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Leadership Intelligence Bulletin
12 March 2013
The US in Africa
The US in AfricaExpansion of US drone surveillance in Sahel

If it is not depressing enough for the hundreds of thousands of traumatised and uprooted inhabitants of Africa’s Sahel region to be constantly on the lookout for radical Islamic fundamentalists or criminal gangs roaming the countryside bent on kidnapping, stealing and smuggling contraband, they now also have to contend with the danger of American drones in the sky.

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South African inequalities
South African inequalitiesUnfulfilled hopes of the majority are fuelling frustration

Since the end of apartheid, South Africa has made progress toward establishing a more equitable society, but there have also been failings. Prominent among these is the inability to reduce income inequality. While there is still a strong overall ethnic bias, within-race inequalities are also substantial and, in fact, have widened since 1993.

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South African economy
South African economyCountry's sustainability dilemmas continue mounting

The 8% per annum tariff increase just granted to national electricity utility, Eskom, again served to focus attention on the escalating number of sustainability dilemmas faced by the South African economy over a multitude of sectors. The National Development Plan (NDP) does recommend some remedies, but the country is a long way off from resolving most of these. 

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Racial politics
Racial politicsThe end of non-racialism in South Africa?

In his recent address to the Cape Town Press Club, Hlumelo Biko pointed to the increasing tendency within the ANC to "objectivise" to "other" and to "border" non-black communities – and particularly whites. He warned that this process was not good news for those who are being objectivised. What did he mean?

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ANC alliance's power struggles
ANC alliance's power strugglesVavi could be latest victim of Zuma's consolidation campaign

Yet another of the dog-eat-dog power struggles in the ANC alliance that have come to characterise the Zuma political era, may soon come to a head. Allegations of corruption and other 'transgressions' against Zwelinzima Vavi, general-secretary of the ANC’s labour ally, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), bears every sign of moves to purge the alliance of President Jacob Zuma’s opponents. 

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Taxing Aces
Taxing AcesWhat will happen in Super Rugby if the ace turns out to be mediocre?

The Super Rugby season is well on its way, but the high hopes of South African fans at the start of the season – that their teams would do well because some ‘ace’ players would return from injury – are not being realised. But an ‘ace’, which was once linked to tax, may just spell bad luck.

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Proteas show improvement
Proteas show improvementFringe players have a good day against Pakistan

A heartwarming and encouraging aspect of South Africa’s comprehensive 125-run win against Pakistan in the opening Momentum One-Day International (ODI) in Bloemfontein, was the superb performance by so-called ‘fringe’ players. But the team is not yet the finished product. 

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Rugby watch
Rugby watchSuper weekend for South African teams

For South African teams it was a Super Rugby weekend to savour as the Cheetahs, the Bulls and the DHL Stormers beat their New Zealand counterparts, the Highlanders, the Blues and the defending champions, the Chiefs, respectively.

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