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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought August 12, 2008, 11:12 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... Decoding the revolutionary rhetoric of the new ANC by Sentletse Diakanyo on August 12th, 2008 The term "revolution" has been in vogue among the new ANC leadership since the Polokwane conference in December 2007. Many of us knit our brows in shock and have often been left astonished and wondering, "What the hell are they talking about? W... Rights, but no freedom -– except for Tony Leon who is free at last, and great at it by Charlene Smith on August 11th, 2008 Tony Leon is different now and yet maybe this is who he always was buried below the stress. Tony Leon on a public platform today is engaging, charming, witty, erudite and dare I say it – cute. This is a far cry from the leader of the opposition ... Would the real Jacob Zuma please stand up? by Reader Blog on August 11th, 2008 Submitted by Carl Wesselink Dear Mr Zuma As an ANC voter and with the elections around the corner, there are a number of issues that are perplexing to me and to those of us who still think about political affairs and try to follow the facts. ... Pimp my (police) ride! by Shareef Blankenberg on August 11th, 2008 An article on August 08 2008 in one of Mail & Guardian's competitors' car magazines open with the line "Porsches, Dodge Vipers, Ford Mustangs, Chevrolet Corvettes, Lamborghinis", which is what the Metro Police in Cape Town are asking for. Accordi... Africa Addio: images of Africa are a contested terrain by Michael Francis on August 11th, 2008 Africa Addio was an Italian documentary shot in the 1960s that showed Africa as a land filled with savagery and ruination as colonial powers withdrew (by Jacopetti and Prosperi, 1966). The book that accompanied the film was somewhat sympathetic to t... Leading thoughts needed on Aids by Reader Blog on August 11th, 2008 Submitted by Muhammad Chohon I signed 12 death certificates this week in one ward at a public hospital in Johannesburg. All 12 of these unfortunate souls died directly from Aids. On average, at my hospital, 200 to 300 patients die monthly from Aid... South Africa: Immense and imminent possibilities by Vusi Gumede on August 11th, 2008 Clearly, the weakening value system -- manifesting itself in many appalling ways and propelled by various intricate factors -- in our society is straining our social fabric and could end up reversing gains made thus far. It is in times like these... Would you miss TV? by Sarah Britten on August 11th, 2008 This weekend, I moved from my zhoozh fully furnished apartment with jaw-droppingly amazing view of the Sydney harbour (to go with discounted R4 500 weekly rent) to a slightly less expensive, less zhoozh apartment with a slightly less spectacular... Arms deal: Is there something more important than the truth? by Jarred Cinman on August 11th, 2008 The controversial arms deal has come back to life again over the past few weeks like those trick birthday candles your parents repeatedly used to humiliate you as a kid. Thanks to the latest Sunday Times exposé, and the refrain in this week's ... Journalism's end game by Mandy de Waal on August 11th, 2008 The real problem with print news is the advertising model it has wedded itself to, says noseweek's Martin Weltz, who spoke to Mandy de Waal from Cape Town. "South Africans should be worried. Without an aggressively free press your whole democratic... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za