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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought March 19, 2008, 11:15 am 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... The annus horribilis of Africa's last and only hope by Reader Blog on March 19th, 2008 Submitted by Felix Ngasama The year 2008 is so far proving to be South Africa's annus horribilis since its rebirth as a new democratic state in 1994. Things haven't been worse since 1994. This year has brought with it the aftermath of the ruli... I'm a coconut and I'm proud of it -- say it with me by Ndumiso Ngcobo on March 19th, 2008 A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece entitled "Of racists, kaffirs and coconuts" in which I wondered out loud if such a thing as a kaffir actually existed. That was at the height of the "Khoza fingers the kaffir" row. In that piece, I promised that I wou... More online treasure by Bridget McNulty on March 19th, 2008 Remember when I said that finding cool new websites was like tapping into a vein of gold? I seem to have hit the jackpot! Check these out, and tell me you don't feel inspired. I won't believe you. Freshly Found (http://freshlyfound.blogspot.... Darfur not genocide case, says UN special panel by Khadija Sharife on March 19th, 2008 In his essay for the New York Times entitled "Looking at Darfur, Seeing Rwanda", Romeo Dallaire -- once the Canadian general for the United Nations forces in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide -- states that Darfur is a replica in motion, a genocidal co... Is there life after death? by Michael Trapido on March 18th, 2008 Inayat Bungawala, assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, wrote a column asking Guardian readers the following question: Is death the end? Unsurprisingly, he was flooded with responses from many communities and any number of... If you disagree with me, know that you are an enemy by Khaya Dlanga on March 18th, 2008 I am disturbed by the manner in which we conduct debate in this country. Disagreeing with a politician or someone in a powerful position earns one unflattering labels. When anybody raises views contrary to our own, we react emotionally and go on the ... Rubens's 'The Prodigal Son' revived by Israel Rafalovich on March 18th, 2008 The Royal Museum of Fine Art in Antwerp, Belgium, has recently presented a masterpiece of the painter Peter Paul Rubens that was hidden under layers of dirt and coloured varnish but now is a piece of pride of the museum. It is Rubens's prized pain... Fresh design blogs by Bridget McNulty on March 18th, 2008 I'm always intensely jealous of people who can blog with pictures. Words come easily to me, but although I love beautiful images, they don't flow naturally from my fingertips. Here are a few of my favourite (really lovely) design blogs of the mome... Online millions: The advertising model by Eve Dmochowska on March 18th, 2008 Part one is here. You will probably never make millions from online advertising, no matter what type of website you run. However, if you are able to create a site and attract a reasonably sized and loyal audience, you can sell the site to a bigge... Andre Nel and Gert van Schalkwyk: A selection farce by Michael Trapido on March 18th, 2008 I don't know whether to laugh or cry. For months now I have been hammering South African selectors who even dared to breathe the word "quota", yet Andre Nel, a South African who would die for the cause, is being axed due to racism -- and if those sel... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za