he partnership between SA’s prominent CEOs and the government, launched in June 2023 to fix the country’s economic problems, is moving to the second phase, to be launched on Tuesday night – with the number one citizen set to unveil its shape and more crises to be tackled during the year ahead.
The first phase of the partnership has seen more than 150 CEOs raise R180-million and lend their expertise to help the government address the crises in electricity and logistics, and crime and corruption, which are holding back SA’s economy. This phase has already clocked up some wins.
SA has been without Eskom rolling blackouts for six months. About 22,000MW of renewable energy is in the pipeline to permanently end blackouts. Work is under way for private sector players to run Transnet trains and ports for a set period independently. Business has offered forensic expertise to help law enforcement agencies investigate and prosecute complex corruption-related crimes. …..more
