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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought May 6, 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... Deliver us from the political rally by Rams Mabote on May 6th, 2008 So I am supposed to feel guilty and unpatriotic that on April 27 –- Freedom Day -– I went to play golf. Maybe I should feel even more guilty that I played well in spite of my killer hangover from the binge at the tombstone unveiling the previous ... More thoughts on the importance of universities by Bert Olivier on May 5th, 2008 In my last posting I ended by talking of the beneficial 'enlightenment' effects of a certain approach to scientific disciplines. There I used the term 'enlightenment' advisedly, and what I had in mind is its historico--philosophical meaning, ... Stuff the poor by Ryland Fisher on May 5th, 2008 I was reading the Sunday Times last week and noticed an article about a gathering in Zambia by some of South Africa's top CEOs. They met for part of the time they were there, but they also partied quite hard, from all accounts. What was the poin... Skills revolution will suffer without Mantashe by Alan Hammond on May 5th, 2008 The news that Gwede Mantashe will no longer head the government's Jipsa programme is bad news for the skills revolution. In early 2006 the Deputy President launched, Asgisa - the government's drive for higher economic growth. The skills short... Ronnie Morris was a hero by Rams Mabote on May 5th, 2008 On the 8th July 1991, as a 21-year-old intern at the Cape Times, I found myself, like most interns, in a strange place: a real newsroom, among strangers in a foreign town, Cape Town, far from my home in Johannesburg. It didn't help that it had rain... Don't blame racist students -- blame their parents by Lazola Ndamase on May 5th, 2008 Just a week ago a young white male was mercilessly beaten at the University of Johannesburg by other white males for standing with a black girl. In February, the same university had an incident of a black male forced into a cold shower for some four ... Is anybody advising our president? by Bridget McNulty on May 5th, 2008 I don't pretend to know anything about politics. In fact, I generally avoid it like the plague, leaving it to those who are passionate about it to comment on the folly of politicians. But I can't help wondering what on earth is going on in Thabo Mbe... Rewriting the record books by David Saks on May 5th, 2008 Not even the passage of 27 years and two World Cup victories have been enough to exorcise the horror of that moment. 16-3 down at half-time in the deciding Test of the 1981 New Zealand tour, the Boks had miraculously fought back to level the scores a... So, Mr Zuma: Those high fuel prices bothering you too? by Chris Moerdyk on May 5th, 2008 Dear Mr Zuma When you voiced your concern in a speech last week about escalating fuel prices, you can be sure that every single South African, with the exception perhaps of the current Cabinet incumbents and a few hardarses at Sasol, would have be... The free-will delusion? by Ndumiso Ngcobo on May 5th, 2008 Imagine that you are in your favourite room at home. My personal favourite room in the house is my bedroom. I love my bedroom because; simply by being in there, I reduce the statistical probability of running into my three-year old and accidentally r... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za