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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought September 12, 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 relief of Zimbabwe by Michael Trapido on September 12th, 2008 It was with no little relief that we are hearing that Zimbabweans have finally reached an agreement on power sharing. While the exact details shall be released on Monday and there are bound to be many who are still unhappy, it offers the people of th... Raise your hand if you love the Transkei by Bridget McNulty on September 12th, 2008 I do. What's not to love? Stunning scenery with a splash of the unspoilt about it, fabulous swimming beaches, friendly people, cows, more cows, and a taste of South Africa that doesn't taste like anywhere else in the country. What I don't love... Reverse sexism - a thought experiment gone bad by Ndumiso Ngcobo on September 12th, 2008 In my last offering entitled 'The scourge of reverse sexism' -- www.thoughtleader.co.za/silwane/2008/09/07/the-scourge-of-reverse-sexism-in-south-african-society/ -- I listed aspects of the gender relations in this country that I presumably disagreed... On Christi van der Westhuizen's "Zapiro"/bless his satirical name, "Zuma"/victim and "us"/them/ women/men by Rod MacKenzie on September 12th, 2008 I invite all readers to look at Christi van der Westhuizen's photo on her blog on Thought Leadership. Please note – hopefully without my prior interpretation – that she has chosen a photo where she is looking "down" on you, suggesting she, ... The dawn of a new era of hope for desperate Zimbabweans by Sentletse Diakanyo on September 12th, 2008 The reaching of an agreement between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai is a momentous occasion. After months of the egos and selfishness of these two leaders' overwhelming reason and deep concern for the people of Zimbabwe, the people of Zimbabwe... Africans, Afrikaners and their determination of purpose by Sentletse Diakanyo on September 11th, 2008 Paul Kruger (1825-1904), a symbol of Afrikaner resistance against the British, said, "One who wants to create the future must not forget the past." If we, as South Africans, are determined to sweep away the perverse vestiges of racialism that afflict... Anti-imperialism reduced to an emotional spasm by Brendan O'Neill on September 11th, 2008 Do you have to brown skin, a Muslim moniker, a beard, and a passing or preferably detailed knowledge of the Koran in order to be angry about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the denial of statehood to Palestinians? Here in Britain, you could be f... Can internet nutballs be neutralised? by David Saks on September 11th, 2008 "A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on" Mark Twain once said. And that was before the internet. Today, blatant falsehoods can circle the entire global numerous times at a speed even Twain would never... Face your Fears by Jenny Goodrick on September 11th, 2008 At times, our lives are in the hands of other men. It frightens me, especially when they're masked men and they're making threatening noises with metal machinery. "Open your mouth wider, please... nurse -suction, suction! Ah yes, too much popcorn... 'Muslim Massacre' a parody on US foreign policy? by Michael Trapido on September 11th, 2008 A computer game entitled Muslim Massacre is the latest in a long line of 'how low can you go" nominees to be found on the internet and, in fairness to the moron who designed this, it would take something sensational to beat it. The aim of the "ga... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za