2025 was disruptive. Jobs were lost. Budgets tightened. It often felt like things were unravelling.
But disruption isn’t the same as failure.
While uncertainty dominated the headlines, South Africa led in practice - building systems, skills, and partnerships designed to outlast the moment.
My takeaway from 2025 - notes to self: agency matters. Not as bravado, but as choice - choosing to act, to build rather than freeze, to invest in people and institutions even when conditions weren’t ideal.
That choice translated into real work and real outcomes - from digitising township enterprises and mobilising climate finance, to investing in youth, innovation, and more capable institutions.
📊 A snapshot of that work below.
Not perfection. Progress.
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