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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought June 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... Homecoming revolution? by Shareef Blankenberg on June 6th, 2008 "Many South Africans are leaving the country." "South Africa is experiencing a brain-drain, as many (especially white) professionals are leaving the country." "Many South Africans are living abroad nowadays." "Crime is driving ... Good advertising - we've been having it! by Shareef Blankenberg on June 6th, 2008 About two years ago, I read an article about a Swedish promotion agency saying that South African adverts are among the best in the world. I sometimes get upset when I walk down Parliament Street and see the foreigners (Western foreigners, that is!) ... Weather and South African patriotism by Sarah Britten on June 6th, 2008 South Africans with no stated intention of leaving South Africa will be pleased to know that the weather in Sydney has been absolutely bloody awful for the past week, and has no prospects of improvement. Since Sunday, it's been grey skies, persis... Point taken? No point! by Gavin Foster on June 6th, 2008 Picture this. A rep, late for an appointment in the next town, gets caught doing 143 km/h in a 120 zone. The fine's supposed to be R750, but the cop seems a little reluctant to start writing. Finally, he broaches the subject of "breakfast." ... Hold my hand, I'm a stranger in paradise by Michael Trapido on June 5th, 2008 I was driving home last night and was half-listening to the news on 94.7 when I caught a sound byte from one of the areas affected by xenophobia. Some woman was screaming abuse at a reporter but her words were aimed at some of the foreign refugees, w... The myth of overpopulation by Brendan O'Neill on June 5th, 2008 As the food price crisis deepens, many commentators are pointing the finger of blame at overpopulation. Apparently, the real problem is the "human plague": all those teeming, swarming billions of people in China, India and elsewhere, who are wolf... Xenophobia: The environmental causes by David Parry-Davies on June 5th, 2008 Firstly, let's clarify what the term "environment" means. Long gone are the days when environment simply referred to fauna and flora. At the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, the slogan "sustainable development" referred to a triangula... Ten myths about inflation and interest rates by Reg Rumney on June 5th, 2008 "Someone stop Tito, please," implores a headline on a News24 column by struggle journalism old-timer Max du Preez. His angry column brims with common myths about the economy, interest rates and inflation. Let's look at them one by one. My... What we should learn from ecological art by Bert Olivier on June 5th, 2008 To anyone not familiar with ecological art of the kind that one encounters in nature, the very notion may seem incongruous. Isn't art what one finds at art galleries and museums? And even if one grants that art found in galleries may also be in the... A country without future? by Kristin Palitza on June 5th, 2008 I had a long conversation with a small group of unemployed youths a few days ago. Young people in their early 20s, who are supposed to have a long, bright future ahead of them. At least theoretically. These guys were not so sure about that though... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za