2015 IN REFLECTION LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
2015 IN REFLECTION GLOBALLY
REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT, GLOBAL NEWS EVENTS
RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED BY: CHARLES COTTER
Pres. Obama decides to reverse course & keep U.S combat
troops in Afghanistan
Pres. Obama decides to reverse course & keep U.S combat
troops in Afghanistan
Accusations of U.S military abuse of power
The Trans-Pacific Partnership finally gets done
Escalatingtensions in the West Bank & Jerusalem
Escalatingtensions in the West Bank & Jerusalem
Debris fromMalaysia Airlines Flight 370 found on Reunion
Island
China decides to abandona 1-child policy in favour of a 2-child
policy
The world strikes a deal on climate change
The world strikes a deal on climate change
Russia intervenes in Syria
Longest reigning British monarch in history: Queen Elizabeth
II
Ongoingpeace negotiations in Colombia
Elon Musks quest to Mars (SpaceX)
Elon Musks quest to Mars (SpaceX)
The Saudis intervene in Yemen
China builds islands in the South China Sea
Virtual reality makes a comeback
Masdar: world's 1st fully sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste
city
Masdar: world's 1st fully sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste
city
Arrests of senior FIFA officials regarding SWC 2010
corruption
China devalues the Renminbi amid an economic slowdown
Personal biometric scanners for online banking
Windows 10 is released by Microsoft
Global economic recovery remains slow
Electric car ownership reaches 1 million worldwide
The EU rebuffs Greeces demand for austerity relief
Negotiations on Irans nuclear program produce a deal
Deadline for the 8 U.N Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
Deadline for the 8 U.N Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
MDG (The $100 laptop project)
ISIS terrorists strike on 3 continents
ISIS terrorists strike on 3 continents
Refugee crisis plagues Europe
Refugee crisis plagues Europe
2015 IN REFLECTION LOCALLYREVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT, LOCAL NEWS
EVENTS
RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED BY: CHARLES COTTER
#FEESMUSTFALL
#FEESMUSTFALL
2015 Matric pass rate drops to 70.7%
#RhodesMustFall protests & country-wide defacing of
monuments
Xenophobic attacks against foreigners in S.A
Trade dispute between S.A & U.S.A (African Growth &
Opportunity Act)
PAY BACK THE MONEY! - chaos in S.A Parliament
Environmentalists clamp down on rhino poaching & other
endangered species
Construction & property development boom
#ZumaMustFall country-wide protest marches
Lee Berger discovers Homo Naledi
D.A elects Mmusi Maimane as its 1st black leader to broaden
party's appeal
Oscar Pistorius released early to house arrest ..
50
.then found guilty of murder by SCA
SAPS commissioner, Riah Phiyega is suspended for SAPS misconduct
in the 2012 killing of 34 striking miners
Marikana report issued on 2012 killing of 34 striking miners,
fingering SAPS failure to restrain its officers
S.A rand hits all-time low against the U.S dollar
Fitch downgrades 4 S.A banks
Danny Jordaan & Molefi Oliphant accused of involvement in
payment of $10m bribe (SWC 2010 bid)
S.A authorities allow Sudanese Pres. Omar Hassan al-Bashir to
fly home after AU Summit
BMW launches i3 electric car in S.A its 1st plug-in hybrid
Trevor Noah succeeds Jon Stewart as the host of The Daily
Show
Hottest recorded temperatures.
..and drought conditions in S.A & required emergency
relief
Clinical trial finds ARV drug, Truvada protected 76% of young,
S.A women from contracting HIV
Pres. Jacob Zuma appoints David van Rooyen as Finance
Minister.
.and then re-appoints Pravin Gordhan as Finance Minister
REFLECTIONS 2015 LESSONS LEARNED GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY?Chaos
Theory
We live in a confusing and conflicted world
We live in a troubled, turbulent and often traumatic world
Through education we need to create enlightenment those
light-bulb moments and clarity of thought
Through education we need to untangle the chaos and create
empowered South Africans who can contribute to the local and global
economy
Are you up to this mammoth challenge?
CONCLUSION
Key points
Summary
Questions
RESEARCH SOURCES OF NEWS
EVENTShttp://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/12/world-events-news-2015/421545/
(accessed 19 January 2016)
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/southafrica/index.html
(accessed 19 January 2016)
http://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2015.htm#.VqD_yfl97IV
(accessed 19 January 2016)
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