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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought April 1, 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... Of fire-walking festivals by Bridget McNulty on April 1st, 2008 I went to the fire-walking festival at the Second River/Umbilo Temple in Cato Manor on Sunday. Wow. What an amazing ceremony. A large (very large, I'd say about 5m long) pit is filled with burning coals, with a basin of diluted milk at the end and... Zuma to table cryonics proposal to get tougher on crime by Michael Trapido on April 1st, 2008 In line with his repeated calls for South Africa to get tougher on crime, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma has confirmed that he will be putting forward proposals for the introduction of cryonics at the next party conference. Msholozi b... Social-media marketing needs a new name by Gino Cosme on March 31st, 2008 Many people involved in the South African (and global) social media industry will agree that, if anything, these past few years have taught us a lot about web-based content and copywriting, online communities and networks, and marketing and communica... Pictures for the art blog by Anthea Buys on March 31st, 2008 It's long overdue that I add some pictures to this blog, but having failed to figure out how exactly to upload images directly to the site efficiently, I have decided it makes more sense to link posts that have images to a Flickr account set up speci... Online Millions: Finding your niche by Eve Dmochowska on March 31st, 2008 In your pursuit of making millions online, the most important decision you will have to make is choosing the correct niche as your target audience. Do not fall into the trap of playing the "it's for everyone" game, because it never is, and even if i... Faded pop stars at the last-dance saloon by Derek Daly on March 31st, 2008 A few years ago a friend of mine was hitch-hiking near Stellenbosch and got a lift with Heinz "Idol" Winckler. She said that he was listening to his own album in the car. Someone actually bought the album then, in other words. I ran into a copy th... Putting sex, glamour and wit back into world politics by Tony Jackman on March 30th, 2008 Nicolas Sarkozy, regardless of his politics, looks like being a raver of a premier, notching up a divorce from one glamorous wife and a marriage to a supermodel in his first few months as president of France. It's as if he'd planned it all alo... Eugene Terre'Blanche, Mike Stofile and the year of being ugly by Michael Trapido on March 30th, 2008 From the country that brought you the ANC two-faction in-fighting debacle, the war between the Scorpions and organised crime unit and the arms deal, comes a film so moving -- and let's face it, most of us will want to move overseas quickly after see... Debating 101: Taking the wind out of their sails by Ndumiso Ngcobo on March 30th, 2008 Regular readers of this blog appreciate the contempt I have for the activity known as debating. For the benefit of those not initiated in the savagery of the Silwane ways, here is a definition for you. Debate is a form of interaction between two huma... South Africa today: A personal assessment by Bert Olivier on March 29th, 2008 Assessing the political and social conditions in a country is like volunteering an opinion on religion or sex; everyone believes that he or she is in a position to say something authoritative about it without necessarily doing so from an informed pos... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za