A tumultuous start to 2023 …What do South African Leaders need to now DO?
Court orders ANC to hand over cadre deployment records to DA????; gov awaits legal advise on declaring state of disaster on energy crisis????; SA Tourism boss defends possible R1bn Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship????; De Ruyter gives peak into coal corruption, black sites, bribes????; David Mabuza skips cabinet lekgotla amid reshuffle reports????; JZ’s legal fight with Downer & Maughan postponed⚖️; SAFTU accepted as member of NEDLAC????????; new vehicle sales make sluggish start to 2023????; Canegrowers ask treasury for proof that sugar tax cuts obesity????; Rand Water levels jump to nearly 40% after debilitating supply cuts????; JZ grateful to Arthur Fraser for “life saving” medical parole????; Joburg’s rising property prices signal hikes in rates & taxes????; ICASA appoints Tshiamo Maluleka-Disemelo as new CEO????????; Mozambique pledges help to curb border crime in Northern KZN????; mining fatalities decline in 2022????????; Capetonians urged to reduce water consumption as dam levels drop????????; global perceptions of SA corruption deteriorates ????; nearly 1800 people to wait over 4 yrs for knee or hip surgery at Baragwanath????????; Eskom wins right to appeal tender judgment⚖️; Dlamini Zuma to fight order compelling her to release lockdown records????; cash strapped Joburg to approve R2bn loan says new mayor????; Justice Piet Koen recuses himself from JZ arms deal trial????⚖️; SA’s funding partners wanting to see rapid action on just transition????????; CR says ANC committed to fighting corruption????; Russian polar research vessel docks in CT amid protests????; CT mayor says 12 housing projects threatened by extortionists????; ending loadshedding is SA’s most pressing issue says CR????⏳; power cuts impede irrigation & cold storage of agricultural products for export;????; internationally, ECB hikes rates 0.50% & pledges more to come????; new rockets for Ukraine will help keep Russia further at bay????; Rishi Sunak makes 100 days in office as UK PM????; Hong Kong on charm offensive to lure visitors back????; Pakistan slowly rises from ruins of devastating floods????; Aus honours indigenous culture with new bank note design????; Republican Nikki Haley to announce White House bid????️; FED shifts to smaller hikes with 0.25% increase but expects more to come????; FBI searches Biden’s beach house for more classified docs????; touted new UK property law fails to expose Russian Oligarchs????; Bolsonaro resurfaces in Florida as investigations pile up in Brazil????; Lebanon devalues official exchange rate by 90%????; UK teachers, train drivers & bureaucrats strike for higher pay????????; Italy pushes back against EU’s greener buildings plans????; Auckland floods put new PM to the test????; Aussie reviews radiation laws as radioactive capsule goes missing in Outback????; US Secretary of State criticises Israel’s settlement expansion & calls for calm????; huge crowds of French strikers disrupt transport????; tax haven Ireland helps Eurozone dodge recession bullet????; rampant inflation to test central banks’ 2% target????; US air force general predicts war with China by 2025⏳; rising opposition to Macron’s pension plans to test his resolve????; US policing problems again in spotlight after Tyre Nichols killing????; study shows half of US adults sometimes forgo care due to medical costs????; indices, JSE@80240⬇️; DOW@34053⬆️; FTSE@7901⬆️; R/$17.47; R/£21.06; R/€18.86; Bitcoin $23332; Brent crude $79; sports, Proteas seal unexpected series win v Poms????; SA20 reaches business end next week????????; Ford to return to F1 in 2026 to partner Red Bull????️; Six Nations kicks off????; SA rugby to adopt Blue Card concussion system????; Premier League clubs spend record £815m in Jan transfer window⚽ ( Thanks to Dan Thomalla)
As we enter our 2023 year ….what new perspectives do we need to take to ensure we thrive in 2023 ?