Hospice invites Dawie Roodt to business breakfast
Nelspruit Hospice hosted the well-known economist, Dawie Roodt, at its business breakfast at Mbombela Golf Club on Wednesday November 10.
The keynote speech’s theme was “quality and honesty in the age of corruption”, which tied in with this year’s World Quality Day theme of “Sustainability: Improving Our Products, People and Planet”.
“Experiment with new financial currencies, such as Bitcoin, on a small scale to educate yourself about what the future has in store.”
This was one of the messages of the chief economist of Efficient Group Ltd and anchor host for kykNET’s Ontbytsake, Roodt. He discussed the current economic situation globally and locally, and offered advice on strategies to mitigate and safeguard yourself against fluctuating economic circumstances, personal safety challenges and the impact of corruption.
Rob Gibbs, a well-known local businessman and founder of Buy Local, gave an insightful talk on opportunities for small businesses in Mbombela. He cited various international and local examples of towns, like Graaff-Reinet, to highlight the need for Mbombela residents to support local business enterprises.
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This motivational breakfast was organised to create exposure for and to raise much-needed funds in aid of Nelspruit Hospice, which like many other non-profits struggle to do so during the Covid-19 pandemic and the current dire economic circumstances.
The CEO and nursing services manager of Nelspruit Hospice, Landi Bezuidenhout, explained the goals of the organisation and emphasised the importance of the services it renders to the local community. Patients within a 30-kilometre radius of Mbombela are tended to by loving and caring nurses conducting home visits.
Guests at the breakfast were encouraged to donate time by offering their professional services pro bono to the organisation or to donate financially. Bezuidenhout also emphasised the importance of Legacy Giving, a programme in which members of the public can leave bequests to Nelspruit Hospice.
“We are grateful by the backing given to us by people like Dawie and Rob, and also the support of all the guests,” she added.
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