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Leadership Intelligence Bulletin
5 July 2011
Cricket watch
Cricket watchMoving towards globalising the game

The decisions taken by the chief executives’ committee (CEC) of the International Cricket Council (ICC) last week and ratified by the executive board enlarge the Cricket World Cup in 2015 to 14 participants instead of 10 should be welcomed by fans of the game globally.

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Rugby watch
Rugby watchProps are the key to World Cup success

If South Africa is hoping for a fairy-tale second straight Webb Ellis Trophy at the Rugby World Cup in September and October in New Zealand it has become clear this past two weekends that they will have to conquer the props Wyatt Crockett and Owen Franks.

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Out of Africa
Out of AfricaThe folly and fables of flight

To fly or not to fly, that is the question...that Africans should be asking themselves, with matters of flight this week being quite the topic in more ways than one.

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Global economic transformation
Global economic transformationAfrica's development: the global bond

A great economic transformation across the world presents Africa with new opportunities in which its diaspora should play a key role, says Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie, a co-founder of the African Foundation for Development (Afford), and a consultant and writer on international development.

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Cruise tourism
Cruise tourismA market that still goes untapped

The ministry of tourism and the government of South Africa have identified cruise tourism as a niche market that would further enhance South Africa’s reputation as a world-class and globally competitive tourism destination, and help to reduce unemployment, while contributing to the creation of a targeted five million jobs within the next decade.

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New world order
New world orderA post-2008 world is taking shape

The fiscal efforts by governments across the globe to help businesses and societies bounce back from the economic slump that followed in the wake of the 2008-financial crisis have pushed governments’ share of their economies to record highs. Governments will have to drastically reshape themselves to deal with the challenges of a dramatically changing world where old ideologies and so-called socio-political systems are fast becoming redundant.

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Swaziland
SwazilandWhat to do with a squandering neighbour

If your neighbour’s house is on fire and he asks for assistance you will most probably oblige. However, if you witness your neighbour setting fire to his house, as is apparently happening in Swaziland, you will most probably be somewhat apprehensive if he then turns to you for help.

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Libyan mess
Libyan messZuma in last ditch mission for negotiated settlement

South African president Jacob Zuma over the weekend hastily departed on an African Union mandated mission to Russia on what might be one of the last changes to secure a negotiated in the now protracted Libyan conflict that is fast developing in an international mess of epic proportions.

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Labour watch
Labour watchSignificant developments go by almost unnoticed

The past week has been a busy week full of significant labour developments – but ironically few of them had anything to do with the annual mid-year wage negotiations, popularly referred to as South Africa’s “strike season,” and  the fifth central committee meeting of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu).

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Eskom strike
Eskom strikeMother of all strikes threatened on a misrepresentation

Electricity utility Eskom is being threatened by the mother of all strikes, which can play havoc with the economy, by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). The threat it turns out is based on a shocking misrepresentation of Eskom salary increases by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and repeated in news reports.

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Leadership development - Issue 78
Leadership development - Issue 78Learning from the worlds best

With the co-operation of the The LR Management Group, we can now bring you the leadership training tool 50 Lessons, which is a powerful force in the world of corporate learning. 50 Lessons is the worlds premier multimedia business resource, offering more than 1 000 personal and authentic video lessons from internationally respected business leaders. It can assist you to increase the utilisation and return on investment of your learning programmes immediately!

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Final word
Final wordThe wall of Wall Street

When they hear or read the name Wall Street most people would think of the world of high finance, and more particularly the American stock exchange or even the financial markets of the United States as a whole. Very few if any would think of the first settlers of the tiny Dutch settlement known as New Amsterdam.

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