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Leadership Intelligence Bulletin
31 August 2010
Land reform
Land reformWith green paper out real debate to start

A Green Paper on land reform that has already been signed off by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, and is on its way to Cabinet for approval, proposes radical changes to the way land is owned in South Africa.

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Leadership development - Issue 38
Leadership development - Issue 38Learning 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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SA-Chinese relations
SA-Chinese relationsZuma visit a success with thorns

Domestically it has been a rough two weeks for the Zuma administration, especially on the labour front, but in the international relations sphere his visit to China seems to have been a great success. The path forward in that relationship, besides its clear and wide-ranging benefits, will, however, not be without some important thorns – not all of which would be easy to sidestep.

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Cricket turmoil
Cricket turmoilSome sticky wickets

It has been a turbulent two weeks for South African cricket, with information leaked to the media about undeclared bonuses of R4,7 million from the Indian Premier League and other ICC events paid to 40 employees of Cricket South Africa being the low light. But the pre-season also brought some exciting news.

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Final word
Final wordAll in the how you say it

Have you ever been in one of those impossible exchanges with a spouse or a lover where, when all the rational arguments have gone your way, you are trumped with those final words: “Yes, but it is not what you said. It is the way you said it!” It is very much the same with the expression you son of a gun!

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Labour unrest
Labour unrestSA might still benefit from ANC-alliance's zero-sum game

As the present standoff between the political and labour components of the governing alliance has deteriorated into a zero-sum game, South Africa as a whole might be the winner in the longer run as it moves closer to a normalised political dispensation – be it along a messy and highly disruptive path. For now there should be no surprise at the chaos of the country’s own winter of discontent.

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Middle East talks
Middle East talksTalks without talking

The Israeli government and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) have agreed to engage in direct peace talks on 2 September in Washington. Neither side has expressed any enthusiasm about the talks and they are apparently only talking because it is easier than not talking, writes George Friedman in the Geopolitical Weekly.

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Nationalisation
NationalisationQuo vadis mining sector

The mining sector and South Africa as a nation cannot afford to linger for another moment in the present state of uncertainty regarding ownership of mines, mining titles and security of tenure. What we need is a National Convention on the Mining Sector with participation from Government, the mining sector, business leadership, trade unions and political parties.

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Privatising war
Privatising warHelping out - also to hide

Modern warfare has become a major enterprise ­– nor only for nations, but also for major corporations who supply technology and specialised skills. It has not only made war more distant and detached.  It has also become a way to hide the full cost of war in terms  of loss of life.

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Fate of Westminster
Fate of WestminsterKeep an eye on the bath water

Was this past weekend’s election in Australia which, like it did earlier this year in the United Kingdom, produced a hung parliament with no clear winning party, the final sign that the Westminster model is dying and has reached it sell-by-date? The South African experience suggests that nations should, however, be careful not to throw out the baby with the bath water.

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Cricket scandal
Cricket scandalThe bad penny returns

A lack of decisive leadership is at the heart of the match-fixing and spot-fixing scandal that has rocked world cricket and which casts considerable doubt over the integrity of international cricket. South African cricket should, however be kept safe by its now well-regulated system, with proper and centralised contracts as well as good education on the dangers of corruption.

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Tri-Nations watch
Tri-Nations watchWas it a true test match?

The Springboks finally broke the shackles after four straight Tri-Nations defeats by outclassing Australia and overcoming a 0-14 deficit after four dreadful opening minutes in the Tri-Nations match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

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