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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought May 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... Is it wrong to feel relieved that I left South Africa? by Sarah Britten on May 23rd, 2008 I know I will probably get shot down in flames (rhetorical ones of course) for admitting this. But, reading the terrible headlines of the last week, hearing South Africa make the only international story on yesterday's 12 noon radio news, following o... Power lodged in narrow hearts part 2: The Merkel Phenomenon by Steven Lamini on May 22nd, 2008 Cutting a precious stone after it has been split is a skilful task. Experts call it faceting. It simply means cutting faces on the stone so that its beauty may be better appreciated. Without this skilful art, the depth and the sparkle and the transl... Xenophobia and economics by Bert Olivier on May 22nd, 2008 Just as road rage is not primarily about the person at whom the rage is directed, so the current, or recent, spate of attacks against foreigners is not, I believe, primarily about hatred for these unfortunate migrants. Road rage is a classic exam... A (spazza) theory of isolated incidents by Ismail Lagardien on May 22nd, 2008 I started out writing this regular contribution at the start of 2008, at the tail end of finalising my doctoral dissertation. It was, therefore, a rather difficult period. Following the successful defence, and now being unemployed with time on my han... A genuine plan of action by Michael Trapido on May 22nd, 2008 Xenophobia and crime, like everything else in South Africa, can be brought under control relatively quickly if the necessary desire exists at government level. Unfortunately, in too many areas this does not appear to be the case. Statistics guidi... All too expected things of the day by Steven Lamini on May 22nd, 2008 It was one of those brilliantly clear days in early summer. I came within sight of the aloes of Jansenville. This dusty town lies about fifty odd kilometres from Graaff Reinet, near Kalkkop. I went there to inspect the crater left by a meteorite quar... Military solutions to political problems? by Hennie van Vuuren on May 22nd, 2008 "You see", said the Congolese security guard to me, "in my country the government would order in the army, they would shoot these people dead". He paused and then earnestly added, "…but this (South Africa) is a democratic country". ... The call for integration: what does it mean? by Steven Lamini on May 22nd, 2008 There is a Cassandra-like experience I have regarding the call on immigrants to integrate in British society. In fact, it is probably more correct in saying European society, for the dimensions of this call stretch far and wide across Europe. It is C... It's easy for you and I by The Sumo on May 22nd, 2008 Let me start by unequivocally stating that I reject in the strongest terms the violence that has been unleashed upon defenseless foreign nationals in the townships and shanty towns of our country lately.,African on African violence reminiscent of the... Leadership from an unexpected quarter by Sandile Memela on May 21st, 2008 I will start off with a controversial statement: Former MK cadre Robert McBride is now my hero! He is a source of hope in this South African hour of darkness. Well, it is men like him in our history who have always been our source of hope, confide... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za