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Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) views the budget as a generally positive step forward given the current economic context. The Minister's emphasis on fostering economic growth, safeguarding the economy, and maintaining fiscal stability aligns with BUSA's objectives. We appreciate the acknowledgment of the need for greater collaboration between the private sector, state-owned enterprises (SoCs) ...

Honourable Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa
His Excellency, the Deputy President Paul Mashatile
Cabinet Colleagues
Members of the Executive Committees for Finance
Honourable Members
The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank
The Commissioner of the South African Revenue
Service Fellow South Africans

PwC prediction

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) published very conservative economic growth forecasts in January 2023. It is likely that National Treasury will also make a notable downward revision to its own growth predictions in Budget 2024 following disappointing GDP data released in December for 2023Q3.
A conservative approach to the economic growth outlook will, however, provide realism ...

Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula,

Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo,

Deputy President Paul Mashatile,

Former President Thabo Mbeki,

Former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,

Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete,

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver his SONA speech tomorrow. Here is a list
of expectations from the business community:

The AfCFTA is a free-trade area, outlined in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. The AfCFTA is the largest in the world in terms of participating countries since the formation of the World Trade Organisation.

As you may be aware, last year saw business partnering with the presidency in three areas, on the B4SA platform: corruption and crime, logistics and infrastructure, and energy. Now we have taken on a business government initiative focusing on employment and work opportunities, as an area that the private sector could offer further support in.

The American Chamber hosted a dialogue with U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Hon. Ruben Brigety II on the 31st of January.

As the World Economic Forum gets under way in Davos, South Africa can drive the message that it is open for business despite the challenges and will address all the self-created, self-inflicted harm that has plunged the country into an existential crisis.

Written by KUSENI DLAMINI

Trust seems to be a very scarce commodity in global geopolitics and geoeconomics these days. From a geopolitics perspective, the world is now facing two devastating wars - the Russia-Ukraine and the Israel-
Hamas conflicts - while regional clashes rage elsewhere in the world, such as parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America.