Sam Motsuenyane was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the second annual Premier Business Awards recently.

Motsuenyane, former president of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce (NAFCOC), founding chairman of the African Bank and author of A Testament of Hope: The Autobiography, was presented the award by President Jacob Zuma.

“I would like to express my appreciation of the award that has been bestowed on me tonight, an award I didn’t expect to receive,” said the 87-year-old.

“I want to thank government for the positive, economic black business policy that they brought into existence after taking over power. A lot of positive things have been done and achieved, but I must tell the President tonight that we still have a long way to go. We need to create as fast as we can a society of black entrepreneurs to participate in nation building,” said Motsuenyane.

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Sam Motsuenyane, entrepreneur, businessman and author of A Testament of Hope: The Autobiography of Dr Sam Motsuenyane, received a Luminary Award from the Free Market Foundation for his “outstanding individual enterprise excellence and leadership.”

At a ceremony held last month, Motsuenyane accepted the award and delivered a talk on the ways in which labour laws are failing South Africa. Watch his speech and read more about the award:

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South Africa, having achieved a democracy in 1994, is a country rich in potential with an unlimited future. The FMF wishes to identify those unique individuals who inspire others in a particular sphere of life. These individuals are elected as FMF Luminaries to memorialise their achievements as an example to all. Luminary Awards have been presented to Dr Yuri Maltsev, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, Dr Pauline Dixon and Dr Sam Motsuenyane.

The central message from the Luminaries is that peaceful co-operation under the rule of law is the best way to achieve peace and prosperity for all.

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• A Testament of Hope: The Autobiography of Dr Sam Motsuenyane by Sam Motsuenyane
  EAN: 9780620512602
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