In the face of disruption, it’s important for leaders to look beyond solving immediate challenges; they must also identify root causes, course correct, and anticipate future needs.
Let this sink in… here is our weekly encapsulated summary of key reality events that highlight the other market place dynamics a typical South African Executive needs to incorporate in their Journey.
Sept ushers in welcome relief at pumps⛽️; EU objects to SA’s plan to ban scrap metal exports????; SAA in talks with BA about SA franchise✈️; Uber eats suspends some Soweto deliveries as drivers are at risk????????; culture of corruption still bedevils Eskom warns De Ruyter????; Cabinet approves just transition plan????; revenge travel drives SA tourism sector growth????; only 1 in 5 PRASA train stations still functional????????; Court scuppers Shell’s Wild Coast seismic blasting bid⚖️; return of Toyota & Chery adds oomph to vehicle sales????; Imtiaz Fazel nominated for inspector-general of Intelligence????????; AG highlights slow gov response to KZN floods????????; Mkhwebane’s perjury trial delayed pending high court review????⚖️; SARB wants more details for its probe into Phala Phala????; Transnet & CRRC reach in-principle agreement on locomotive parts????; Unions have 21 days to decide on states revised 3% wage offer⏳; VBS bank gets judgement against JZ for R6.5m outstanding loan????; no decision yet on prosecuting Godongwana says NPA????; FIC powers expanded in new bill amid effort to avert greylisting????; Transnet wants amicable settlement after wage talks collapse????; SA must get used to coalitions say political analysts????; COPE shows Mosiuoa Lekota the door????; SA urged to vax as covid wave could hit within a month????????; DG in KZN premiers office arrested????; trial of Molefe & Co gathers steam⚖️????; gov looks to private sector to assist in water provision????????; home affairs committee risks missing ConCourts deadline for electoral bill????; internationally, Chengdu locks down 21m residents amid covid outbreak????; debt distressed Zambia gets $1.3bn IMF bailout????; Taiwan downs drone just off China’s coast????; last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dies, denied state funeral by Putin????????; IAEA chief leaves team at Zaporizhia nuclear plant after inspections????; China aims to engineer itself out of extreme weather????; Sri Lanka strikes basic deal with IMF for $2.9bn loan????; OPEC foresees higher surplus as higher oil prices cool demand????; G20 officials meet in Bali for climate talks☔️; German inflation hits highest level in 50 yrs????, Moscow decries Russophobia as war monuments are toppled????; Britains new PM in waiting Liz Truss faces major challenges????; Trump stashed highly classified docs at home reads FBI affidavit????; Russia struggles to export record wheat crop????; EU prepares to step into its energy market to ease prices????; Ukraine launches counteroffensive to retake territory in South????????????; FED admits battle against inflation will hit jobs????; NASA delays 1st test flight of moon rocket after engine issue????; taming inflation set to trigger recession & hit emerging markets hard warns ECB????; UK falls behind India to become world’s 6th largest economy????; Japan pledges to back Africa’s bid for seat at UN Security Council table????????; sewerage on UK’s beaches becoming problem????; Egypt’s plentiful Lake Qarun ruined by pollution????; Russia’s Lukoil chair Maganov dies after fall from hospital window????; Cuba in talks with Karpowership to double power supply????; indices, JSE@67378⬇️; DOW@31318⬇️; FTSE@7281⬇️; R/$17.31; R/£19.94; R/€17.24; Bitcoin $19944; Brent crude $93; sports, Bokke v Aus in make or break humdinger????; Verstappen expecting crazy home race as F1 train hits Holland????; CricketSA, Graeme Smiths new tournament unveiled as “SA20”????; Open champion Smith joins LIV golf⛳️; premier league clubs shatter records in £1.9bn spending spree⚽ ( Thanks to dan Thomalla )
So now ….What to do differently this week to make YOUR 2022 year a resounding success?