Leadership Agility is anchored in being able to Sense Make our volatile environments. Here are the key developments in week 22 of our year.
Media wins as court lifts blanket tax payer SARS secrecy????; presidential climate committee bets huge on renewables to end loadshedding????; BRICS considers expanding bloc to admit new members????????; gov at odds on mooted plan to relocate BRICS submit????; BRICS ministers call for rebalancing of global economic power????????; covid-19 sent death rates soaring to historic highs in 2021????; Eskom clamps down on City of Matlosana over R1.2bn debt????????????; MP’s demand end to Mkhwebane inquiry????; medical specialists reject SA’s NHI bill????; AA predicts big fuel decrease in July⛽️; CR envoys to explain SA’s stance on Russia to G7????; Gwede to forge ahead with procurement of 2 500MW nuclear power????; Ace’s imminent expulsion should end ANC’s RET faction????????; Health minister confident cholera outbreak will be contained????; AG raises red flags on local gov audit outcomes????; private companies to add 4GW to grid by end 2024????????; Transnet makes plans to allow private firms to run trains on vital freight routes????????????; petroleum agency wants swift end to 10yr moratorium on shale gas exploration????; Eskom’s losses pile up, stresses need for bailout⏳; gov Dept’s underspent almost R16bn in 2022/2023????; media personality & analyst Eusebius McKaiser passes away????; SA’s visa mess harming job creation efforts????; 30yr backlog in land claims will cost R170bn????; Transnet needs state intervention amid surge in corridor sabotage????; CR names panel to investigate RussiaGate’s Lady R scandal????????; cabinet gives nod of approval to split State Security Agency????; Tshwane to pour funds into Rooiwal water treatment plant????; Internationally, FED hike pause likely despite strong US jobs data????; Erdogan wins unprecedented 3rd term as Turkey’s leader????️; Washington finally agrees on debt ceiling agreement narrowly avoiding US default????; power grids take strain as extreme weather grips China????; EU regulators see rising greenwashing across financial services sector????; Swiss fall out of love with cash????; Zim passes bill outlawing criticism of gov????; North Korean satellite crashes into sea????; climber rescued from Everest “death zone”????????; NATO to send more troops to Kosovo to quell unrest????; travel out of China remains subdued✈️; AI threat on par with pandemics & nuclear fallout warn industry execs????️; India aims to be electronics repair hub????; drone attack takes the war to Moscow????; Zelensky urges South Korea to provide defensive air shields????; heavy clashes in Sudan capital????; Israeli forces kill Palestinian officer in West Bank????; Spain’s socialist PM calls for snap elections????️; Musk’s starlink secured Pentagon contract for Ukraine satellite????; Sweden eyes NATO membership with anti terror legislation????; indices, JSE@77126⬆️; DOW@33762⬆️; FTSE@7607⬆️; R/$19.50; R/£24.29; R/€20.88; Bitcoin $27124; Brent crude $76; gold $1964; sports, FA cup final Man City v Man U, City in search of illustrious Trebble????⚽️; F1 hits Catalunya????️; Boks countdown 100 days until RWC 2023????; Cheslin Kolbe & Toulon part ways????; Jadeja clinches last ball thriller as Chennai super kings clinch 5th IPL title????; Stormers fizzle in URC final’s dying minutes but CT smiles to become SA’s rugby Mecca???? ( Thanks to Dan Thomalla )
So ….as we drive ourselves in the 2023 year ….what new perspectives do we need to take to ensure we thrive in 2023 ?