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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought March 14, 2008, 4:53 pm Get 15% discount on books All Thought Leader newsletter subscribers receive a 15% discount on books ordered from the Exclusive Books website. Simply go to the order form and use the Thought Leader promo code MGT1. Buy Books... Caught in a vicious cycle by Reader Blog on March 14th, 2008 Submitted by Michael Tsingo To think that I used to respect cops here! Is it that South African police have been informed to be ruthless and unreasonable when dealing with Zimbabwean offenders? Watching SABC3's Special Assignment on Tuesday M... Going, going, gone -- a whole generation lost by Shareef Blankenberg on March 14th, 2008 The recent South African Human Rights Commission report on school-based violence should have us all worried. It shows that some Western Cape schools pose higher safety and security risks than the townships themselves. The public hearing also noted (w... Of machine-gun summoners and rugby-playing 'killers' by Sello S Alcock on March 14th, 2008 I would normally give you a glimpse of my working-class-like life, and paint you a picture of my bus ride this morning and the catalyst for my tirade that is about to follow. I would tell you about some DJ called Majota Khambule (aka Phat Joe) w... Teetering on the brink of collapse: Why Africa must prioritise food security by Chris Rodrigues on March 13th, 2008 I do hope that in two decades' time we will look back at scientist James Lovelock's prediction that "it's going to be 20 years before [climate change] hits the fan" as merely another example of bogus prophecy. Right now, we'd be fools to ignore it. ... How to make millions online (part one) by Eve Dmochowska on March 13th, 2008 You know you are behind in your financial achievements when Entrepreneur magazine starts running articles on how to make your first billion. Or when you see a property exhibition for apartments in Brooklyn, Pretoria, that cost up to R24-million. ... Sex, school and why it's all pear-shaped by Alison Tilley on March 13th, 2008 Well, call me Mother Grundy, but I disapprove of sex at school. The report of the South African Human Rights Commission on school-based violence has me very worried. And well done to the commission, by the way, for keeping an eye on this particular i... Do you want a pair of rose-tinted glasses? by Bridget McNulty on March 13th, 2008 I'm considering starting a business and selling them. While I'm often told I wear rose-tinted glasses (in a somewhat scornful manner, usually), it never bothers me. Why? Because I'm doing it on purpose. Here, then, a few of my favourite things... Dangerous experiments by Reader Blog on March 13th, 2008 Submitted by Dylan Edwards In 1971, Stanford University Professor Philip Zimbardo enlisted a number of university students as subjects of what became known as the Stanford prison experiments. The purpose of the experiments was to determine the beh... Immigrants: A threat or an opportunity? by Anja Merret on March 13th, 2008 North America, specifically the United States, has been a land peopled by descendants of Europe. At least, that's how I perceived it to be. If you are ever in New York on St Patrick's Day, check out the parade. It's an endless procession of Iri... Death penalty at birth? Gay Iranian teenager faces gallows after asylum rejected by Michael Trapido on March 12th, 2008 Mehdi Kazemi (19) is facing the Iranian gallows after a Dutch court refused to entertain his application for asylum. Kazemi will now have to return to Britain where his application for the same relief was rejected last year. As a result, he will be d... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za