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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought May 12, 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... A brief hiatus by Bridget McNulty on May 12th, 2008 So here's the thing -- novel--writing takes up quite a lot of time. And while I do love writing blog posts, when I'm spending all morning with my head in a new book and all afternoon freelancing to make enough money to keep me in tea and toast, it's ... A party by any other name ... by Alex Matthews on May 11th, 2008 A tongue-in-cheek suggestion that the DA was in desperate need of a branding overhaul was met with a broad spectrum of responses -- from "DA who?" to indignant rebuttals from DA activists. The reality of the situation is that that the official opp... In search of an exit strategy for Mugabe and Mbeki by Michael Trapido on May 11th, 2008 I actually needed three sources (News24, the SABC and iafrica) to confirm that I hadn't misread President Mbeki's views on Zimbabwe, as given to al-Jazeera in Doha, Qatar. In essence it confirmed that the people of Zimbabwe were to solve their own pr... Two roads diverged by Khadija Sharife on May 11th, 2008 Two roads diverged like concrete splitting out, thrown up in these woods barren of the living, dust bowls stripped to the design of land mines bordering killers hemmed in by walls great enough to bear the next tragedy, crawling like broken people ben... Social networking shows very high intellectual levels ... or does it? by Anja Merret on May 11th, 2008 Should you ever wonder what the intellectual capacity of social-networking contributors and participants would be, then consider this. A picture of an anteater garnered 2 345 diggs, or votes, and 172 comments, within a matter of 23 hours and 24 ... SA govt owes victims of Burma, Zim an apology by Michael Trapido on May 10th, 2008 Jacob Zuma, president of the ANC, at the recent meeting of the Tripartite Alliance, praised the three members for unanimously condemning Mugabe and his destruction of democracy in Zimbabwe. They join the Pan African Parliament, African Union and even... Zimbabwe: Bob's reigning, blood's pouring, the "Old Man" is snoring by Michael Trapido on May 9th, 2008 President Mbeki can go some way towards restoring his legacy if he finally reaches the conclussion that Africa and the rest of the world arrived at weeks ago -– namely that there is only one result that is generally acceptable and that is the repl... Eco-logical values by David Parry-Davies on May 9th, 2008 To solve the environmental challenges that we face today will require more than simply applying a new set of rules and regulations, it will require nothing less than a shift in our understanding and the underlying values that motivate our current beh... God is a theory by Shaun de Waal on May 9th, 2008 A few weeks ago (April 25), in the "Courses" section, the Mail & Guardian carried two pieces in counterpoint to each other. The question was "Is religion a threat to rationality and sciences?" and replies were provided by the eminent phil... The white Madonna's burden by Brendan O'Neill on May 9th, 2008 In the May issue of Vanity Fair, there was a telling exchange between its cover star Madonna –- resplendent in leotard and black knee--length boots –- and her interviewer, Rich Cohen. They were talking about David Banda, the child adopted by M... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za