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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought August 14, 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... The greatest con by Sentletse Diakanyo on August 13th, 2008 "We can copy everything except your mother." So goes a saying in Shanghai -- but soon they will not only copy your mother, but your mother-in-law too. With cloning, such a possibility may not be far-fetched. From top designer brands to car part... Of crooked lawyers and the disingenuous RAF by Sentletse Diakanyo on August 13th, 2008 The Road Accident Fund Amendment Act was promulgated with effect from August 1 2008. The much-disputed legislative amendments are intended to provide a more "equitable, fair and transparent [resource] for the victims of road accidents," over and ... The demise and irrelevance of the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) by Sentletse Diakanyo on August 13th, 2008 To have some measure of understanding of the Pan-africanist Congress (PAC) as a political party with no relevance in the 21st Century, it is vital to gain some insight into the pan-africanism ideology upon which its formation was inspired. The id... It's the Komphela and Frolick show by Michael Trapido on August 13th, 2008 And now ladies and gentleman in the category for the biggest embarrassment to South Africa in a sporting drama, the nominees are: Butana Komphela for his moving role as a misunderstood racist in "Whites and Indians don't understand transformation", ... What really happened at Cuito Cuinavale? by David Saks on August 13th, 2008 In late 1987, South African and UNITA forces clashed with their Cuban and FAPLA counterparts at Cuito Cuinavale in what would be the culminating battle of the so-called "Border War". Indeed, it has been described as "Africa's largest land bat... Towards the digital donga by Arthur Goldstuck on August 13th, 2008 It's comforting to know that South Africa now has a formal, cabinet-approved digital migration policy, and even more so that our digital TV future will be curated by a Digital Dzonga ("digital south") Advisory Council, drawn from the industry, labour... Open borders! by Steven Lamini on August 13th, 2008 Not far from where I live is a woman who, like many others from her class, have the best of all the worlds possible. She owns a house somewhere here in Yorkshire and one in Cape Town, allowing her to live here for six months during the best of weathe... Reason for Scorpions closure is obvious by Michael Trapido on August 12th, 2008 Think of a number, add the CIA then divide that answer by two, then multiply your answer by MI5, take away the number you started with and your answer is Thursday. FFS, I've heard some cock and bull stories about why the Scorpions have to be disb... South Ossetia: Russia is like the USSR on steroids by Michael Trapido on August 12th, 2008 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili made two major miscalculations when he attacked South Ossetia -- firstly, in respect of the resolve of the EU or Western world to bail him out if he got into trouble; secondly, with regard to Russia's determinat... Taking civic responsibility seriously by Ahmed Motala on August 12th, 2008 During my first visit in August 1989 to Geneva, Switzerland, I was amazed by the seriousness with which the local Swiss obeyed the laws. I was standing on a street corner at around midnight on a warm summer's evening. There was no traffic, but as... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za