These unbelievable volatile environments demand Agile leadership ability. Agility is anchored in being able to Sense Make our volatile environments. Here are the key developments in week 20 of our year.
Furore over US assertion SA supplied ammo to Russia, ZAR tanks, markets in disarray????????; Naledi Pandor to meet Antony Bliken amidst diplomatic fallout over Russia????; Mashatile to meet CEO’s privately as Eskom power cuts stifle investment????; load shedding pushing KZN municipalities to brink of collapse????; NUM persuaded to lower wage demand at Eskom????; Cabinet approves draft bill on procurement????; human settlements dept allocates R220m to remove asbestos roofs in 3 provinces????; Pandor urges caution in BRICS debate over common currency????; Treasury splurged R2.4bn on inactive fin system hear MP’s????️; renewed calls for VAT cut on chicken as poor go without????; Sasria reverses course on grid collapse claims????????; SA tourism bounces back with 102% increase in visitors????️; Gordhan to appeal against load shedding exemptions⚖️; Lamola says 18 superior courts have generators to keep going????; Home Affairs reverts back to outdated system after company fails to deliver????; No City Power help for non paying customers????; cracks appearing in Ekurhuleni coalition over rubbish trucks????; NPA files for appeal after 1st state capture trial loss⚖️; minister announces R2.5bn alternative energy fund for farmers????; despite stage 6 load shedding, Eskom aids Botswana amid nationwide power crisis????????; SCA overrules high court’s injudicious overreach in RAF matters⚖️; Denmark gives Tshwane R33m to manage water scarcity????; gov spends R146m for army to protect Eskom power plants????????; renewable power bid window 7 to open in June????????; vax shortage leading to disaster in red meat industry????; gov chooses to bailout post office in hope of postal logistics boom????; internationally, Erdogan on shaky ground before crucial Turkish poll????️; jet orders soar amid travel rebound✈️; Imran Khan arrested then bailed in Pakistani crackdown⚖️; Gaza militants launch 500 rockets at Israel as ceasefire gives way????????; US debt on cusp as debt ceiling talks falter????; cost of insuring against US default eclipses Brazil & Mexico????; UK sends 1st “storm shadow” missile to Ukraine????; imminent debt crisis in Egypt & Tunisia trigger regional alarms????; US homeowners battle insurance costs⏳; Chinese bank loans drop as deflationary pressures deepen????; climate disasters & war add to more than 71m people displaced????; patchy Chinese data poses conundrum for investors????; Trump found liable in Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse lawsuit⚖️; Putin declares “sacred” fight with West over Ukraine & promises victory????; brutal heatwave grips Asia????; Hollywood writers blame streaming for reduced opportunities????; EV price wars shift to SUV’s as carmakers battle it out????; DRC flash flood kills at least 287????; Russia’s Wagner group vows to remain in Bakhmut after threatening to retreat????; fighting rages in Khartoum as mediation efforts crumble????; India mulls revoking ban on foreign nuclear investment????; gunman shot after killing 8 in Texas mall massacre????; King Charles crowned in Coronation spectacle that could herald change in Monarchy????; indices, JSE@78330⬆️; DOW@33300⬇️; FTSE@7754↘️; R/$19.32; R/£24.05; R/€20,96; Bitcoin $26790; Brent crude $74; Gold $2015; sports, Stormers in make or break semi v Connacht in URC????; Kolisi captaincy conundrum as Boks start WC prep????; Jaco Peyper makes history as 1st saffa to officiate Champions Cup final????; Faf blows away IPL field as skyscraper totals become new norm????; All Blacks & Japan to face off more often under new deal????; Champions League hits business end as Man City v Real & AC v Inter Malan leaves all to play for⚽️ ( Thanks to Dan Thomalla)
As we drive ourselves in the 2023 year ….what new perspectives do we need to take to ensure we thrive in 2023 ?