Regulator approves emergency use of MSD’s covid pill ????????; excess death rate in SA during covid reached 1 in 25 people older than 65????????; BA.2 omicron variant no more severe than predecessor shows study????; huge haul of cocaine found in Durban shipping container????; IMF worries SA banks hold too much gov debt????; stats SA sees drop in housebreaking, car theft & murder????????; Tshwane cuts off PRASA offices over R28m debt????????; CR says he is not bound by choice of Maya for Chief Justice⚖️; ANC MP’s vote to shield CR from appearing before Scopa????; Transnet to create SPV to run container terminals????; CT opens arms to IPP’s with bet on solar????; biggest threat to SA tourism is PCR test requirements warns tourism council????; Judge throws out JZ’s bid for leave to appeal????⚖️; City of Tshwane claws back R300m in power cut-off operation????????????; Treasury to tighten financial crime laws as task force deadline looms????; gov must address rising fuel cost urges AA⛽️; Shamila Batohi asks SA to keep an open mind in letting private sector help fund NPA⚖️????; Bheki Cele insists security cluster is fully functional????; DA tables motion of no confidence in entire “incompetent” cabinet????; Blue Train temporarily suspended over safety concerns????; a “new dawn” for SA’s electricity sector as state pivots to competition????????????; Huawei faces R1.5m fine for employing too many foreign workers????; internationally, fears mount as Ukraine shelling may be precursor to Russian invasion????; Russia expels senior US diplomat????; France announces full military withdrawal from Mali????????; Italy makes another attempt at pension reform as debt worries mount????; WHO wants bigger role to deal with health security????; alarm bells ring over poor countries debt as G20 urged to improve relief????????; FED eyes faster rate hikes if inflation remains stubborn????; Wall St & regulators diverge on return to offices????; widening of Suez Canal under way months after Ever Given got stuck????????????; accounting firm Mazars cuts all ties with Trump????????; Prince Andrew settles with sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre????; Belgium approves 4-day working week????; EU sets out €6.8bn Satellite communication plan????; protestors close western Canada border crossings????????; big money managers question value of push to divest from oil & gas????; earthquakes reported near North Korea nuclear site????; Swiss voters back ban on tobacco advertising????; Saudi Arabia shifts Aramco shares worth $80bn to sovereign wealth fund????????; EU aims to counter China’s Africa drive with €20bn plan????????; Brazil mudslides triggered by heaviest rains in 90 yrs kill over 100⛈????; covid cases explode in Hong Kong leaving hospitals gasping????????; Indices, JSE@76368⬇️; DOW@34019⬇️; FTSE@7514⬇️; R/$15.12;R/£20.54;R/€17.12; Bitcoin $40298; sports, Michael Masi replaced as F1 race director after Abu Dhabi controversy????; abysmal Proteas crushed inside 7 sessions in Christchurch nightmare v NZ????; Sharks confirm Etzebeth signing????; SA agrees to stay with Rugby Championship until 2025????????; Russian Kamila Valieva cleared to compete in Winter Olympics despite failed drug test⛸; UK reports say Boks set to replace Italy in Six nations post 2025???????? ( Thanks to Dan Thomalla)
So now ….What to do this week to make our 2022 year a resounding success ?
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