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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought August 5, 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... What to know about women by Beverley Merriman on August 6th, 2008 In fairness, it's not as if the majority of women are totally blameless either. I spend my fair share of time networking and meeting people and honestly, today's world is like a necklace made of left over beads. It's time to open the kimono and... Where the bloody hell is my credit card? by Sarah Britten on August 5th, 2008 These bloody Australians won't give me a credit card. I am most aggrieved. Last week, I applied again, online, on the off chance, and got an automated rejection with the reassurance that the bank would explain all in a letter to follow. Last we... Bring back the real man by Beverley Merriman on August 5th, 2008 DISCLAIMER: The following three posts might be perceived as harsh. If you don't like my attitude -- please feel free to send me hate mail or fan mail -- whichever you prefer! I can also be reached via g-talk or skype so please feel free to send me ... Zuma brinkmanship takes hold by Jonty Fisher on August 4th, 2008 The recent reports of Mbeki's alleged misdemeanours in the Sunday Times, along with the elevated rhetoric from those in the Zuma camp over the last week, have surprised and rightly concerned many. Rumours of Mbeki's involvement in the arms deal have ... Deference, amnesty and democracy in the new South Africa: The Zuma test case by Michael Francis on August 4th, 2008 This is my first official blog on Thought Leader and there is so much going on in the country that I don't know where to begin. All the hullabaloo and angst that has been generated over Zuma's pending trial brings three major issues to mind about... Unite the party, bury the hatchet by Michael Trapido on August 4th, 2008 The Umkhonto we Sizwe Veterans' Association and the African National Congress Youth League have warned South Africans of the consequences of the continued "persecution" -- as opposed to prosecution -- of ANC president Jacob Zuma in terms of what they... Are Africans natural born dictators? by Lazola Ndamase on August 4th, 2008 A look at the long list of African dictators, past and present, led one of my friends to declare that maybe it's in our genes to resort to dictatorial tendencies every time we find ourselves in power. This might seem true, if one were to consider ... The African Future Times: Giving you tomorrow's news today by Reader Blog on August 4th, 2008 Submitted by Angry African They say that America is ahead of the times. So I travelled there to see if I can get an insight into our African future. This is what I can report will happen in Africa over the next few weeks. It makes planning a bit e... I am not patriotic: Forgedaboudit! by Ismail Lagardien on August 4th, 2008 Sentletse Diakanyo ended his post on patriotism with a reference to a football team. This gives me useful way to submit a contribution on the topic. I am not patriotic. This does not mean that I "hate South Africa". Hell no. It simply means t... The folly of arrogance of the new ANC by Sentletse Diakanyo on August 3rd, 2008 The Anglo-Irish philosopher Edmund Burke (1729-1797) said: "Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other." In 1966 at the Johns Hopkins University, US Senator James William Fulbright delivered a speech on the "arrogance of pow... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za