WATCH: SA economy starts year on firmest ground in over a decade

Business Day TV spoke to BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso

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A report found 40% of adults are resorting to borrowing money to buy food and 20-million adults have gone without electricity because they could not afford it in the past 12 months. Stock photo.
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Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) says the economy has entered 2026 on its strongest footing in more than a decade, helped by high commodity prices, sustained electricity reliability, stable public finances and easing interest rates.

Business Day TV caught up with BLSA’s CEO, Busi Mavuso, to discuss this in more detail.