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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought September 3, 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... Savouring the mutual pleasures of the forbidden fruit by Sentletse Diakanyo on September 2nd, 2008 I was sitting on the garden under the cool shade of a tree; the tree branches were dancing to the wind; birds were singing a soothing melody; dry leave were falling on my head and beside, heralding the coming of winter. I was having an appointment wi... OPEC: a cartel of remorseless oil sharks by Sentletse Diakanyo on September 2nd, 2008 The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)'s supposed mission is to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of member countries and ensure the stabilisation of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular su... Public Transport by Ahmed Motala on September 2nd, 2008 When the new republic was established in 1994, political leaders had a long list of issues that required priority attention, including abolishing abhorrent apartheid laws, reintegrating the homelands, improving health care, providing basic education ... ANC will be taken to the brink by revenge politics and manipulation by Michael Trapido on September 2nd, 2008 "For the past nine months we seem to have been held collectively hostage to the crude politics of revenge and manipulation. Our political discourse has been crude and divisive, not only from the ANCYL but also from the alliance partners. The Congress... Sexual intercourse and the perils of reckless engagement by The Sumo on September 2nd, 2008 Disclaimer: I aim to offend no one person or group of people with this blog, really, I don't. A lot has been done in terms of attempting to teach the South African public about the dangers of unprotected sex and, looking at the statistics of in... Zille maybe not so Zilly? by Pierre de Vos on September 2nd, 2008 Maybe I owe an apology to Helen Zille, leader of the Democratic Alliance? I harshly criticised her earlier this year for challenging the constitutionality of the Erasmus Commission of Enquiry set up by then Premier Ebrahim Rasool, arguing that she ap... Is President Mbeki conniving with business against Jacob Zuma? by Sentletse Diakanyo on September 2nd, 2008 Opportunism and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances are arguably some of the prime ingredients of success in business. The changing political landscape in South Africa has required some business leaders to re-evaluate their political posit... Madam & Li: surviving maids in China by Rod MacKenzie on September 2nd, 2008 There are several wonderful women my wife and I have met in China before whose teeth we stand in awe. From maids and shop assistants to teachers and restaurant managers, we have got to know some Chinese women who make us wince when their faces split... Is the ANC of today counter revolutionary? by Khaya Dlanga on September 2nd, 2008 There are some pretty uncomfortable questions we ought to ask of the African National Congress, for its own sake and ours as a nation. Regardless of what people think of the ANC, our fates are bound to it. It is for this reason that everyone must sho... Forget Biden, it's a Palin drone with an ANC twist by Michael Trapido on September 1st, 2008 The left wing of the blogosphere and the liberal media have gone tilt at the nomination of Sarah Palin as presumptive vice-presidential nominee. Hordes of Democratic investigators and journalists are pouring into Alaska in the hope of digging up any ... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za