FMF NEWSLETTER 9 January 2020

FMF NEWSLETTER 9 January 2020
Dear friend of the FMF, Rise to the challenge! We are pleased to announce that the 2019 FMF R1Million Challenge is now in full swing. The R1Million Challenge is our annual fundraising initiative now in its 6^th year. Any donation you make to the FMF before 18 January 2020 will have 50% added by our sponsor. The FMF is the oldest free market think-tank in South Africa, and one of the oldest in the world. We are a non-profit organisation and are entirely reliant for our operational funding on donations by private individuals and organisations such as yourselves. No amount is too small to have the 50% added. Please donate now Thank you to our generous sponsor for making the 2019/2020 FMF R1 Million Challenge possible. We ask that our members and friends rise to the challenge with support for the Free Market Foundation. It is only with your support that we may continue to strive for a better tomorrow for all South Africans.
ARTICLE of the week
Turbocharging the economy by unleashing black entrepreneurship – DR RICHARD MAPONYA The theme of this article is entrepreneurship and why it is not working very well in South Africa, why we have been overtaken by Nigeria as Africa’s largest economy, why we need to pay urgent attention before it is too late, and what can be done to remedy a situation which is out of control and chronic. Entrepreneurship Employment is created by entrepreneurs, those individuals who have a dream and are willing to take the risk. That has been the case for at least 5,000 years. To understand the mind of the entrepreneur we need to place ability in the context of the management process, because successful entrepreneurs invariably have good management teams working with them. To read further, please click here.
UPCOMING FMF events
Wednesday, 22 January 2020 BRIEFING on NHI – Increasing access to quality healthcare in South Africa – Michael Settas FMF Health Policy Unit Member & independent consultant specialising in the health funding industry & Adrian Parsons – Executive Director of Khusa Consulting @ 11:00 – 13:30 @ FMF – RSVP https://www.freemarketfoundation.com/View-Event?i=221 Wednesday, 29 January 2020 EVENING EVENT – Load-shedding: what caused it and why the lack of a permanent solution? – Dave Nicholls – Retired Eskom Chief Nuclear Officer @ 17h45 for 18h15 @ FMF – RSVP http://www.freemarketfoundation.com/View-Event?i=222
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