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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought August 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... 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... Starbucks, immigration and national identity by Sarah Britten on August 6th, 2008 The news last week that Starbucks was to close 61 of its Australian stores with immediate effect -- leaving just 23 stores in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane -- was greeted with considerable interest beyond the business pages. The American interloper ... South Africa needs chocolate! by Jenny Goodrick on August 6th, 2008 Our country is in crisis. Driving to town, I pass poster after poster reminding me of non-delivery, price hikes and strikes. Last week I heard a report on the radio about a teacher in the United Kingdom who had resorted to chocolate in his classroom.... A scenario for the SABC by Guy Berger on August 5th, 2008 The SABC's board of directors is on its way out, but later rather than sooner. And what happens then? Those wanting them out don't seem to have given enough thought to this. This conclusion emerges from current discussions in Parliament ab... Malema, yours is the cowardice, not the power or the glory by Michael Trapido on August 5th, 2008 In death, Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn's life and works have once again taken centre stage. Arguably Russia's greatest writer yet and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, he achieved enormous acclaim for exposing the flaws in the Soviet syst... China looks forward to making its mark by Anja Merret on August 5th, 2008 As the date of the Beijing Olympics draws nearer, the buzz around the Games is increasing. Events of such magnitude will have some problems. As is the custom nowadays the media seems to be focusing predominantly on the controversial bits during the l... Living like a tortoise by Bridget McNulty on August 5th, 2008 I've been living like a tortoise for the last week, carrying everything I need on my back. No, I haven't suddenly been evicted. I've been going through the agony of moving house (if you can call it that, when the moving is from a cottage to a fla... Death of newspapers nigh? by Eve Dmochowska on August 5th, 2008 Quality newspapers are in trouble. The local daily printed newspapers are in even bigger trouble. I know this because I am a news junkie, and I haven't bough a daily paper in ages. I even cancelled my subscription, and I am sucker for convenience. ... ANC passes sell-by date -- what will voters do? by David Saks on August 5th, 2008 The flip side of the adage that new brooms sweep clean is that old ones just can't do the job right any more. The same is true of governments; they have a shelf life. There comes a time when an administration simply runs out of ideas and no longer ha... 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... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za