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Mthatha news: ANC Leadership Race: Battleground Eastern Cape

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ANC Leadership Race: Battleground Eastern Cape: Masualle, who is from the OR Tambo region around Mthatha which in 2007 came out strongly in favour of Zuma, has attracted Zuma sympathisers such as Andile Lungisa on his slate. Lungisa was earlier this year controversially elected chairperson of the Nelson ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Day of local and national protests erupt in fire and looting: In the Mthatha march, Cosatu provincial treasurer, Nomonde Mtembu, stressed the federation’s … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: ANC Leadership Race: Battleground Eastern Cape

Call for ethical leadership drive in SA

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Call for ethical leadership drive in SA: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP: Nelson Mandela University Business School director Dr Randall Jonas says South African business schools have a critical role to play in developing ethical public and private sector leadership. (Port Elizabeth) – The abhorrent legacy of the Gupta family, the role they played in state capture and the dearth of courageous and ethical leadership gives little hope and encouragement for the future. “It is virtually impossible to suppress the … [Read more...] about Call for ethical leadership drive in SA

Conscious and conversational leadership are key to ethical organisational practices

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Conscious and conversational leadership are key to ethical organisational practices: The concept of leadership is becoming increasingly ambiguous. In fact, results of the World Economic Forum’s recent Survey on the Global Agenda showed that 86% of respondents believe the world faces a leadership crisis. In South Africa, one only needs to scan news media to notice the impact of this crisis on the lives of ordinary citizens. With many South African leaders accused of corruption, bribery, and a … [Read more...] about Conscious and conversational leadership are key to ethical organisational practices

Conscious and conversational leadership are key to ethical organisational practices

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Conscious and conversational leadership are key to ethical organisational practices: The concept of leadership is becoming increasingly ambiguous. In fact, results of the World Economic Forum’s recent Survey on the Global Agenda showed that 86% of respondents believe the world faces a leadership crisis. In South Africa, one only needs to scan news media to notice the impact of this crisis on the lives of ordinary citizens. With many South African leaders accused of corruption, bribery, and a … [Read more...] about Conscious and conversational leadership are key to ethical organisational practices

Brand Pretorius to speak at 2017 Leadership Summit

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Brand Pretorius to speak at 2017 Leadership Summit: Respected South African business leader and leadership author Brand Pretorius is among the stellar line-up of speakers to address delegates at the upcoming Nelson Mandela Bay Leadership Summit later this month. Pretorius is widely respected for the role he played in McCarthy’s turn-around strategy and for saving thousands of jobs when the company was technically insolvent in 2001 as result of massive debt write-offs in the Prefcor division. In … [Read more...] about Brand Pretorius to speak at 2017 Leadership Summit

Leadership summit 2017 to unpack ethical leadership in June

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Leadership summit 2017 to unpack ethical leadership in June: Brand PretoriusLeadership summit 2017 to unpack ethical leadership in June Port Elizabeth, 24 May 2017 — Stronger forms of ethical leadership, ethical decision-making, ethical behaviour, ethical organisational cultures and ethical values is becoming a vital driver of organisational success and societal prosperity in the 21st century. Yet, unethical practices and transgressions by private and public sector organisations appear to … [Read more...] about Leadership summit 2017 to unpack ethical leadership in June

Blend of Western and African leadership approaches key to business success in African markets – new study finds

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Blend of Western and African leadership approaches key to business success in African markets – new study finds: Blend of Western and African leadership approaches key to business success in African markets – new study finds Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 22 March 2017 — A new study (download full study) by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Business School provides businesses who are keen to succeed in African and emerging markets with a leadership framework. By examining … [Read more...] about Blend of Western and African leadership approaches key to business success in African markets – new study finds

It’s time for Eskom to show leadership when it comes to renewable energy

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It’s time for Eskom to show leadership when it comes to renewable energy: Eskom’s on-going scapegoating of renewable energy as the reason behind its financial woes shows a lack of vision, particularly in the light of the urgent need to develop new jobs beyond the coal industry. Instead, the utility should be leading the country into a greener, more equitable energy future which will help South Africa both create new, cleaner jobs and meet its international obligations to the Paris … [Read more...] about It’s time for Eskom to show leadership when it comes to renewable energy

PinnAcle Leadership Parkrun

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Saturday 24 October 2015 marked the 10th and final Parkrun in which students from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's PinnAcle Leadership Programme  (PLP) - for top performers in the School of Accounting - participated, as part of their "10 runs for 10 years" creative leadership project. Here PinnAcle Leadership students join with Lukhanyiso Children's Home residents ahead of the Parkrun. Picture: Joubert Loots Date: October 23, 2015 10:36 Click here for more: MyPE Images - MyPE … [Read more...] about PinnAcle Leadership Parkrun

Want to see the Prof in an Afro and Bell Bottoms?

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Vote here to see Prof. Swartz in an Afro and Bell Bottoms. Talking at the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber Leadership Inspired Conference, NMMU Professor Derrick Swartz touched on his earlier life as a political activist in an Afro and Bell Bottoms. He did say that his colleague 'in arms' was Chamber President, Mandla Madwara but couldn't remember Mandla with hair. Vote here to 'encourage' Prof Swartz to show us the fine strapping youth that he was in an Afro and Bell Bottoms: … [Read more...] about Want to see the Prof in an Afro and Bell Bottoms?

Coega’s Youth Leadership Development Academy in KwaZulu-Natal

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Students from various educational institutions from KwaZulu-Natal will take part in a five day leadership development training programme hosted by the Coega Development Corporation. The third annual Coega Youth Leadership Development Academy (CYLDA) training programme is taking place from Monday, 30 June to Friday, July 4, at the Wartburg Hotel in Pietermaritzburg. The theme of this year’s programme is “Leadership: The Attitude of the Heart”, and participants will be addressed by top South … [Read more...] about Coega’s Youth Leadership Development Academy in KwaZulu-Natal

Youth gather to learn the Languages of Leadership

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The second installment of the Coega Youth Leadership Academy (CYLA) training – launched late last year – will take place next week, from 24 June – in tandem with youth month celebrations and bringing a series of high level speakers to engage Eastern Cape students. Among the presenters leading the programme talks are: leading academic Dr Frans Kekana, seasoned social entrepreneur Lebo Pule, and economists and CYLA project managers Njabulo Sithebe and Nomzamo Kolo. This year’s programme will … [Read more...] about Youth gather to learn the Languages of Leadership

Mandela Bay Leadership Change Welcomed

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In welcoming the the decision taken by the ANC in finally applying itself to the notoriously dysfunctional Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, IFP Spokesperson on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Peter Smith, MP, said that, "the removal of Zanoxolo Wayile as Mayor and the resignation of regional chairperson Nceba Faku, might, if the residents of the sorely-tested municipality are lucky, result in something positive". He called on the MEC for Co-operative … [Read more...] about Mandela Bay Leadership Change Welcomed