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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought April 23, 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... Ukhahlamba massacre: Arrest the bastards from the municipality by Michael Trapido on April 23rd, 2008 When 80 children die because municipal authorities neglected, failed or just point-blank refused to issue warnings against drinking tap water, in the face of compelling evidence to do so, then those concerned must be arrested and charged with culpabl... Zuma vs Mbeki by Reader Blog on April 22nd, 2008 Submitted by Muhammad Karim I feel every South African has this going through their minds, consciously or subconsciously. We're all witnessing the effects of Mbeki's passive leadership. He seems to be making some serious faux pas when it comes to ... I'm proud of our unions today by Alan Hammond on April 22nd, 2008 A few weeks ago, in my editorial on the Skills Portal newsletter, I complained about union calls for an additional public holiday. Leaders of union federations were writing letters to Thabo Mbeki and holding interviews with the media, all for one ext... Is religion the new social evil? Pope on the slippery slope? by Michael Trapido on April 22nd, 2008 In a poll conducted by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in the United Kingdom, faith -- defined here not as limited to extremism but rather in the broadest possible terms -- was considered to be tantamount to "intolerance, irrational behaviour and th... Why do white people emigrate? by Khaya Dlanga on April 22nd, 2008 I think that there is a false perception among certain white people who believe that they are somehow under siege; that crime only affects them. Blacks are more heavily affected by violent crime. And so this begs the question: Why do white people emi... What makes a person great? by Charlene Smith on April 21st, 2008 Robert Mugabe won't leave office. Thabo Mbeki made a bid for a third term and will leave a country ravaged by inflation, high unemployment, ineptness at high levels in government and business, and erratic electricity supplies. The Economist last ... Going nowhere slowly by Dion Chang on April 21st, 2008 "So is the flight on time?" I ask. "Yes," she replies, lying through her teeth. "Are you sure there are no delays today?" "Not as far as I know," she smiles, maintaining her chirpy disposition. She hands me my boarding pas... African beauty is not in the hands of the beholder ... by Mandela Rhodes Scholars on April 21st, 2008 Submitted by Cynthia Ayeza There was a time that I believed that the idea behind the Nokia Face of Africa was brilliant as it inspired young girls to get into modelling careers. The show inevitably gave a limited variety of girls the opportuni... The FBJ's 'blacker than thou' racial reasoning is political suicide by Sandile Memela on April 21st, 2008 The most exciting feature of the SAHRC ruling against the Forum of Black Journalists is the loud echo of black voices that have welcomed the decision and denounced the latter's insistence on its right to exclude whites on the basis of skin colour. ... Our president has blood on his hands by Alex Matthews on April 21st, 2008 South Africa's continued inaction on Zimbabwe is a disgrace. Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" is merely a euphemism for his cowardly indifference. He continues to turn a blind eye while the Mugabe regime systematically rages war on its people, avenging them... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za