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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought June 11, 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... US sport: A marketer's dream by Catherine Parker on June 11th, 2008 This weekend, I watched a cricket match. I don't mean I joined some fellow South Africans and crammed into one of the few pubs in the city that broadcasts cricket and rugby. No, I mean I watched a live cricket game, which, in the US, is about as ra... Liquid Zimbabwe by Michael Trapido on June 10th, 2008 Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on England cricketers to boycott Zimbabwe, on Robert Mugabe to resign and on the United Nations to send in peacekeepers for the presidential run-off. South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize laureate is in no mood to allow ... Drinking from the half-glass: full or empty? by Sandile Memela on June 10th, 2008 A critical thinking friend called St. Pee was telling me that the Million Man March (MMM) is a set up to create a buffer between the real culprits behind crime in the country and the rising anger of the ordinary citizens. "Desmond Dube should st... Global food crisis vs population growth by Mandela Rhodes Scholars on June 10th, 2008 Submitted by Lawrence Mashimbye "No food", "expensive food", "unaffordable food". Our future is jeopardised by the current food crisis. Famine seems more of a reality than ever, and if we are not prepared to change our ignorant approach toward pop... Are (some) Muslims their own worst enemies? by Sarah Britten on June 10th, 2008 Last month, Camden in south-western Sydney hit the headlines when its council refused an application to build an Islamic school on planning grounds. The ruling brought forth both cringeworthy Aussie nationalism and criticism of narrow-minded rednecks... Can one man make a difference for the mood of a country? by Eve Dmochowska on June 10th, 2008 I am reading a new book, Superclass, that talks about the nature of the most powerful people on earth (there are about 6,000 of these individual super-powers), and how they affect history. Although I have just started the book, it is already obvious... Why has Nelson Mandela remained silent on Zimbabwe? by Michael Trapido on June 9th, 2008 Yesterday I picked up on a question from Christopher Hitchens in Slate magazine: Why has Nelson Mandela remained silent on Zimbabwe? The answer, in my humble opinion, is twofold. Firstly he hasn't, and secondly Madiba has now earned his rest from p... Where are all the Republicans? by Don Goodson on June 9th, 2008 I have yet to meet a Republican in South Africa. This is surprising, considering there are reportedly about 20 000 Americans living here, and I've met quite a few of them. There are apparently 55 million registered members of the Republican Party... South Africa "under siege"? by Vusi Gumede on June 8th, 2008 "Can I see a falling tear, and not feel my sorrow's share? Can a father see his child weep, nor be with sorrow fill'd? Can a mother sit and hear an infant groan, an infant fear? No, no, never can it be, Never, never can it be!" "Does spr... Has Zimbabwe undergone a de facto military coup? by Michael Trapido on June 8th, 2008 The Times of London is reporting that Zimbabwe has to all intents and purposes undergone a military coup. The paper alleges that since Mugabe lost the first round the country has been overtaken by a military coup by stealth. According to a report ... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za