Cape Argus (South Africa) back issues from July 2007:
Knock on the right door to complain; Be prepared to put your case in writing.(Classified)
Jul 02, 2007 ... To help consumers reach the right person or organisation when they want to complain about poor services or products, we have listed the needed numbers under headings for the most typical complaints. Most of the consumer helplines listed here will ask you to put your complaint in ...
Fasten your seatbelts, you're about to meet sinister 'David'.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Jamie Bartlett converted soap addicts into fans by bringing out the humane side of his thuggish character, Mike O'Reilly, in Isidingo. And, if viewers think he has forsaken television for films, they are so off the mark. Bartlett returns to spread malevolence as David Genaro in ...
Happy to play the diva.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Her livewire personality and well-maintained figure belies Lucia Mthiyane's age - she is on the younger side of 40. This certainly explains why she was cast to play Rachel Phakati, the diva deluxe, in e.tv's new soap, Rhythm City. "It is my biggest break in television because I ...
Get 'Ripped' with Phuti.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Helen Herimbi So, Rhythm City is the latest buzz phrase and excitement is on the rise in anticipation of the soap that is set to replace e.tv's Backstage. But, as the latter draws to a close and preparations to air Rhythm City - a soap focusing on the music ...
A makeover designed to keep fans glued.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Helen Herimbi Out with the old and in with the new. This seems to be SABC 1's mission for the year. Suspicion has been rife about whether Fo Sho was getting it right. What with the re-launch of the channel finally happening, aeons after it was initially supposed to, no ...
The problem with dad ...(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Erfsondes, SABC2's new 13-part drama, features a top-notch local cast. Director Bobby Heaney says it's a family saga that will be as compelling for today's viewers as Dallas and Rich Man, Poor Man were in their day. Bobby Heaney clearly understands the entertainment needs of ...
Curious about who made the cut for Rhythm City, e.tv's new soap that mirrors the music industry rather closely? Tonight reveals the faces that will be filling our screens from July 9...(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... THE ROLE: Mmabatho Montsho plays Thembi Selani, the daughter of gospel diva, Rachel Phakati. She writes for 9.9Mag, is attracted to older men and sees herself as a victim of the music industry. Claim to fame: Was in Generations, A Place Called Home and Jacobs Cross. ...
It's THE gospel trutH.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... When Tonight asked e.tv who'd be the best person to talk about Rhythm City, their new soap that airs on July 9, we were told Rolisizwe Nikiwe, the creative director, was our guy. And so, we stole him away from the sets of Rhythm City, which is bustling with activity as the ...
Two problem areas that South Africa needs to fix.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Is it not sad to see greatness suffocated and so often killed? I am very concerned about our country. We have so many great people, but I do not think we have enough of them in the right positions.This is proved by the way we solve our problems. Let me highlight a few. We have ...
Initiation is a black mark on our esteemed institutions.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... There exists in the shadow of a mountain, famous for its granite rock, a South African educational icon. A wondrous, famous school, rich in tradition, its noble walls lined with pictures and tales of legendary alumni and administrators. The nearby town sheltered my family for ...
A lesson in how not to approach housing.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... No one wants to see politicians debating a housing project while poor people wait in vain for proper shelter, especially at a time of year when flooding is creating unbearable living conditions in informal settlements. Nevertheless, the policy implications of the mistakes made ...
Telkom phone and internet rates a rip-off.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Why do we have to pay so much for telecommunications in South Africa? We are one of the three most expensive countries in the world in respect of telephony and internet charges. What makes things more frustrating is that the service we receive is pathetic. In many ...
Moving tribute to doomed family.(Life)
Jul 02, 2007 ... In February 1938, 17-year-old Georg Klaar took his girlfriend Liesl to his first ball at the Vienna Konzerthaus. His family were proudly Austrian, but they were also Jewish. A fortnight later came the Anschluss, when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany. A way of life was about ...
We need more public servants.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Your reporter Sipokazi Maposa writes about our roads being overloaded by heavy, loaded trucks which escape weigh-bridges which are not manned after working hours, and that the cost of road repairs runs into millions of rands (Cape Argus, June 2), "Overloaded SA roads crumble". ...
Writer opens a sealed box.(Life)
Jul 02, 2007 ... On the cover of The Native Commissioner a distant figure stands on the slopes of a grassy hill, looking over a sparsely inhabited valley surrounded by low hills. Mist drifts by. It is enigmatic: is the man looking ahead or into the past? There is much to meditate on ...
Pondering the price of white acceptance.(Life)
Jul 02, 2007 ... The new South Africa is not all it's cracked up to be for the newly equal black majority. Behind the faAs.ade of Black Economic Empowerment deals, moves from Soweto to Sandton and cafe lattes on Sundays after church, lie the internal battles of black acceptance on white terms. ...
Firms to be named in 'dop system' case; Therapists to verify extent of damage.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By NATASHA PRINCE Staff Reporter The Black Association of the Wine and Spirits Industry (Bawsi) says the class action against the government and the wine industry for the alcohol abuse suffered by farm workers is gaining momentum. Charles Abrahams of ...
Strike will not affect university applications.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By CANDES KEATING Education Reporter Universities do not foresee any application problems arising from the public servants' strike and say matric pupils who have not yet written the mid-year exams have until October to apply for places. During the ...
R7m plan to make up lost classroom time; Holiday tutorials and TV lessons lined up.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By CANDES KEATING Education Reporter The Western Cape Education Department is to spend more than R7 million on a fourfold recovery plan that officials say will put pupils' learning back on track. The plan, unveiled by Education MEC Cameron Dugmore, ...
SA companies take part in carbon survey.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By STAFF REPORTER South Africa has for the first time participated in a global Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) survey for which the Top 40 JSE listed companies have been invited to respond. The survey looks at the business implications and corporate awareness of ...
Rhodes and rail.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... I had a school-friend who has always been an inspiration to me. Scannie, as we called him, came from a rather poor family and dropped out of school in Standard 8, which I think would be called Grade 10 these days. Two years later, as the rest of us were preparing to write ...
South Africans can show the way amid shifts in global power.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By John Battersby South Africa, now established as something of a bridge between the developing and developed worlds, is set to play an increasingly vital role as global economic and strategic power shifts from the industrialised countries of the G8 to the new economic powers of ...
Odd couple's chicks set to spread their wings.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By JOHN YELD Environment & Science Writer They met in rehab, fell in love, produced a couple of gorgeous young kids - and will soon be experiencing empty nest syndrome as their now-teenage offspring begin spreading their wings. But no, they're not ...
Palestianian state before Hamas' agenda.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... There are many layers to the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict, but opinions are invariably divided into the two camps of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli. The one fact everyone can agree on is that there is an occupation of Palestinian territory by Israel. There are other facts ...
Teachers to pay price for 'principled action'.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By SIPOKAZI MAPOSA Staff Reporter The country's biggest and longest public sector strike may be over, but many public servants have a long way to go to recover from financial losses incurred through their action. The government is determined to recoup ...
Housing crisis dispute looms; Zille and Dyantyi reach impasse.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By LINDSAY DENTLINGER Metro Writer Mayor Helen Zille and Local Government MEC Richard Dyantyi are once again set to cross swords over the housing crisis in Cape Town, with the declaration of an intergovernmental dispute in the offing. This follows an ...
SABC pulls plug on in-house production of award-winning programme 50/50.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By JOHN YELD Environment & Science Writer The SABC has pulled the plug on in-house production of its award-winning environmental programme 50/50, the longest running local programme in SA's television history. Without warning, all six permanent 50/50 staff ...
Mbeki bid for third term is a good thing, say analysts.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Siyabonga Mkhwanazi and Mzolisi Witbooi Staff Reporters and Sapa President Thabo Mbeki's announcement that he is making himself available for a third term as ANC leader is a good thing, say political analysts. Mbeki told the SABC at the weekend that he ...
Off-stage drama keeps police busy at arts festival.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Amy Benjamin Own Correspondent A Cape Town performance artist's show has been banned at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown as it would include a graphic simulated rape scene. Overall, drama has not been confined to the stage of the festival, ...
The beauty of democracy.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... ANC secretary-general Kgalema Motlan-the needs to be commended for persuading the rank and file that a politically expedient amendment to the party's con- stitution was not the route to go. So too ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma, who confounded supporters in a heated commission ...
Gone without a trace; Rawsonville community in frantic search for missing Sonja, 2.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By DIANNE HAWKER Staff Reporter The community of Rawsonville is in a race against time to find two-year-old Sonja Brown, who went missing over the weekend. By this morning there was still no sign of the little girl despite an exhaustive search of the town ...
I loved Dina with all my heart - Neil Wilson; Jordan's father speaks out for the first time and says his life has changed forever.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By LENORE OLIVER Staff Writer After a two-year silence, Neil Wilson, father of murdered six-month-old baby Jordan Norton, has spoken out for the first time, saying he still does not know why his former lover, Dina Rodrigues, killed his baby daughter. ...
Mbeki warns of pay 'ripple effect'; Caution on reaction to Moseneke.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Boyd Webb Political Bureau President Thabo Mbeki has urged MPs, judges and others who have expressed unhappiness about the Moseneke Commission's pay proposals not to focus merely on themselves but to look at the ripple effect their increases would have on the ...
New 'Rhythm City' soapie moves to the beat of youth.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Staff Reporter When we asked e.tv who'd be the best person to talk about Rhythm City, their new soap that airs a week today, we were told Rolisizwe Nikiwe, the creative director, was our guy. And so we stole him away for a quick tA*te-A -tA*te from the sets of ...
Basketball.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Wheelchair Test series, Johannesburg South Africa57Netherlands69 US Major League Oakland 11 NY Yankees 5, Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay 2, Florida 6 Atlanta 5 (10 innings), St. Louis 11 Cincinnati 7, LA Angels 4 Baltimore 3, Philadelphia 5 NY Mets 3, Washington 3 ...
Dina.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... l To the person who criticised Judge Waglay for referring to Dina Rodrigues as "evil personified", what would you have preferred? That she masterminded an innocent baby's murder because she's a "sweet, loving, caring angel"? I just feel so sorry for her mother who must be going through ...
It's ManicMonday atWimbledon; Nadal the only threat to Fed.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... DAILY MAIL LONDON: One intriguing question that underpins men's tennis could yet be answered by this time next week: Will Rafael Nadal win Wimbledon before Roger Federer wins the French Open? It is unlikely but still possible on the evidence of an inhospitable first ...
Kaka keeps pace as mates fade away.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By DEREK WILSNAGH The UCI B World Championships closed out on a whimper for South Africa in the road races yesterday - but only if one was wearing gold-tinted glasses. Throwing a development team to the wolves was one way to see if they would sink or swim ... and ...
Rugby.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... n Nick Mallett, another great South African's vision and contribution being sabotaged by the simple and the political. Sad days for our country. Please, wake up. n Brilliant, Nick Mallett is off. Now players of colour don't need to go north to be recognised. Start of new South ...
n Robinho on song.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Real Madrid midfielder Robinho scored a hat-trick for Brazil in a 3-0 victory yesterday over Chile and Mexico beat Ecuador 2-1 to book a quarter-final date in the Copa America. Ecuador could still advance to the quarter-finals with a victory over Brazil on Wednesday. Former ...
United sign their man Hargreaves.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... AGENCIES The England midfielder Owen Hargreaves yesterday formally completed his signing for Manchester United from Bayern Munich. The 26-year-old has signed a four-year contract after a lengthy pursuit by the Premier League champions following last year's World Cup ...
'Land reform to stay a mandate'.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Janine Stephen and Angela Quintal Political Bureau Land Affairs Minister Lulu Xingwana has told Parliament that land reform will not end once 30% of agricultural land has changed hands and all restitution claims have been settled. In written reply to a ...
Bevin's at theback to giveBoks stability.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Mike Greenaway Sydney: Cheetahs fullback Bevin Fortuin has come from nowhere to claim the fullback jersey for Saturday's Tri-Nations Test against the Wallabies at the Telstra Stadium. Fortuin was not in Jake White's plans for the fourth-round match until the coach ...
Enough challenges - my character's fine.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Okay, so 2007 is officially halfway done. How on earth did that happen? More importantly, when did it happen? I am only now near accomplishing a mere quarter of the things on my to-do list for 2006. Is anyone else feeling that slight sense of bewilderment at how fast time is flying? ...
All Blacks will be back, Wallabies are warned.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... SAPA-AFP SYDNEY: The Wallabies must brace themselves for an All Blacks backlash if they are to regain rugby's Bledisloe Cup after their magnificent fightback to win their Tri-Nations Test last weekend, media said. Australia breathed new life into hopes of World Cup ...
Children's Act makes adults of 18-year-olds.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By HENRI du PLESSIS Staff Reporter Eighteen-year-olds are no longer regarded as children and 12-year-olds can obtain contraceptives and HIV treatment without their parents' consent, according to new provisions made to the Children's Act. Sections of the ...
In the EnglishPress today...(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has told chief executive Peter Kenyon that he wants Frank Lampard and John Terry to sign new deals by next week. (The Sun) The Blues, however, are refusing to improve their club record offer of A[pounds sterling]135,000 a week for the England ...
Hunt for taxi shooting suspects.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Staff Writer The police have yet to make an arrest in connection with the killing of four taxi drivers in a spate of recent shootings. Three taxi drivers were shot and killed in the Kraaifontein area last week and the fourth in Philippi East on Friday. ...
Kallis excited by Proteas' depth.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... SAPA-AFP BELFAST: South Africa's stand-in cricket captain Jacques Kallis said the way in which younger players had made their mark eased some of the pain involved in a 2-1 ODI series defeat against India. Three matches at Stormont ended yesterday with India's second ...
Smal now back in the frame; Young stars could go with Mallett.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By DALE GRANGER Western Province Rugby, at the lowest ebb of the union's 112-year history, are considering bringing former Stormers coach Gert Smal back to Newlands as director of rugby next season to replace Nick Mallett. Mallett failed to renegotiate a contract ...
WP Rugby's tumultuous last 72 hours.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... n Rassie Erasmus declares his willingness to become the next Stormers coach n The balance of power in WP Rugby swings firmly in favour of union president Tobie Titus, Dougie Dyers and Theuns Roodman over the professional arm headed by Rob Wagner n Nick Mallett ...
Body language is evidence of all that's wrong with Province.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Dale Granger The most shameful performance in Western Province rugby history was not reflected on the scoreboard at Wellington on Saturday or even in the 15-10 defeat suffered by a team of Springbok and Super 14 prima donnas out-played by a gutsy band of Boland part-timers. ...
Mbeki's bid for third term a 'good thing'.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... "But we stand by the decision of the general council ... that the new ANC president would also be the country's next presidential candidate. "A third term would require a constitutional amendment (and) ... the ANC in the Western Cape would not support any amendments," said ...
DA, ANC trade assault charges; Sons accused of tripping official.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Staff Reporter Two sons of a senior DA official have been accused of assaulting the director of the Department of Labour in the Northern Province. Counter charges of common assault have been opened against Monica Lepheame after she allegedly bit one of the sons of ...
DA raps ANC over push to speed judicial change.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Angela Quintal Group Political Editor The ANC's call to Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla to speed up the controversial Superior Courts Bill showed the ruling party's disregard for the independence of the judiciary, the DA has said. "It seems the ANC ...
Power supply hangs on Eskom meeting.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By HENRI du PLESSIS Staff Writer The country's electricity supply could be under severe threat if a meeting between unions and Eskom fails. The National Union of Mineworkers chief negotiator Paris Mashego said NUM, the National Union of Metalworkers of ...
Mbeki bid a 'good thing'.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... "But we stand by the decision of the general council ... that the new ANC president would also be the country's next presidential candidate. "A third term would require a constitutional amendment (and) ... the ANC in the Western Cape would not support any amendments," said ...
Power supply hangs on Eskom meeting.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By HENRI du PLESSIS Staff Writer The country's electricity supply could be under severe threat if a meeting between unions and Eskom fails. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) chief negotiator, Paris Mashego, said the NUM, the National Union of ...
Toddler found dead; Sonja's body discovered in sewer.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By DIANNE HAWKER and ELLA SMOOK Staff Reporters The body of two-year-old Sonja Brown, missing since Saturday afternoon, was found early this morning in a sewer barely 20 metres from her home. Captain Johnny May of the Rawsonville police station, who helped ...
Rape play banned from arts festival.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... By Amy Benjamin Own Correspondent A Cape Town performance artist's show has been banned at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown as it would include a graphic simulated rape scene. At the remote Dogs Dam, one of the most controversial shows on The ...
Probable Bok XV.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2007 ... (versus Australia, Sydney, Sat) 15 Bevin Fortuin (Free State) 14 Breyton Paulse (Unattached) 13 Waylon Murray (Sharks) 12 Wynand Olivier (Blue Bulls) 11 JP Pietersen (Sharks) 10 Derick Hougaard (Blue Bulls) 9 ...
Cheney 'abused his power'.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Vice-President Dick Cheney was personally responsible for American policies that subjected terrorist suspects to cruelty and denied them the right to a fair trial, according to revelations from senior US government officials. The details have laid bare more than ever before ...
A right royal romp for the littlies.(Entertainment)
Jul 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Ryan Rivera THE FROG PRINCE Director: Fred Abrahamse Cast: Donovan Chapman, Shannyn Fourie, Jason Kenneth Ralph, Charla Helena Wiese VENUE: Magical Fairytale Theatre, Canal Walk Until: 11am & 2pm daily till July 15 ...
Flamjazz: Unique history lesson.(Entertainment)
Jul 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Zane Henry Pure Soul Performers: Casta Alma: Saudiq Khan, Max Starke, Gasant Adams, Carina Bruwer, Robert Davids and Oliver Schenk VenuE: Baxter Sanlam Studio Until: Saturday Rating: HHHHI The Sanlam Studio at the ...
Sporty Peugeot surges on.(Classified)
Jul 03, 2007 ... by wilhelm lutjeharms Since the launch locally of the Peugeot 207 last year, the next incarnation of the GTI has been eagerly awaited. A little less than a year later and it has arrived. For the competitive R199 000 you will have to fork out for the GTI, you get a ...