October’s +ve Stories
– were there any?

By Steuart Pennington

Justin Foxton writes “I tend to steer clear of regurgitating reams of negativity as I feel the mainstream press does a great job of keeping us all up-to-speed with that. But my mind couldn’t help going there: the brazen looting at VBS, the constant revelations of state capture; Johan Booysen’s reminder to us of the rot at the National Prosecuting Authority; the various commissions of enquiry that literally spew forth the rotten, effluent of the Zuma years. The Rand tumbling. Petrol prices sky-rocketing. Good people fleeing for foreign shores and bad people remaining, unpunished. It made me feel quite ill to be honest.” justin@peaceagency.org.za Please read his blog on www.sagoodnews.co.za

Tough times indeed!

But, the ‘news’ is not all bad – below the mainstream media ‘gloom’ there are quite a few glimmers of hope.
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Given the gloom,
what can we unpack?

It’s in your hands – feeling down? feeling trapped?
let’s unpack why.

by Justin Foxton

I was recently invited to be part of a small speaker panel at a local church in my home town of Salt Rock, Kwa-Zulu Natal. As I prepared for the session, I became overwhelmed by all the bad news that is currently surrounding us in South Africa.

I tend to steer clear of regurgitating reams of negativity as I feel the mainstream press does a great job of keeping us all up-to-speed with that. But my mind couldn’t help going there: the brazen looting at VBS, the constant revelations of state capture; Johan Booysen’s reminder to us of the rot at the National Prosecuting Authority; the various commissions of enquiry that literally spew forth the rotten, effluent of the Zuma years.
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# Innovation
– how difficult is it?

Innovation: The boost South Africa needs
in a dwindling economy

With an economy that is struggling under ongoing pressure of petrol price hikes and a weakening rand, South Africa looks to face another quarter of decreased consumer spend.

It can be tempting for businesses to cut back their growth efforts during these times, but Innovation Academy, a global learning business that trains over 2,000+ professionals per year, urges South African executives to instead focus on expanding their innovation portfolios if they want to survive.

“History has shown that innovation blooms during the tough times, and businesses are pivotal in contributing to an economic turn-around. The key is in adopting a framework for fast, incremental innovation outcomes with a smart use of resources,” says Rosie Bernard, Managing Director for Innovation Academy.
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THIS WEEK'S FAST FACT

Housing

Just over 80% of South African households lived in formal dwellings in 2017, followed by 14% in informal dwellings, and 6% in traditional dwellings. The highest percentage of households that lived in informal dwellings were observed in North West (20%) and Gauteng (20%). Traditional dwellings were most common in Eastern Cape (22%) and KwaZulu-Natal (14%). (http://bit.ly/2OUIEHl) 

Source: www.Eighty20.co.za

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