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On our Reader Blog, we invite Thought Leader readers to submit one-off contributions to share their opinions on politics, news, sport, business, technology, the arts or any other field of interest.

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During the day Sarah Britten is a communication strategist; by night she writes books and blog entries. And sometimes paints. With lipstick. It helps to have insomnia.... read more

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Michael Trapido

Mike Trapido is a criminal attorney and publicist having also worked as an editor and journalist.

He was born in Johannesburg and attended HA Jack and Highlands North High Schools.

He married Robyn in 1984 (Mrs Traps, aka "the government") and... read more

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Despite having the intellectual capacity to master YOU magazine’s blockbuster crossword, Jason Esch is as yet unpublished in The New Yorker and Washington Post. A Bachelor in Journalism with honours in publishing has taught him the difference betwe... read more

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William Saunderson-Meyer

Saunderson-Meyer's syndicated Jaundiced Eye column, appears in The Weekend Argus, The Citizen, and Weekend Witness. He also writes a books column, Killer Thrillers, for the Sunday Times. This Thoughtleader blog won the 2010 Bookmark Best Blog award.... read more

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Mandela Rhodes Scholars

The Community of Mandela Rhodes Scholars comprises recipients of the Mandela Rhodes scholarship. It is a diverse and interesting group of people, with students from various backgrounds, fields of study and areas of interest. Their one commonality is ... read more

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Bert Olivier is Professor of Philosophy at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He holds an MA and DPhil in philosophy, has held postdoctoral fellowships in philosophy at Yale University in the US on more than one o... read more

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Brent Meersman is a political novelist (Primary Coloured, Reports Before Daybreak). He has been writing for the Mail & Guardian since 2003 about things that make life more enjoyable – the arts, literature and travel and (in his Friday column, O... read more

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As a journalist, writer, cultural critic and columnist, Sandile Memela has built a reputation as one of South Africa's controversial voices.
His new book, His Master's Voice will be published by Ge'ko Publishing (27 October 2011.) In this much await... read more

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CRACKING CHINA was previously the title of this blog. That title was used as the name for Rod MacKenzie's second book, Cracking China: a memoir of our first three years in China. From a review in the Johannesburg Star: " Mackenzie's writing is shot t... read more

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Jennifer Thorpe

Jennifer is a young feminist, activist and advocate for women's rights.

She is a big fan of debate and discussion, and always keen for a good constructive argument. Her interests lie with all issues relating to the body, gender and to the many wa... read more

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Sentletse Diakanyo

Sentletse Diakanyo's blogs may contain views on any subject which may upset sensitive readers. Parental guidance is strongly advised. He is not a journalist and his readers should not unreasonably expect balanced articles.

Views expressed here are... read more

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David Smith is a world famous artist and a British Olympic hammer thrower. He is a curler for Scotland and Manitoba. A pro wrestler fondly known as the British Bulldog. A Canadian economist and a Mormon missionary they call the Sweet Singer of Israel... read more

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amaBhungane are the investigators of the M&G Centre for Investigative Journalism, a non-profit, public interest initiative to produce better investigative stories and plough back through internships and advocacy. On this blog, amaBhungane -- seas... read more

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Matt spends part of his weekends writing a Monday morning preview of the global economy for the Mail & Guardian. During the week, he is chief executive of an economic research and forecasting company. Born and raised in the USA, he worked for the... read more

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Archbishop Tutu Fellows

Archbishop Tutu Fellows comprise dynamic young African professionals awarded the fellowship in recognition of their leadership qualities and the role they are currently playing in contributing towards the continent’s development. The Tutu Fellows a... read more

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Tinyiko Sam Maluleke

Tinyiko Sam Maluleke is a South African academic (currently attached to the University of South Africa [UNISA]) who suffers from restlessness, intellectual insomnia, insatiable curiosity, a facsination with ideas, a passion for justice, a crazy imagi... read more

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Charlene Smith is a multi-award-winning journalist, author and media consultant. She has had 14 books published, one of which was shortlisted for an Alan Paton award.
Television documentaries for which she has worked have also won major internationa... read more

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Khaya Dlanga* By day he perpetuates the evils of capitalism by making consumers feel insecure (he makes ads). For this he has been rewarded with numerous Loerie awards, Cannes Gold, several Eagle awards and a Black Eagle.

Khaya has an ego-crushi... read more

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Despite his full-time duty of being a father to two girls and one boy, Nco Dube spends ample time fulfilling his passion for reading and writing. He is not a journalist but he writes from the heart, from an ordinary "man on the street's" perspective.... read more

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Once upon a time, Ndumiso Ngcobo used to be an intelligent, relevant man with a respectable (read: boring-as-crap) job which funded his extensive beer habit.

One day he woke up and discovered that he had lost his mind, quit his well-paying job, pe... read more

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I am South African
I can be reached at ilagardien (at) yahoo (dot) com. Write thoughtleader in the subject field and I may actually read it as I do not read email messages from people I cannot identify or recognise.... read more

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Danielle Nierenberg

Danielle Nierenberg, an expert on livestock and sustainability, currently serves as project director of State of World 2011 for the Worldwatch Institute, a Washington DC-based environmental think-tank. Her knowledge of factory farming and its global ... read more

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Jarred Cinman is software director at Cambrient, South Africa's leading developer of web applications. He co-founded Johannesburg's first professional web development company and was one of the founders of VWV Interactive, for many years the premier ... read more

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Mike Baillie is a young environmentalist. He is also very interested in issues relating to consumerism, consumption, and the capitalist system.

He has a masters degree in Politics from Rhodes University.

Mike also has his own worm farm, rides ... read more

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Mail & Guardian Talkback

This is the Mail & Guardian Online's Talkback blog, where every week we post a tough question about a hot topic in the news. Answer it, debate with others and have fun!... read more

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Koos Kombuis is an Afrikaans columnist, bilingual author and retired rock musician. In spite of his numerous attempts to settle down and conform, his career has been dogged by controversy ever since he was banned from performing his anti-apartheid so... read more

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Llewellyn Kriel

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Guy Berger is a media academic/activist. He blogs about teaching journalism and new media. Find his research online and micro-blogging from conferences at http://www.twitter.com/guyberger
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Kopano Matlwa Mabaso

Kopano Matlwa Mabaso is a South African medical doctor, author and Rhodes Scholar. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Global Health Science at the University of Oxford.... read more

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Marius Redelinghuys

Marius Redelinghuys is a 20-something "Alternative Afrikaner" who, having obtained a post-graduate degree in political science at the University of Pretoria as a Mandela Rhodes Scholar (which has made him fortunate enough to be the only member of his... read more

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Hansie Smit is a copywriter turned alcoholic who recently switched from lager to stout.

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David Saks has worked for the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) since April 1997, and is currently its associate director. Over the years, he has written extensively on aspects of South African history, Judaism and the Middle East for lo... read more

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Ivo Vegter writes and argues for fun and profit. He is a columnist, magazine journalist and apprentice model shipwright. In his spare time, he helps run a research company. He specialises in the tech and telecoms industries, but keeps a blog on polit... read more

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Siyabonga Ntshingila

Siyabonga Ntshingila is a walking example of how not to go through life productively.

Having been chanced his lackadaisical way through an education at one of the country's finest boys schools and a noted university, he then proceeded to unleash h... read more

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Azad Essa is a journalist at Al Jazeera.

He is also the author of a book called "Zuma's Bastard" (Two Dogs Books, October 2010)

Yes, it is the name of a book. A real book. With a kickass cover.

Click on the cover to find out more.

Y... read more

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Bridget McNulty

Bridget McNulty is a passionate writer fascinated by why people act the way they do. She has a creative writing degree from the United States, and her first novel, Strange Nervous Laughter, has just been released in the USA. She spends her everydays ... read more

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Ryland Fisher is former editor of the Cape Times and author of the book Race. This is his second book, following on Making the Media Work for You, which was published in 2002. He is executive chairperson of the Cape Town Festival, which he initiated ... read more

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Jaco Barnard-Naude

Jaco Barnard-Naudé is associate professor in the law faculty at the University of Cape Town. He holds the degrees BCom (Law), LLB and LLD from the University of Pretoria and an MA in creative writing from UCT. He is recipient of the UCT Fellows' Awa... read more

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Adam Haupt writes about film, media, culture and copyright law. He lectures at a university not far from Rondebosch Common and is the author of Stealing Empire: P2P, Intellectual Property and Hip-Hop Subversion (HSRC Press, 2008), which is available ... read more

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Arthur Goldstuck

Arthur Goldstuck is a South African journalist, media analyst and commentator on information and communications technology (ICT), internet and mobile communications and technologies. Goldstuck heads the World Wide Worx research organisation, and has ... read more

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Michael Francis

I am a cultural anthropologist at Athabasca University who writes about ethnicity, identity and social change in a globalised Southern Africa. I am fascinated by the way in which people find and create their 'identity' in this rapidly changing world... read more

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A journalist for more than two decades, Reg Rumney is the head of the Centre for Economics Journalism in Africa, whose aim is to improve the quality of business, finance and economics journalism. He brings to the task wide-ranging experience in busin... read more

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One Young World

One Young World is a global forum for young people of leadership calibre. Its purpose is to connect and bring together the youngest and brightest and to ensure that their concerns, opinions and solutions are heard and taken into account by those in p... read more

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Sipho Hlongwane

Sipho Hlongwane is a journalist and columnist for the Daily Maverick.

He is an avid fan of jelly beans, Top Gear, Arsenal and thinks that South Africans tend to take themselves a little too seriously.

yejaundicedeye@gmail.com... read more

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You can follow John on Twitter if you like @fortyshort.
Vlismas is an increasingly moody former hell-raising, fall-down drunk and alternative stand-up comedian, trying hard to be a raised right man. Apart from collecting body art, he teaches scuba... read more

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Onkgopotse JJ Tabane

Onkgopotse JJ Tabane is Chief Executive of Oresego Holdings - International Business Advisors. He is an accredited Associate of the Institute for Independent Business International (iib). He writes here in his personal capacity.
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The Sumo is a strapping young man in his late 20s who considers himself the ultimate transitional South African. Born and raised in a KwaZulu-Natal township near Durban, he was part of the first group of black initiates into the "multiracial" educati... read more

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Peak Oil Perspectives

POP believes that the problem posed by the imminent peaking of global oil production is something warranting serious attention.

The group is made up of a small yet diverse group that brings together theoretical skills on geology, economics and st... read more

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Prof Vusi Gumede has post-graduate qualifications in economics and public policy, including a PhD in economics. He worked for the South African government for about 10 years, as an advisor, economist, policy analyst, etc. Prior to that, he was in the... read more

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