Debtfree Magazine issue #12 of 2021

SURVIVING 2021 YOU MADE IT
NOVEMBER
Scandal
Tennis star Peng Shuai accuses Zhang Gaoli, former vice Premier in
China, of sexually assaulting her before disappearing. Shhhhhhh!!!!!
Covid-19
Someone unwisely updates the regular SA daily Covid-19 tracking
stats of 868 positive cases, with a whole lot of old data in one
giant lump sum. This pushes the actual daily infection stats up, in a
seemingly massive spike of an extra 17 718 positive cases. Within a
few days, scientists will coincidentally report that a new variant has
been successfully identified in Botswana and South Africa. The variant
will come to be called Omicron.
The combination of Omicron’s ability to circumvent vaccines (and
natural immunity after previous infection) and the recent fake spike
shown in local Covid-19 stats, causes international panic. Several
countries add SA to ‘no fly’ red lists, and the effect on the economy
and travel industry is devastating. Bans will only begin to be lifted by
December, by which time travelers will have already changed their
travel plans.
Deaths
Former President FW De Klerk dies at 85 years of age.