that the public sector had to adjust to the fact that the South African economy was smaller than it was and that it did not have the financial muscle to borrow any more. “To try and continue with business as usual will be to continue pushing against economic reality. It will lead to more downgrades and eventual collapse when our funders say, ‘no more’”. National Treasury in a response statement to the downgrades acknowledged that the downgra...

Engineering News Online Audio Articles
BLSA implores Mboweni to prioritise revenue collection in MTBPS

Engineering News Online Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 6:30


In an open letter from Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) addressed to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, the organisation asks that the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) "aggressively trim remaining fat" towards efficient revenue collection in the country. On behalf of business, BLSA calls for meaningful restraint on the public sector wage bill and that priority be given to necessary social and recovery spending. Mboweni is due to deliver the MTBPS on October 28. BLSA adds that while the desire to see a “primary balance” by 2023/24 sounds rather dry, business understands it is important as a step towards balancing the books and stabilising debt levels as a share of gross domestic product (GDP). Equally, it says, expenditure on the compensation budget must fall toward 10.5% of GDP from 14.2% this fiscal year. BLSA recommends that healthcare, education and the National Prosecuting Authority be prioritised in the budget, while poor past decisions mean substantial commitments to State-owned entities (SOEs) also have to be met, particularly Eskom. “Pain has to be taken on budget lines where the growth impact will be smallest. It is important, too, to set out a roadmap toward the elimination of SOE subsidies and bailouts that is more credible than past promises. “Many issues that were clear in the emergency budget at the end of June were thrown forward, some to the Budget in February 2021. Business wants to hear some detail at the MTBPS to reduce doubt and aid planning for the year ahead in such uncertain times,” BLSA states. It adds that an MTBPS that can establish credibility and a path out of this crisis will boost confidence and "tilt the dial" on investment and hiring decisions that are uncertain at present. “Decisions are always made in business at the margin and [the National] Treasury should affect trust and faith at the margin to make a real difference.” PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERSHIP The organisation states that business has, through BLSA, Business for South Africa and other forums, provided technical support, personnel and expertise into government over the past two-and-a-half years in response to the President’s thuma mina call. "Yet, a recovery from a crisis of this depth cannot be micromanaged and must be unleashed with the State assembling the right foundations," it asserts. BLSA believes government needs to understand where it does not have the capacity - let alone the funds – to drive elements of the recovery and enable business to do so, where applicable. There are three key areas in this regard which are interlinked, BLSA explains. First, the government’s infrastructure push is welcome but cannot be fully centrally directed at every stage and must see a greater degree of private-led provisioning and financing of bankable projects. “Our member firms, including banks and asset managers – stand ready to fund bankable and economically positive infrastructure in significant size in the coming years. Yet uneconomical and pet projects distract,” BLSA points out. The second issue is that the private sector has the capacity to rapidly solve the current and growing future energy crisis. The private sector can finance and deliver the projects rapidly and on budget for their own use embedded in their operations, or into a smart future-facing grid managed by an Independent Transmission System Market Operator either to be bought by specific buyers or for general use. BLSA notes that government simply needs to stand out of the way, change its mindset and make some small amendments to regulations allowing others to solve the problem. Government can then be free to direct a pro-jobs and pro-local-content industrialisation that helps effectively manage a just energy transition. BLSA continues that the third area is the need for business to have the freedom to find the right technical mix of skills in their businesses to make the maximum impact that will allow us to hire the largest ...

Engineering News Online Audio Articles
BLSA’s Mavuso calls for urgency in implementation of economic recovery plan

Engineering News Online Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 3:13


South Africa’s move to Alert Level 1 in the Covid-19-induced lockdown is “the right one”, as this means that more of the economy can function, and “more people can get back to work”, says Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso. In her weekly newsletter on September 21, Mavuso comments that reopening the borders in time for the peak tourism season will help “the decimated hotels and leisure industry” to start to recover, marking the first step in South Africa’s recovery process. She, on behalf of the BLSA, also urges authorities to provide travellers with full clarity on the requirements for them to visit the country. “As we learnt with the debacle over children’s birth certificates, hassle and confusion quickly render South Africa uncompetitive in the global tourism marketplace,” Mavuso laments. She also applauds President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to return all public servants to work to ensure all areas of government resume full operation, a critical move as the State’s services are essential for the economy to function, including the issuance of licences, registrations and so on. However, in referring to “what still must be done”, Mavuso highlights the recovery plan, saying it “is not enough to simply remove the constraints of lockdown and expect the economy to go back to normal”. “It has been dealt a massive shock, the largest most of us have seen in our lifetimes. Many jobs have been lost in the six months since the lockdown began. They will not magically reappear,” she states, though she comments that the support from government to shield people from the worst of the economic impact, particularly through the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) support package and social grant top-ups. Considering that this support can only ever be temporary, Mavuso says the only way to get jobs back is through reforms that would allow the economy to grow and to find new ways to work in the post-pandemic world. Social partners have recently agreed on a economic recovery action plan, which was submitted to the President and Cabinet. Approval is expected soon. “While all such documents are the result of compromise in some respects, it was striking how much we, as business, could agree with our other social partners. We know, for example, that real structural reform must be done. Issues like energy security and increased radio spectrum availability will help the economy,” she comments. These and several other issues were agreed on and Mavuso believes that what was agreed on will considerably advance South Africa’s economic potential. However, she notes that the challenge now is for government to move with urgency. “I hope we will, at long last, get to something that can really change our outlook. For years, the average South African became poorer as [gross domestic product] growth has lagged population growth. The Covid-19 crisis has dramatically worsened that trajectory. We needed reform before the crisis; now we need it more urgently than ever,” she stresses.

Business News Leaders
BLSA weighs in on SA’s R70bn IMF loan

Business News Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 6:26


Business Day TV — South Africa has received a R70bn loan from the International Monetary Fund to help support the economy as it deals with the fallout from Covid-19, but business is concerned about corruption and is calling for accountability and transparency when it comes to spending the funds. Business Day TV spoke to Busi Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership SA for more detail.

Law Profs Are People Too
S2E5-Katherine Silver Kelly

Law Profs Are People Too

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 15:00


Katherine Silver Kelly is a clinical professor of law and director of academic support at THE Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. In addition to teaching legal writing and helping her #BuckeyesPassTheBar, Katherine is the creator of the almost-famous blog, The Bar Exam Wizard, and serves as faculty advisor to the best BLSA chapter in the country. Her research focuses on high stakes testing and legal education learning theory. Outside of school, Katherine coaches Special Olympics track and soccer, and spends time with her husband Andrew and their two rescue dogs Yellow Jacket and Kentucky Wildcat (aka Jack and Tuck). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Business News Leaders
Dissecting Mboweni’s emergency budget

Business News Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 13:26


Business Day TV — Finance Minister Tito Mbwoeni has presented his emergency budget and has laid bare the country’s tough fiscal position. Debt levels are set to rise and borrowing from financial institutions will become the order of the day. Business Day TV spoke to Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib and Busi Mavuso, CEO of BLSA for their take what’s been presented.

Engineering News Online Audio Articles
In open letter to SOE Council, BLSA appeals for ‘radical transparency’

Engineering News Online Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 5:15


You are a Lawyer Podcast
Ashley Roy - Executive Business Partner and Lawyer

You are a Lawyer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 18:35


In this episode, Ashley Roy, a 2019 Samford University Cumberland School of Law graduate, explains how her leadership experiences in law school assist her while working with the International Code Council in Alabama

Hate 2 See It
EP104: Do we know the vibes?

Hate 2 See It

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 36:15


Today, we have a special guest. The three of us discuss Gen Z, debate which generation is more woke, and decide if we really "know the vibes." We also give some side-eye to the Harvard Crimson and briefly revisit the topic of cancel culture.

Hate 2 See It
EP102: Cancel me? Who gon' cancel me?

Hate 2 See It

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 37:42


Is cancel culture effective? In episode two we debate the merits of deplatforming people, decide if we are canceling the dead, and reject a bad analogy. We also have a special guest this episode whose jokes go unappreciated.

William & Mary Law Podcast
Office Hours: BLSA: A Pillar of the W&M Law School Community

William & Mary Law Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 37:06


We're back on the airwaves this week with Tolu Olaniyan and Ndome Essoka, the new President and Vice President (respectively) of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at William & Mary. Tolu and Ndome painted a great picture of BLSA as an organization—both here and nationally—and provided scores of invaluable advice for current and prospective law students. We had a great time chatting with them, and we're sure you'll enjoy listening to the conversation!

Law Schooled
Episode 12: A Conversation With BLSA Leader Rachel Barnes

Law Schooled

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 32:07


Rachel Barnes J.D.-MBA ’21, president of UVA Law’s Black Law Students Association chapter, joins Chief Admissions Officer Cordel Faulk ’01 and Director of Admissions Ashley Merritt ’15 to discuss her passion for corporate logistics and her work towards a joint J.D.-MBA degree. Barnes also describes her experiences during and after the Charlottesville protests in 2017 and how the UVA Law community supported its newest students throughout.

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Update@Noon
BLSA dismisses Intellidex report

Update@Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 5:55


Business leadership South Africa has dismissed claims by Viceroy Research that a damning report by Intellidex into short-selling in South Africa, was sponsored by a third party. Short selling is defined as the sale of an asset in the belief that the asset's price will decline. This enables it to be bought back at a lower price to make a profit. Viceroy has over the past year published negative reports on prominent South African companies, including Steinhoff and Capitec bank. BLSA CEO, Bonang Mohale says this is not an anti-short selling research project.

Rational Perspective
McKinsey’s South African mea culpa bombs as it claims "no corruption", critics reject apology as too little, too late

Rational Perspective

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 19:54


McKinsey gambled by apologising to South Africa for its role in the developing State Capture scandal. But from the mood of 165 people in the GIBS auditorium, it lost. New global managing partner Kevin Sneader is dealing with what rugby players call a hospital pass. To his credit, he stepped into a fire avoided by other global firms involved in South African State Capture like KPMG, SAP, Hogan Lovells, HSBC and a Chinese locomotive manufacturer. After witnessing the roasting McKinsey received today, you have to wonder whether CEOs of other multinationals have the bottle to follow Sneader onto this kind of public platform. Or, indeed, whether McKinsey itself will continue on the current course of owning up, profusely apologising, but still taking the hits. Perhaps now that it has repaid Eskom, the consulting firm will start to reconsider whether it is worth remaining involved in a South Africa that's quite obviously not in a forgiving mood.

Before You Take the LSAT
From Spelman to CLS: 2L talks about BLSA, YouTube, & beyond.

Before You Take the LSAT

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 60:51


Curious to learn from a current law student about their experience before and during law school? Listen in as I interview one of my classmates at CLS (Columbia Law School) about her experiences! Topics covered include: how she studied for the LSAT, how she approached the admissions process, the factors she considered when deciding on Columbia, how her first two years of law school have compared to her expectations, how she's been able to balance her studies with extracurriculars (including starting her own YouTube channel!) + live Q&A! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beforeyoutakethelsat/support

UVA Law
U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin '86 Receives BLSA Alumni Spotlight Award

UVA Law

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 49:43


U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin '86 spoke at UVA Law before receiving the inaugural UVA Black Law Students Association Alumni Spotlight Award. McEachin, who has represented Virginia's 4th Congressional District since 2017, spoke about his career in Virginia politics and gave advice for students interested in pursuing political careers. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced McEachin. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 19, 2018)

Money Talk
BLSA to meet ANC presidential candidates on SA’s economic future Segment 04

Money Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2017 4:27


Moneyweb Radio — Themba Maseko – communications director, BLSA.

Africa Podcast Network
Corporates SA Are Structuring Their Balance Sheets in Response To The Current Economic Condition - Bonang Mohale

Africa Podcast Network

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 14:32


Contrary to popular belief, SA Corporates do not hold as much cash as has speculated by media. This is according to a research done by Intellidex which was commissioned by Business Leadership SA. We speak to Mr Bonang Mohale, CEO of BLSA about this report. Significant growth in the nominal cash levels of the largest non-financial JSE-listed firms over the last 10 years does not point to a corporate investment strike, new research argues. The findings come in the wake of reports that corporate South Africa is hoarding cash – a concept often tied to the idea of an “investment strike” – following a period of meaningful political and economic turbulence. An independent study conducted by Intellidex on behalf of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) shows that although the total cash held by 85 mining and industrial companies listed on the JSE has increased by 17.4% per year to R765 billion over the past decade, the fluctuation in cash as a percentage of total assets has been fairly n --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast
Panel: "Ferguson and Beyond: Criminal Procedure and Police Killings"

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2015 57:40


This panel was moderated by Professor Siegler and included Deputy Dean Ginsburg and Professors Huq, McAdams, and Randolph Stone. The event took place on February 4, 2015. It was presented by BLSA in partnership with the Law School and cosponsored by ACS, APALSA, Criminal Law Society, Defenders, Human Rights Law Society, LLSA, LSRJ, LWC, PILS, and SALSA.

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast
Panel: "Ferguson and Beyond: Criminal Procedure and Police Killings"

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2015 57:40


This panel was moderated by Professor Siegler and included Deputy Dean Ginsburg and Professors Huq, McAdams, and Randolph Stone. The event took place on February 4, 2015. It was presented by BLSA in partnership with the Law School and cosponsored by ACS, APALSA, Criminal Law Society, Defenders, Human Rights Law Society, LLSA, LSRJ, LWC, PILS, and SALSA.

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast
Will the Supreme Court Make Disparate Impact Disappear?

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2015 53:09


A panel discussion with John Relman, Jeff Leslie, Lee Fennell, and Tara Ramchandani As part of the Law School's Diversity Month, the panelists discuss the pending Supreme Court Case, "Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project." Presented on January 21, 2015, by ACS, ACLU, BLSA and APALSA with the Kreisman Initiative on Housing Law and Policy.

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast
Will the Supreme Court Make Disparate Impact Disappear?

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2015 53:09


A panel discussion with John Relman, Jeff Leslie, Lee Fennell, and Tara Ramchandani As part of the Law School's Diversity Month, the panelists discuss the pending Supreme Court Case, "Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project." Presented on January 21, 2015, by ACS, ACLU, BLSA and APALSA with the Kreisman Initiative on Housing Law and Policy.

FIU Law: Events and Speakers
FIU BLSA (Town Hall Meeting - Trayvon Martin) April 9, 2012

FIU Law: Events and Speakers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2012 116:28


Suffolk University Law School Podcasts

Daryl Johnson, JD '11 and Jonathan White, JD '11, of Suffolk University Law School's Black Law Students Association, discuss BLSA's activities and mission.

2Legit Podcast
Ep. 9 Rules of Law School and Code-Switching w/ Guest Ray Williams

2Legit Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 30:10


Welcome back, 2Legit Crew! Today we talk *code-switching,* which is a habit of changing how one speaks, dresses, or engages with others to fit in with the predominant cultural group in a particular place. *Code-switching* is a habit that many people do not realize that they do every day; it has become a way of life for many professionals seeking acceptance in certain environments. Today we have the privilege of speaking to a fellow classmate and BLSA president, Ray Williams ( https://www.instagram.com/imrayshaun/ ) , about code-switching in the legal field. Tune in to get the *LEGITstics* on how to code-switch while maintaining your core values. As always, follow us on all our platforms: FB: 2Legitpodcast IG: @2Legitpodcast ******************************* Please don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and RATE us 5!***** Stay safe, stay 2Legit!! Onna & Cage