This was our 2022 Year for the South African Executive …a whirlwind as you read through the VUCA year below ….Well Done to all the Leaders trying to make sense to all these dynamics .
CR repeals facemasks & covid-19 rules????; pioneering a just energy transition imperative as SA suffers more load shedding days than not????; Raymond Zondo named SA’s Chief Justice????; new Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini crowned at coronation????; Phala Phala saga haunts CR????; fire rips through CT Parliamentary complex????; Janusz Waluś, Chris Hani’s murderer granted parole????; SARS finds that Gold Leaf Tobacco Corp operates an off-book enterprise manufacturing & selling illicit tobacco????????;Springbok Sbu Nkosi AWOL for 3 weeks highlighting mental health issues????; Cape Gannett named SA’s bird of the year by BirdLife SA????️; Madagascar halts entry to all aircraft from SA due to dispute over 73.5 kilograms of smuggled gold????; CT to host Formula E race for 1st time in 2023????️; Enyobeni Tavern tragedy claims lives of 21 young people????; J&J to stop selling baby powder amid accusations it causes cancer????; Eskom’s De Ruyter throws in the towel amid lack of political support & corruption????; SARB raises prime rate to 10.5%????; CR names 1st female Deputy Chief Justice????????⚖️; SA’s Q3 unemployment rate reached 27.9% among workers aged 35-44yrs????; State Capture report released fingering many, sends shockwaves through political elite????; NPA kicks into gear with Matshela Koko, his wife & step daughters arrested⚖️; Gupta’s arrested in Dubai, SA files formal extradition request with UAE for Gupta bros????; Krugersdorp gang rape outrage as charges dropped????; Ex prison boss Arthur Fraser releases JZ on medical parole but ConCourt rules he must return????; KZN ravaged by heavy rains as residents struggle with aftermath????; spate of pit bull attacks spark heated debate over responsible pet ownership????; Israeli fugitive described as “country’s most wanted gang leader” arrested in JHB????????; a wall at Jagersfontein tailings collapses leaving death & scores injured????; 69yr old, Marius Pistorius, dubbed “Melkbos monster” publicly named in public interest????; Elton Jantjies arrested over malicious damage to emirates flight, thereafter allegations of affair emerge????; Zweli Mkhize resigns over digital vibes scandal????; death toll in Boksburg gas tanker blast rises to 34????; internationally, Queen Elizabeth II passes away, King Charles III assumes the throne????; Russia invades Ukraine, global sanctions swift????; rampant inflation surges globally????; Omnicron covid-19 variant spreads????; US Supreme Court overturns abortion rights????; record breaking heat waves, droughts around world????️????; mass flooding see’s 2/3rds of Pakistan under water ????; world’s population exceeds 8bn????; COP27 agrees on “loss & damage fund” for vulnerable countries????; UK political turmoil, Bojo resigns, next Liz Truss booted, Rishi Sunak 3rd PM in 2022????; Brazil presidential election sees Lula da silva sealing a spectacular comeback????️; China’s “zero covid” policy????; global outbreak of monkeypox????; unprecedented Iranian protests????; the energy paradigm shifted????; climate policies & litigation ramped up????; Ethiopian civil war ended????; the 4 day week went mainstream????????; hydrogen trains took to the rails????????; low carbon flights prepared for takeoff✈️; Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars????; FBI raids Trumps Mar-a-Lago, classified docs found⚖️; oil prices surge????️????; FED raises rates at unprecedented rate????;Netflix moves to ad based subscription model????; Tesla profit hits record????????; Musk buys Twitter for $44bn????; global markets post worst 1/2 yr in decades;????; drone strike kills al Qaeda leader????; streaming tops cable TV for 1st time????; Xi Jinping tightens grip on China with 3rd term as leader????️; South Korean tragedy sees 150 lives lost in Halloween crowd crush????; Bibi is back as Netanyahu pulls off remarkable political comeback in Israel????️; Dems fend off so called “red wave” in US mid terms????️; FTX crypto collapse????; US Speaker Nancy Pelosi set to retire????; Trump organization found guilty of tax fraud⚖️; Lockerbie bomber suspect in custody????; mass protests in China force gov to back down on zero covid policy????????????; crypto pioneer FTX founder Sam Bankman-fried arrested for fraud????; indices, JSE@73048; DOW@33220; FTSE@7451; R/$16.95; R/£20.44; R/€18.01;Bitcoin $16542; Brent crude $86; sports, Argentina thrill with World Cup victory in penalty shootout????; Djokovic has visa rescinded for Aussie open after refusing to get vaxxed, wins 7th Wimbledon title later the yr????; Banyana Banyana victorious at Women’s Africa Cup of Nations????⚽️; Shane Warne dies from suspected heart attack in Thailand????????; UEFA Champions League final in Paris descends into chaos as fans unable to gain access as Real beat Liverpool⚽️; Anita Alvarez passes out in water at end of solo routine at world champs, coach dives in saving her????♀️; LIV golf attracts big names, splits golfing world⛳️; Federer & Serena Williams call it quits after glittering careers????????; Verstappen wins F1 2022 F1 title????️; England beat Pakistan in T20 WC final????; Englands Lionesses win Euro 22⚽️; LA Rams win Super Bowl LVI????; SA’s Ashleigh Buhai wins women’s British open⛳️; lara v niekerk emerges as SA’s new swim darling ????♀️; Tyson Fury stands tall as undisputed heavyweight champ????; Pele loses his fight to cancer????; Stormers win URC champs????????; that’s it folks, 2022 ✅, crazy yr it’s been, sit back, take stock of the most NB things in life, the rest is seemingly trivial❤️ ( Thanks to Dan Thomalla )
Wishing our readers a magnificent new 2023 Year !