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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought August 25, 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... By this time tomorrow, the people's party could be no more by Jeremiah Kure on August 25th, 2008 Africa's illustrious uncle, Robert Mugabe, has perfected the art of political survival using the time-honoured tactic of divide and rule. Mugabe's most precious lifeline was waking up on the morning of October 12 2005 to the news that the MDC had... Are you a good citizen? by Michelle Atagana on August 24th, 2008 I once watched a movie where a computer programme controlled a small town called Black River. Its trademark line was: "You will be a good citizen." It didn't ask; it simply told you. What makes a good citizen? Paying your taxes on time? Giving to cha... Is Sadtu using school pupils as political pawns? by Sentletse Diakanyo on August 24th, 2008 Nelson Mandela said: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world," yet we see those charged with the daunting task of educating and moulding the leadership of future generations reneging on their burden of respons... Corne and the 'Blitz' Krige saga by Derek Daly on August 24th, 2008 SuperSport's unashamed bias in rugby commentary is typified by the bland and bombastic commentator Hugh Bladen, who acts as a sort of glorified cheerleader as he yells out encouragement from behind the microphone. All that he's missing is a skimpy sk... Biden may be in office but I would have gone for Hillary by Michael Trapido on August 24th, 2008 While most of us have been wondering whether John McCain will be able to remember, let alone find, the White House should he win the presidency, Barrack Obama has been out there making Senator Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic vice-presidential no... War games: What would have happened in SA? by Michael Trapido on August 24th, 2008 It's May 1993. Nelson Mandela, president of the African National Congress, just prior to addressing a joint sitting of the two houses of the UK Parliament, learns that a right-wing military coup has been carried out in South Africa. The sitting presi... A brief analysis on why and how South Africa has fallen from prominence in the world by Ismail Lagardien on August 23rd, 2008 My old friend and colleague Arthur Goldstuck's post on how South Africa seems to have fallen off the map of the world is, actually, a very serious issue. Without boring you with the details of a current research project, I want to make a few quick ... Afrikanerbond must get used to affirmative action by Sentletse Diakanyo on August 22nd, 2008 A particular section of the Afrikaner community and some members of other white groupings appear to be suffering from chronic paranoia of everything related to transformation. While they recognise the indubitable truth that apartheid established gros... Happy birthday Mr Morris by Kanthan Pillay on August 22nd, 2008 "It was the worst of times, it was the best of times; it was the age of foolishness, it was the age of wisdom; it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the epoch of belief; it was the season of Darkness, it was the season of Light; it was the winter o... Key questions the ANC can never get around on the Scorpions by Michael Trapido on August 22nd, 2008 The more argument that is presented to justify closing down the Scorpions the less convincing the proponents become. I'd like to simplify it with a few short questions: www.mg.co.za/article/2008-08-22-key-affidavit-used-to-smear-scorpions First... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za