Cape Argus (South Africa) back issues from May 2007:
Enabling others to make a living is highest form of charity; Money generated by the 2010 World Cup must be /channelled /to uplift /our poorest /communities, writes Michael Bagraim.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... Three years from now, thousands of visitors from all over the world will be descending on Cape Town, and few World Cup events anywhere will have taken place in so spectacularly beautiful a setting. Capetonians are justly proud of their city, not just from an aesthetic point of ...
Blame bad city planning for need to burn fynbos.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... Walter Mangold's comments (Cape Points, April 17) that the "fynbos fan-atics" are underhandedly tricking people into believing fires are necessary cannot go unchallenged. He fails to understand that the Table Mountain National Park is no longer an extensive stand of fynbos from ...
A green way to fund our city's growth; The city cannot fund sustainable development - including a transport revamp - from existing resources alone, writes the DA's Theuns Botha, but carbon credits trading offers an environmentally sound option.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... The grand development plans for the City of Cape Town leading up to and beyond the 2010 World Cup present two immediate challenges. First - how do we finance these extensive developmental plans and, secondly - how do we develop our city in a way that is least damaging to the natural ...
Don't legalise misogyny.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... Bravo, Ingela Richardson (Cape Argus, April 10), for bashing the legal prostitution proposals of some very influential ANC comrades, who actually have shown their contempt for women and made a mockery of the much-vaunted - if sudden - respect the ANC has bestowed on women. ...
Vocabulary of race is central to debate; Without a language for discourse there is no way to achieve social justice, writes Adam Haupt.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... I feel the need to insert another black voice into the affirmative action debate between Professor David Benatar and Professor Martin Hall that has caused a bit of a storm at UCT. A few black voices have been audible in the local papers as well as at the Q&A session on campus, ...
Warning: don't bath newborns.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... The TV drama Jozi H on SABC3 provides a unique opportunity to spread some good general knowledge about medical issues in a society where ignorance is pervasive. However, in the first episode entitled Beginnings, one dangerous myth was reinforced. It involves using water to ...
Brutal killing of sharks horrifies conservationists; Great Whites found on the rocks after fishing contest.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By JOHN YELD Environment & Science Writer Shark conservationists are outraged by the killing of at least one and possibly two protected great whites on the southern Cape Coast, apparently during a fishing competition. The competition was supposed to be a ...
Fury asexecutivedeportedfrom UK; PAC to raise holiday ordeal in Parliament.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By CANDICE BAILEY Staff Reporter The ordeal of a senior administrator at a city firm who was deported on arrival in London is to be raised in Parliament. And the Department of Foreign Affairs says it is concerned about the growing number of South African ...
Lovely people, but a flawed event; Cricket chiefs must restyle World Cup or the game's cash cow will run dry of milk.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... By Derek Pringle Bridgetown (Barbados): When a World Cup starts with a suspicious death in the most suspicious of circumstances and ends in utter chaos, the main plot is always going to struggle. But this tournament looked flawed long before Pakistan coach Bob ...
Away with Settler's Way.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... It appears as if the authorities are determined to go ahead with their money-wasting plan to change street and place names in Cape Town. Now they have asked the residents of the city to make suggestions. Well, allow me to put forward my humble suggestion. I believe ...
Mountain practice cited in defence of fishing plan.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By Environment and Science Writer The marine protected area (MPA) of the Table Mountain National Park is a good example of a "zoned" reserve area that is successfully managed to allow some fishing, says the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. It was ...
Free to feel sad about the Proteas.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... I feel irritable, disappointed and slept badly on Thursday night - I have been in a bad mood since Wednesday evening. Interestingly though, just a few years ago, for the very same reason, I would have been elated and celebrating. The convincing and embarrassing ...
Rasool has no power to ban gambling and booze.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... In his response to Murray Williams's question whether gambling and alcohol should be banned (Friday Grill, Cape Argus, April 27), Abdullah Sallie does not call for the banning of |gambling and alcohol. The reason he could not do so is because South Africa is not a religion- ...
Principal resources.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... "Disgruntled Principal", Athlone, asks (Cape Points, April 27): Is it not discrimination against an employer that the CCMA will not handle a case against former employees? The CCMA is geared towards handling the complaints of employees because traditionally, there has been an ...
Final World Cup averages.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... TOP 25 BATTING MInnnoRunsHSAv100s50sCt S R Watson (Australia)86514565145.0012 J E C Franklin (New Zealand)954953495.0002 M J Clarke (Australia)11944369387.20045 S B Styris (New Zealand)109349911183.16145 J H Kallis (South ...
Skinned.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... I was actually shocked by all the national breast-beating that followed the Proteas' cricket defeat by the Aussies last week. You'd have thought the country had suffered a nuclear attack at the very least. Every radio programme I tuned in to, every newspaper I opened, every TV ...
Accept that we were beaten by a better team.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... The Proteas lost the semifinal at the World Cup by trying to play brave cricket. If their attempt to hit 100 runs in the first 10 overs had come off everyone would have applauded them. We were beaten by a better team. We should now try to resolve our other problems. Let's find a ...
ProjectCape Town.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... We hope that, like us, most of our readers were pleased by the news published yesterday that Cape Town has risen in the world convention centre rankings to 29th place last year from 47th in 2005. The rankings are based on the number of congresses or conferences hosted by a ...
438 miracle was merely /SA peaking between cups.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... If Ponting wrote the script, he couldn't have done it better. His most potent rivals and perhaps favourites for the World Cup, South Africa, demolishing top sides like England, New Zealand, India and Pakistan at home with top batsmen such as Justin Kemp, Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher, ...
Howzat! Bridal hit impresses coach.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... Meat! Magazine editor Chloe Cartwright proves she's no choker when she bowls over a coach at a dodgy Durban wedding. Dear diary, So scumbag ex-husband Sam's wedding wasn't so bad. In fact, it has catapulted my career as high as the new planet those geeks found last ...
Bail bid by Ougat's wife postponed for month.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By FOUZIA VAN DER FORT Staff Reporter The wife of alleged crime high flyer Christopher "Ougat" Patterson will have to wait more than a month to apply for bail because of "administration defects in the Department of Justice", a city court has heard ...
City couple/charged with R800 000 fraud; Community Safety funds missing.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By NORMAN JOSEPH Crime Reporter A large amount of cash allegedly stolen from the Department of Community Safety has disappeared from two banking accounts held by an employee and her boyfriend, who have been charged with fraud and corruption involving more than R800 ...
South Africa's whip fails to bring the UN Security Council to heel.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By Peter Fabricius Foreign Editor This country has dismayed many former admirers in the human rights establishment . The South African government, one senses, is licking a few wounds and perhaps thinking of how to avoid new ones as it reviews its first ...
Court deluged with documents over stadium; City and province file 10 000 pages.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By LINDSAY DENTLINGER Metro Writer The City of Cape Town and the provincial Department of Environmental Affairs, Planning and Economic Development have collectively submitted 10 000 pages in documents to the Cape High Court in support of their decisions that led to ...
'Hostage-taker' granted free bail with conditions.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By NORMAN JOSEPH Crime Reporter The man who allegedly held the head of the Western Cape Human Rights Commission (HRC) hostage in the HRC offices in Adderley Street has been granted free bail under stringent conditions by a city magistrate. Francis John ...
Shosholoza eyes semi after easy win.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By HENRI du PLESSIS Staff Writer For once, the drama struck all the Louis Vuitton Cup yacht challengers except the South Africans. A cool-headed approach that began with a slight lead at the starting line delivered a substantial win for Shosholoza in its ...
Desai court application seeks to force Hlophe to provide details of Oasis links.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By LENORE OLIVER Justice Writer Senior Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai has launched an application to compel his boss, Cape Judge President John Hlophe, to provide details of his business relationship with asset management company Oasis and affiliated entities. ...
Dam levels are 'still below 50%'.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By NATASHA PRINCE Staff Reporter Despite several days of heavy rainfall across the province, dam levels are still hovering below the 50% capacity mark. Latest figures supplied by city authorities indicate that dam levels were on average 49.8% full. ...
ID parade for cop murder accused.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By NORMAN JOSEPH Crime Reporter An identification parade is to be held for the two men accused of gunning down a police detective in front of Woodstock police station last month. Agreement was reached yesterday between the State and defence attorneys ...
Hijackers put paid/to family holiday.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By MATT MEDVED Staff Reporter Three robbers hijacked a Sea Point family's car at gunpoint inside their garage last week while they were loading the vehicle for a holiday. "I was always told never to argue with a gun," said Howard Sarembock, a well-known ...
Shrinks give women's/loss of desire a bad name.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By DI CAELERS Health Writer Sex - or lack of interest in it - is getting to be a serious business devoid of "not tonight darling" and other headache jokes. The United States has now given women's loss of sexual desire psychiatric status, with the newly ...
Prove racism claims or shut up, Cosatu told.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By Angela Quintal Group Political Editor Provide the proof or shut up, the Afrikanerbond told Cosatu yesterday. At issue was the union federation's Freedom Day statement claiming racism and exploitation were still common. Cosatu said this was ...
Nqakula's European tour 'is not a new strategy'.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By Angela Quintal Group Political Editor Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula's European tour was part of the government's strategy to improve communication about its crime-fighting efforts both at home and abroad, government spokesman Themba Maseko has said ....
Pro Sano underjudicial management.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By LENORE OLIVER Justice Writer Embattled medical scheme Pro Sano has been placed under curatorship after findings of mismanagement of funds by a "virtually dysfunctional" board of trustees who "did not act in the best interests of members". Yesterday the ...
Scheme canmeet itsobligations,says curator.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By Staff Reporters Pro Sano members have been told not to panic. A letter from curator Joe Seoloane early last month assured members the scheme "is able to meet its obligations". "The primary reason for the provisional curatorship is to address the alleged ...
Bob Woolmer.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... l Woolmer had no right to interfere with his players' religious obligations. You are first a Muslim,`` then a professional cricket player. We need to respect each others' beliefs. l Is someone trying to pull the Wool over our eyes? How come we have not received a final cause of ...
Bruce turns the full circle.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... DAILY MAIL LONDON: There have been a few dark days for Steve Bruce this season. After one particularly upsetting day at the office, his cellphone bleeped. "Don't let them get to you," read the message. Its sender? Roy Keane. In the stands on a scouting ...
Rugby fans short-changed by coaches' hidden agendas.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... By Peter Bills So the cat plays with the mouse, and the mouse scurries off into the tiniest hole to frustrate the cat. Isn't that the game the rugby chiefs of South Africa and England are currently engaged in, and have been now for the best part of seven months ? As ...
Rafa rallies troops for /a final push; Is Chelsea's season falling apart?(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... DAILY MAIL LONDON: Given the way Jose Mourinho insulted Cristiano Ronaldo's family and Liverpool's history and tradition, those who gathered at Anfield yesterday half expected jokes about hubcaps and dole queues. But Chelsea's manager seemed to have other things on ...
Cricket.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... n Mickey Arthur says the team had performed creditably. Those words alone should get him the sack. n Biff and mouse, please stop complaining about the conditions, you are the only team to moan. n Graeme Smith should stop pretending there was no problem with the ...
Proteas players/slam selections.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... SPORTS STAFF Roger Telemachus and Robin Peterson have broken ranks with the Proteas with a stinging criticism of the team management at the cricket World Cup, which ended with a seven-wicket thrashing by Australia in the semi-finals last week. In reports published ...
In the English Press today...(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... Manchester City are ready to make a [pounds sterling]3.5m move for Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse, who is currently on loan at Marseille.|(Daily Mirror) Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock will be given a [pounds sterling]20m transfer kitty in the summer if the club remain in ...
'We won't forfeit 2010'; LOC chief Jordaan shrugs off Fifa boss's remarks.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By Staff Reporter, Daily Telegraph and sapa-afp Danny Jordaan, chief executive of the 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee, has dismissed remarks by Fifa boss Sepp Blatter about hosting the World Cup elsewhere should South Africa not be ready. Blatter yesterday ...
Baseball.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... US Major League LA Angels 3 Kansa City 1, Florida 9 NY Mets 6 Detroit 8 Baltimore 4, Atlanta 5 Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 3 Chicago Cubs 2, Toronto 6 Texas 1, Milwaukee 7 St Louis 1 NBA playoffs (best-of-seven series) Eastern Conference: ...
Detective denies finding that Woolmer was drugged.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... The top Jamaican police officer investigating the murder of Bob Woolmer has reportedly reversed a statement on whether Woolmer was incapacitated by a drug before being strangled. In a BBC Panorama inves-tigation, screened last night, Mark Shields, Jamaica's deputy police ...
It's time to bait Sharks Why Stormers players (like Luke and Russell) have points to prove.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... By Dale Granger On the surface, relations between the Stormers and the Sharks couldn't be closer or more cordial. But on an individual basis, there are several players in the Super 14 cast from both sides who will have an axe to grind and a point to prove in the coastal derby at ...
Australia unveil the new wave.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... SAPA-AFP SYDNEY: Fresh from a record third World Cup victory, Australia's cricket authorities today turned their attention to replacing several retiring stars with young talent. Four leg-spinners aiming for the key spot left vacant by Shane Warne's retirement from ...
Next Oz generation.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... Cullen Bailey, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Daniel Cullen, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, ...
3 charged over break-in at Agliotti's mansion.(News)
May 01, 2007 ... By Staff Reporter Police have pounced on three men they believe are behind the armed robbery at the Johannesburg home of alleged criminal mastermind Glenn Agliotti. The suspects, from Alexandra, made their first court appearance yesterday, when they were charged with ...
Shevchenko rocks Chelsea preparations.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... DAILY MAIL LONDON: Andriy Shevchenko has thrown Chelsea's Champions League preparations into chaos by crying off from tonight's semi-final clash with Liverpool after having been left out of the starting line-up. Shevchenko claimed he had an abductor muscle injury and ...
Mascot sees red.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... Reading mascot Kingsley - a giant lion who wears the club's blue and white hooped shirt - was sent off by the referee in their English Premiership match against Newcastle last night because he was confusing him. "I can see where the ref ...
England on stand-by.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... SPORTS STAFF Sepp Blatter yesterday put other countries on red alert when he spoke out about South Africa's preparations for the 2010 World Cup. Blatter told the BBC's Inside Sport programme that the US, UK, Spain, Mexico and Australia could all stage the event at short notice. ...
Riveting, without a doubt.(Tonight Broadsheet)
May 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Derek Wilson Doubt Director: Janice Honeyman Cast: Sandra Prinsloo, Jeremy Crutchley, Tinarie van Wyk Loots, Ilse Oppelt Venue: Baxter Theatre, until May 26 Rating: HHHHH See Doubt and you will understand why John ...
Swinging into top gear with afull sound and great music.(Tonight Broadsheet)
May 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Yazeed Kamaldien The Glenn Miller Orchestra South Africa Director: Jonny Cooper Performers: The Glenn Miller Orchestra South Africa Venue: Theatre on the Bay Until: May 19 Rating: HHHHI Only three of ...
Land Cruiser gets basics right.(Classified)
May 01, 2007 ... by wilhelm lutjeharms If you are an aesthetically conscious buyer, you can stop reading now. If you are in search of the ultimate four-wheel drive tool, read on. Toyota has updated the cult-status Land Cruiser pick-up and for the first time made the Land Cruiser 70 ...
4x4 for when the going gets tough.(Classified)
May 01, 2007 ... station wagon only in a diesel engine. The petrol engine is a 4.5-litre in-line six-cylinder unit. It develops 162kW at 4 600rpm and 384Nm torque at 3 600rpm. The 4.2-litre diesel six-cylinder in-line unit produces 96kW at 3 800rpm and 285Nm at 2 200rpm. Both ...
Wolseley wins over people's hearts.(Classified)
May 01, 2007 ... The first Wolseley dates back to 1896 when Herbert Austin began to show an interest in automobiles and engines. The second Wolseley was a three-wheel and didn't sell. Austin's third car was a normal four-wheel model and production started in 1901, by which time the company had changed ...
Kawasaki ZX 6R brings out an entirely new engine.(Classified)
May 01, 2007 ... by wilhelm lutjeharms Kawasaki have made major improvements to their middle-weight sports bike. According to them, their design philosophy consists of five words: "This is a full-blown racebike." To start with, the engine is entirely new. This is rather ...
Honda's S2000 pips Jazz to the post in magazine survey.(Classified)
May 01, 2007 ... During the annual TopGear survey conducted by this British car magazine, the Honda S2000 came first for the third consecutive year. The survey is based on the owners' satisfaction with the car's reliability, build quality, running costs and ...
Wadda long way to go for this student jol.(Entertainment)
May 02, 2007 ... Wadda club. Wadda night. Wadda bore. The latest addition to Claremont's pumping club scene, Wadda, made a total turnaround from its predecessor (the former club Town, off Main Rd), but it clearly won't be enough to leave a lasting impression on the suburb's regular clubbers. ...
Do you really need another day off, or is your job not giving you satisfaction?(Workplace)
May 02, 2007 ... I have to admit that I find April quite an irritating month. The fact that it's over is a blessing to me. Just think about it. It started with a fool's day, which thankfully has not been made a holiday. It moves through some fairly uneventful days before launching ...
Bands play hard and heavy to impress.(Entertainment)
May 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Evan Milton Californian ska-punk legends The Mad Caddies start their mzansi tour in Cape Town on Thursday, playing tunes of their fifth album, Keep It Going (hopefully you've heard their take on Delroy Wilson's Riding For a Fall, with Black Uhuru's Duckie Simpson). ...
Passion has its rewards; Red Door offers business advice and assistance.(Workplace)
May 02, 2007 ... By MOSES MDEWU MACKAY Staff Reporter Mitchell's Plain businesswoman Miranda Abrahams has learnt some valuable lessons through trial and error. After running several failed businesses, the 39-year-old owner of Mirra Designs has big plans for the future and ...
Hope for disabled as barriers at work are broken down.(Workplace)
May 02, 2007 ... While the employment rate of people with disabilities (PWDs) has increased - rising from 0.6% to a current 1.8% of the workforce, according to disability employment specialist Waseema Herabai - the current figure still falls far short of the employment equity target. Herabai ...
THE PUNK WHO BECAME A PRINCESS.(Entertainment)
May 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Simon Gage A vril Lavigne is sitting, feet up, on a granny-style sofa at the Beverly Wilshire, the one where Richard Gere made an honest prostitute out of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. She's looking at me like I'm about to tell her off. And looking like she's going to ...