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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought March 28, 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... Mugabe: Beginning of the end by Trevor Ncube on March 28th, 2008 The will of the suffering masses versus the gritty determination of Robert Mugabe to stay in power -- that, in a nutshell, is the contest taking place across Zimbabwe this weekend. This time the people's yearning for freedom appears greater than a... Excuse me while I blame apartheid by Khaya Dlanga on March 28th, 2008 Many white people see no just cause in blacks blaming apartheid for anything. It ended almost 14 years already; get over it already, they say. Often it is said with indignation, if not irritation, as though to say, how dare they! Those who insist... Is the rand's decline overdone? by Reg Rumney on March 27th, 2008 Is the rand overvalued in dollar terms? This graph, which compares the exchange rate for Australian dollars against the rand-dollar exchange rate, suggests that it is. The South African and Australian economies both depend on the exports of commo... Other people's bathrooms: Weird pleasures part II by Ndumiso Ngcobo on March 27th, 2008 The idea for this blog hit me as I sat catching up on my emails at an internet café somewhere in Roodepoort a few weeks ago. For some weird reason I found myself rubbing my hands in glee at the mere thought that I was reading my emails from someone ... The sanitised street vibe by Anthea Buys on March 27th, 2008 The Premises Gallery is one of a few places in Jo'burg I am reluctant to visit without a chaperone. A Kierkegaardian tremor overcomes me when I cross the threshold into the roost of the Trinity Session, and sometimes I wonder, when I am abandoned to ... Boston Legal. It's brilliant by Bridget McNulty on March 27th, 2008 This seems to be the week of effusive praise. Have you watched Boston Legal? If not, may I suggest putting your computer to sleep (it's environmentally friendlier) and heading down to your local DVD store to hire a series of it? Guaranteed, you... Sowetan opinion poll a mini-referendum on Zuma and arms deal? by Michael Trapido on March 26th, 2008 Yesterday, although it may still be up, the Sowetan ran an opinion poll that posed the following question: "Do you think that people/organisations who received kickbacks in the arms deal should receive amnesty?" The result at the time of writing, wit... Why we must boycott the Olympics by Chris Rodrigues on March 26th, 2008 Before considering a few arguments on why a boycott is obligatory, let's be clear about why this is not yet happening on any significant scale. There are, I think, at least two broad reasons. The most pivotal has to do with the ambivalent attitude of... A man who helped me dream by Kanthan Pillay on March 26th, 2008 "Having done several thousand interviews in all media, I'm now completely fed up with talking (even about myself). Everything anyone needs to know will be found in my own writings ... " February 8 1999 It's a sweltering day in what is definitely... Blogging as a fad is over; serious blogging arrives by Arthur Goldstuck on March 26th, 2008 The South African blogging numbers for 2007 and the beginning of 2008 are in, and they tell a story almost as eloquent as do some of the blogs. Just six months ago, blogging was the next big internet fad in South Africa. Seemingly from nowhere, in... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za