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21 June 2019
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The University of the Free State (UFS) will be presenting the 2nd UFS Thought-Leader Series in cooperation with Vrye Weekblad as part of the Vrystaat Arts Festival.
Facilitator: Dr Max du Preez, Editor of Vrye Weekblad
Thursday 4 July 2019
Economic and Management Sciences Auditorium, UFS Bloemfontein Campus.
Two panel discussions will take place:
10:00
Panel 1:
How can we fix the South African economy and create jobs?
12:00
Panel 2:
How can we establish a pro-youth and entrepreneurship strategy for South Africa?
Panellists include:
Mr Prince Mashele, Executive Director at the Centre for Politics and Research, political commentator
Ms Annabel Bishop, Chief Economist: Investec
Prof Philippe Burger, Vice-Dean (Strategic Projects):Faculty of Economic and Management
Sciences, UFS
Mr Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist, Efficient Group
Ms Maryana Iskander, Chief Executive Officer of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Mr David Abbey, Rand Merchant Bank
Prof Brownhilder Neneh, Head: Department of Business Management, UFS
Attendance is free of charge.
Enquiries: news@ufs.ac.za | +27 51 401 3422.
Judge Dennis Davis speaks at the UFS
2013-09-20
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Judge Dennis Martin Davis
Photos: Stephen Collett
20 September 2013 |
Speech: Judge Dennis Martin Davis (pdf)
Judge Dennis Martin Davis, judge of the High Court of South Africa in Cape Town, as well as judge president of the Competition Appeal Court and visiting professor at several national and international universities, recently delivered a lecture in the Faculty of Law’s Prestige Series.
He gave his lecture on: “Affirmative action and the Supreme Court of the USA: Has the recent decision in Fisher any value for South Africa in terms of the establishment of a non-racial society?”
Judge Davis is author of about 150 academic articles on topics in legal theory, constitutional law, tax law, labour law, competition law, administrative law and the South African history. He is also responsible for writing a monthly article in the Jewish Report.