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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought May 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... Black whingeing and the FBJ by Grant Walliser on April 30th, 2008 The Forum of Black Journalists (FBJ) malarkey has recently provided a counter to so--called "white whingeing". That counter is the emergence and increasing prevalence of "black whinging" and the volume is creeping ever steadily upwards. How r... Understanding the kabuki of Mbeki's diplomacy by Simon Barber on April 30th, 2008 How, exactly, is the UN Security Council going to contribute to the resolution of the crisis in Zimbabwe? What would a special envoy say to Mugabe and his securocrats that would have any more impact than the messages already being sent -- in no smal... Beware of the thought police! by Sandile Memela on April 30th, 2008 Someone needs to tell the self-appointed 'thought police' to stop their fascist behaviour. Nobody has the authority to dictate to other people what to think or how to behave because of similarity of skin colour. In fact, it would be a good... How to make lottery world history (and get free beers) by Tony Jackman on April 30th, 2008 I just love lotteries. What I especially love about them is that you don't even have to enter them any more. You just win them! I won four only this morning. I won lotteries in Spain (again!), France (my third), Egypt and Norway. Even if I had won ... The voice of the voter remains marginalised by Patricia de Lille on April 30th, 2008 As we near the 2009 National Elections, South Africa once again finds itself in a position where the voice of the voter is marginalised because of the lack of regulations on political party funding. The impact of this on our democracy cannot and must... Zimbabwean dystopia : Why, South Africa? Why? by Michael Trapido on April 30th, 2008 As reports start filtering through on the United Nations Security Council meeting which dealt with the election impasse in Zimbabwe, the Times of London confirms: "South Africa led efforts to block the dispatch of a UN envoy to Zimbabwe yesterday, as... Silent Tsunami by Bilal Randeree on April 30th, 2008 I calculated that my flight from London to Italy for the Human Rights Film Festival resulted in 0.340 tonnes of carbon dioxide. The flight to Dubai was 1.259 tonnes, and then another 0.130 tonnes to get to Qatar for the Aljazeera Documentary Festival... Alternative healing under fire by Bruce Cohen on April 29th, 2008 Burrow through a copy of your favourite daily newspaper's classifieds section these days and you'll stare into the abyss of alternative "healing". Herbalist Prince Fahad Mama Farida wants to sell you a magic stick that will make you rich in seven ... You can tell me what you like: Rosemarie Fritzl knew by Michael Trapido on April 29th, 2008 Like everyone else I'm reading everything and anything on the Austrian father, Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered her seven children. Unbelievable - beats anything I've seen as a criminal attorney. Yet one thing kee... The role of the blogger by Bridget McNulty on April 29th, 2008 Now here's something I'd like to hash out a bit. What is the role of the blogger? There are enough blogs out there writing about intensely personal day-to-day stuff to suggest that the role of the blog is nothing more than an online Dear Diary.... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za