insert_link Business / Economics Business Leadership SA says structural reforms key to solving unemployment crisis Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has warned that the country’s unemployment rate of 32.9 percent signals an economy “suffocating” under structural inefficiencies. The business lobby group says urgent reforms are needed to reverse the crisis. The organisation recently launched its Reform Tracker, a tool designed to monitor the government’s progress in implementing priority reforms across the economy, governance, and criminal justice. BLSA chief executive officer Busisiwe Mavuso said persistently high […] today18 August, 2025