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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought May 15, 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... Succession is also an issue for civil society by Bhekinkosi Moyo on May 15th, 2008 This is probably the last time some people will talk to me. For what I am about to say is well known in the sector and no one has dared say it publicly, at least in a systematic and sustained manner. Well, today I am going to. I want to make it cl... Journalists: uber--contributors in an age of social networks by Guy Berger on May 14th, 2008 Dan Pacheco Social networking is a headache to the mass media because it sets up thousands of niches, demographics and interests. But luckily, says Dan Pacheco, people themselves contribute to creating such niche--related content. In a twist to M... Business unusual -- during apartheid by Roy Jobson on May 14th, 2008 Judge Korman was the lone dissenting voice against the appeal of the Khulumani lawsuit in October 2007. The appeal was lodged against the judgement dismissing the plaintiffs' claims under the United States' Alien Tort Claims Act. The Khulumani... Dipping a toe in the melting pot by Sarah Britten on May 14th, 2008 Sydney is a city of immigrants. In that respect, it reminds me of London, but with better weather and more attractive scenery. Sometimes I wonder where all the Australians are, at least the ones actually born here. The bus from the airport is dri... Showdown at OK Corral... well, E249, New Assembly wing. by Alison Tilley on May 13th, 2008 I am often baffled by what makes the news and what doesn't. I mean let's just assume for argument's sake, we have a showdown between the longstanding chair of a legislative committee, and a member of the executive. Oh well, ok, it was Chauke an... The changing misfortunes of Burma by Khadija Sharife on May 13th, 2008 "The energy (to do) dissipates." Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, December 21st, 2007 (In reference to lack of response by the UN Security Council, the US and the international community) The love affair between Condi and Chevron is world ... No time left for anger by Charlene Smith on May 13th, 2008 It's often those who are dying that appreciate life most. They get news of a terminal illness and suddenly everything comes into focus, that niggling issue is really not important, that unfulfilled dream becomes a regret, it's easier to forgive ... A mother of two nations by Sandile Memela on May 13th, 2008 I was feeling black and blue on Mother's Day because I am, now, motherless. My mother, Nomali is dead. For the first time in many years, I spent Mother's Day without her. My soul felt so empty that I could not even bring myself to take flo... Xenophobia? I see a bad moon rising by Michael Trapido on May 13th, 2008 South Africans have in the past always prided themselves on being gracious hosts to the many tourists and people from around the world who choose this country as their destination for a holiday, or even a place to live. Currently, however, we are wit... SACSIS – Telling the quiet story of social justice by Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen on May 13th, 2008 Whose reality counts? The Chief Economist of Very Large Bank in South Africa had just argued that 'a food crisis was a direct result of improving living conditions'. I wanted to hurl a copy of Das Kapital across the airways hitting his talking he... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za