42,7%, PYRAMID, AI, INTERNET, FOXES, SPANISH, FLS, HUMILITY

Market Indicators

USD/ZAR: 16.36 🔽
EUR/ZAR: 18.99 🔽
AUD/ZAR: 10.96 🔽
GBP/ZAR: 21.91 🔽
Brent Crude: USD 63.74 / ZAR 1,042.96 🔽
Gold (Au): USD 4,615.50 / ZAR 75,509.38 🔽
BTC: USD 95,509.02 / ZAR 1,562,929.69 🔼

US futures FIRMED after broad index advances, led by semiconductor and tech strength. Banking shares rebounded, though investors stayed CAUTIOUS amid geopolitical tensions involving Iran and Greenland and concerns over Federal Reserve INDEPENDENCE. Mzansi’s EXCHANGE rose slightly. 42,7% UP over the last 12 months.

Coniglio PYRAMID scheme.

https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/rabbit-farmers-left-in-dire-straits-after-coniglio-liquidation/

AI DOCTORS prompt warnings.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dm1yy0k8po

UGANDA switches off the INTERNET.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/13/uganda-cuts-internet-days-before-presidential-election

THOUSANDS of flying FOXES die in HEATWAVE.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/12/flying-foxes-die-in-their-thousands-in-worst-mass-mortality-event-since-australias-black-summer

A patient speaks fluent SPANISH after waking up from SURGERY.

https://www.ladbible.com/news/world-news/us-dad-speaking-spanish-after-operation-explained-130199-20260106

INTEREST: Foreign Language Syndrome (FLS) is a RARE neuropsychiatric condition characterised by the SUDDEN, involuntary use of a non-native language, with concurrent LOSS or suppression of the native language. Distinct from Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS), FLS often arises acutely following anesthesia, brain injury, or psychological STRESS.

“There is NO respect for others without HUMILITY in one’s self. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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