Last week an important new vehicle for business cooperation with government began its journey. At a meeting at the Union Buildings, organised business, together with several CEOs of major South African businesses, met with the president and several of his ministers to discuss an urgent plan to address the most pressing priorities we face as a country. Read: Ramaphosa, ministers meet CEOs amid investor angst We focused on three areas: energy, logistics and crime.
subsidiary Business Against Crime will back the crime and corruption stream. The partnership is being overseen by Business for South Africa, the implementation arm of Business Unity South Africa that was key in mobilising partnerships for the fight against Covid-19. Government has lined up the appropriate public sector bodies for each stream.
played a key role in supporting the Resource Mobilisation Fund to raise R100 million to aid Necom in bringing in the skills and resources it needs to tackle key issues in our electricity crisis. Similarly, resources will be pulled together to support the logistics and crime workstreams. The spirit of the meeting last week reminded me of some of the finest hours of the partnership with government to tackle Covid-19. It was practical and focused on getting things done, not endless discussion.
will play a key part as a member of the steering committee for the project, and in our other operations that are relevant to different workstreams. The three workstreams all fit clearly in our strategy to create a conducive environment for business to thrive and deliver inclusive economic growth. This is the beginning of a journey that government and business will walk together. The issues we must deal with are deep and will require serious commitment from both sides.
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