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Leadership Intelligence Bulletin
9 July 2013
NSA spy scandal about more than just security
NSA spy scandal about more than just securityFree trade deal threatened as relations sour

The almost blanket global spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA) on friend and foe alike, from ordinary citizens to diplomats and politicians, has morphed into much more than just a security issue. It has become a serious threat to the planned transatlantic free trade zone and some commentators are starting to talk of a looming “Transatlantic Ice Age”.

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South African labour reform
South African labour reformReform to lift employment SA's most pressing challenge

“With millions of unskilled people without work, it is no exaggeration to say that South Africa’s future depends on its ability to make the necessary changes in its labour relations dispensation. It is essential that South Africa acts decisively with respect to labour market reform. Vision and leadership from government are urgently required."

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Changing energy landscape
Changing energy landscapeWorld set to change for ever in unexpected ways

“The global energy landscape is changing so fast that governments and strategists are struggling to keep up” and “it’s not going to be business as usual over the next decade. It will change the world in ways we have not even considered,” writes Andrew Stone in an article on the think-tank website EY.

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Youth emerge as wild card in Elections
Youth emerge as wild card in ElectionsWill Malema capitalise on youth frustrations?

As campaigning for next year’s general election gathers momentum, the youth vote is fast emerging as one of the more critical unknown factors. Against a background of global upheaval in which restless young people are playing a pivotal role, South Africa’s youth, both a new generation of first-time voters and a vast army of unemployed and unemployables, could tip the scales one way or another.

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Climate debate dramatically changing
Climate debate dramatically changingGlobal consensus on climate change fast unraveling

For quite some time climate experts across the world have predicted that temperatures would rise on the back of, and in proportion to human-driven so-called 'greenhouse gas'. It now transpires that this prediction has been off the mark for the past 15 years and is forcing scientists to revisit their models, with some admitting that they might have gotten it "fundamentally wrong".

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Final Word
Final WordIcons were not always as unifying as Madiba

Few people will argue that Nelson Mandela is one of the most globally recognised icons for a spirit of peace and reconciliation – a disposition worthy of inspiring the world. But there was a time when the concept of icons was cause for deep and bitter division on the religious front that lingers to this day. 

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Rugby Watch
Rugby WatchBulls suffer 34-13 defeat

The Australian supporters still have nightmares after that emphatic British and Irish Lions win, the superb kicking by Leigh Halfpenny and the way in which Alex Corbisiero dismantled them in the scrums to catapult the Lions to a 41-16 win in the deciding test match. Now they may call on a South African to restore their pride.

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Cricket Watch
Cricket WatchSA and Aussies under new management

Both Australia and South Africa are under new management following Gary Kirsten’s decision to step down, and Mickey Arthur’s untimely dismissal just sixteen days before the start of the first Ashes test against England in Nottingham on Wednesday. And Sri Lanka waits Proteas at end of July.

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