Cape Argus (South Africa) back issues from February 2008:
Questions about identity still plague us; In a multi-cultural context, 'Who am I?' is not easily answered, writes Solly Moeng.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... It's all in identity. Here is a personal anecdote. A few years ago, upon returning to the country, I went to register for a course of study at Unisa, in Pretoria. While taking down my personal details, the gentleman behind the desk patiently went through the normal list of name, ...
Eskom ignored a winning formula in favour of meaningless debates.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... In these dark hours we should reflect on the father of the electricity system in Cape Town. G H Swingler worked on the construction of Muizenberg Power Station and, on its completion, was offer-ed the post of station foreman by the mayor of Muizenberg. In 1918, he ...
Archery.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The first round of the 2008 Disa Series will be held at the Protea Sports Club in Retreat on Sunday and is open to all archers. Registration at takes place at 8am with the first scoring arrows at 9am. The second Western Province league meeting will be held at the Bellville ...
Don Pasquallie was a true comrade and cadre.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... "Workers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains of oppression" (Karl Marx). Comrade Don Pasquallie was fond of using this Marx quotation in SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) meetings to inspire and motivate Sadtu leaders and ordinary members to remain ...
Reconnect with the wholesome.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Acoustic Earth, at the Constantia Waldorf School, brings international artists Shawn Phillips, Tony Cox and Steve Newman together for an afternoon of folk magic and family fun with Pedro the Music Man. Support is provided by the students themselves. The event runs tomorrow from ...
It's all work and no play at school - and kids pay the price.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... I would like to know which expert de-cided that today's children should not be allowed to just be children for as long as possible. Parents have lost their voice. Teachers insist the child must go to occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy and any other therapy that ...
Empty libraries close the book on reading.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By Sandiso Phaliso Special Correspondent A snap survey of township high school libraries has revealed that nine out of 10 are permanently locked, have no books, or are non-existent. Libraries at the high schools contacted in Khayelitsha, Nyanga and ...
He acts, sings and can talk up a storm.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Kgomotso Moncho US artist Henry Rollins (47) does not write jokes like stand-up comedians. He doesn't write his material like a typical poet, but put him on stage and he engages you like a comedian and a spoken word artist put together. For this reason, SA ...
Walk on/wild side /for kids in/wetlands.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By JOHN YELD Environment & Science Writer Millions of children around the world will be taken to wet and wild areas today and tomorrow to celebrate World Wetlands Day. The day was first celebrated in 1997, in celebration of the date of the signing of the ...
Feast on the best South African films.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Some of South Africa's most talented film- makers' work is currently being screened as part of the fifth annual Suidoosterfees at Artscape until Sunday. Three key themes form the focus of the mini film festival: A celebration of the life of former president Nelson Mandela who ...
Bare cheek.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Robben Island management have had their hands full dealing with persistent journalists who have been trying to inform the public about the travails at the beleaguered World Heritage Site. Readers will recall that the museum has faced difficult questions about two senior managers ...
Frasier's wit dissolved to toilet humour.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Having never quite understood all the hype surrounding Everybody Loves Raymond, I had no real regard for the show. So when I learnt that Patricia Heaton (who played Ray's wife) would be headlining a new sitcom, I offered little more than a shrug. After watching her in action ...
Fire thebunglers.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin |observed rather grumpily in Parliament this week that "no amount of baying |for sacrificial lambs" would solve the electricity crisis. He is obviously right, but some sort of accountability in this disgraceful situation might ensure that ...
Put brakes on buy until you're sure; Ensure the vehicle is free of defects before parting with your cash.(Classified)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By JOSEPH BOOYSEN Staff Reporter Make dead-sure the used car you buy is free of defects before you part with your cash as there is little recourse when problems arise later. Argus Action receives tons of complaints from people who are only too eager to ...
Classes cancelled as power cuts bring down school PCs.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By CANDES KEATING Education Reporter Schools that rely on computers to deliver the curriculum are being hard hit by load-shedding. Some schools have had to cancel several classes due to the power outages. Teachers said if outages continued ...
Licence fraud rampant, AA warns drivers.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Automobile Association is warning motorists, especially drivers recently awarded licences, to ensure their licence details are correctly recorded on e-Natis. "The apparent ease with which fraudulent driver's licences are obtained, and the lack of appropriate controls to ...
It's diet shakes for heavy'SlimShady'.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Eminem is set to become an ambassador for Slim-Fast. The controversial rap star, famously known as "Slim Shady", has piled on weight recently and allegedly tops the scales at over 90kg. He has now been approached by the weight-loss food and drink manufacturer, famous for its ...
Trying for the right Chemical.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Lily Allen wants to try for another baby following her miscarriage. The Smile singer, who was devastated earlier this month after losing her first child with ...
Kate: Matt's a good dad!(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Kate Hudson insists Matthew McConaughey will make a great father, despite being a party animal. The Fools Gold actress is adamant her co-star - whose girlfriend ...
J-Lo's twins are named.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Jennifer Lopez plans to name her unborn twins Max and Emme. The Do It Well singer and her husband Marc Anthony are said to have chosen names for their son and daughter after J-Lo's mother Guadalupe was seen buying engraved gold ...
Animal instincts.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Christina Ricci was sexually assaulted by a chimpanzee on the set of her latest movie. The actress, revealed Chim Chim grabbed her left breast while she was filming Penelope. Christina, who plays a woman ...
Last laugh.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Some of my friends become quite dewy-eyed when they hear I'm going up to the Karoo for a while. "I envy you all that fresh farm food," they sigh. "It must be wonderful to be able to enjoy real farm butter and cream and fresh vegetables straight from the garden. Freshly baked ...
Four Weddings still the best of screen nuptials.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Theresa Smith Anyone who comes up with a list of really good wedding films cannot help but think of Four Weddings and a Funeral. Not only did this film introduce us to Hugh Grant's floppy hairstyle and re-introduce an entire generation to the sadness that is WH Auden, ...
Frothy as a bridesmaid dress.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Theresa Smith 27 Dresses Director: Anne Fletcher Cast: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Ed Burns, Malin Akerman Classification: 10 L Running time: 111 min Rating: HHHII Katherine Heigl has actually been ...
Heigl hitched and in heaven.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Lara de Matos She may be suffering from a serious case of "always the bridesmaid, never the bride" syndrome in 27 Dresses, but in real life, Katherine Heigl has already long since found her Prince Charming. The actress married musician Josh Kelley on December 23, in a ...
'Diddy' raises his acting game.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Sean "Diddy" Combs - rapper, music producer, fashion designer, business mogul, Broadway star - has had many career-defining moments. Last week at the Sundance Film Festival, he had yet another. "This is a historical moment for me, my first starring role in a movie,'' Combs (38) ...
Is this the worst Bond title ever?(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The latest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace sees the British super spy out for revenge on a mission that takes him to Austria, Italy and South America. British actor Daniel Craig is back with a licence to kill after critics and cinema-goers hailed his debut as agent 007 in ...
BASKETBALL.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NBA: Detroit 90 LA Lakers 89, Boston 96 Dallas 90, Seattle 101 Cleveland 95, San Antonio 84 Phoenix 81 Tour of Qatar, Fifth stage, Al Khor (170km) 1 Danilo Napolitano (Ita/Lampre) 3hr 49min 14sec, 2 Alberto Loddo (Ita), 3 Tom Boonen (Bel), 4 Francesco Chicchi (Ita), 5 ...
Key drug 'ignored' for HIV mothers.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By DI CAELERS Health Writer The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has reacted with caution to the Health Department's new bid to help prevent HIV-positive women passing on the virus to their babies, warning that the country remains out of sync with World Health ...
'Colluding dairies will face severe penalty'; Commission asks for tough action.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By MAUREEN MARUD Consumer Editor Faced with evidence of collusion by seven dairies to raise milk prices, the Competition Commission is calling for "severe" penalties as the best deterrent. Farmers are asking the commission to save the dairy industry from ...
I've used electricity economically for years.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Showing considerably more foresight and planning than the government and Eskom, in 1985 I installed water heating solar panels and ceiling insulation to reduce heating costs. In 2001 I changed all my light bulbs to CFLs. Now I am faced with an electricity rationing system dreamt ...
'Get up early' during Hospital Bend revamp.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By SIPOKAZI MAPOSA Transport Reporter Cape Town motorists who regularly use Hospital Bend on their way to work are being urged to get up earlier to avoid a potential traffic nightmare after construction on the section commences this month. On Monday the ...
Johannesburg claims R1m from Cape Town for staff restructuring contract.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By LINDSAY DENTLINGER Metro Writer A city probe into a R4.5 million contract it entered into with the City of Johannesburg to restructure its staff in 2004, has in turn led to the City of Cape Town being held liable for an outstanding payment of at least R1 million. ...
Our aircons will stay on, say city businesses.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By JADE WITTEN Staff Reporter Major city businesses will not be switching off their air-conditioning systems completely, despite a call by Mayor Helen Zille to do so over the next four weeks in a bid to reduce the city's energy consumption by 10%. ...
Blackouts pull plug on /restarants at peak period.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By NIeMAH DAVIDS Staff Reporter Restaurants in parts of the city fear a huge dip in their turnover after load-shedding took place in St George's Mall during lunch hour again yesterday. Stephanie Benjamin, manager at Crush Fresh Food, said they were having ...
Manto 'keeping track' of/fee hikes.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By DI CAELERS Health Writer Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang is expecting feedback in about a week from the medical scheme industry over the thorny issue of high costs in the private health sector this year. A row erupted earlier this month when ...
Bail evidence for Kapdi drug trial.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By FOUZIA VAN DER FORT Court Reporter The bail hearing testimony of alleged drug kingpin Nazier Kapdi and his co-accused is to be used in their trial. State advocate Greg Wolmarans was due to submit the entire bail hearing transcript into the trial record ...
Occupiers battle/to stay/in houses; Outcry as security guards bar interlopers.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By CANDICE BAILEY Crime Reporter While the Cape High Court decides the fate of the occupiers of Delft's unfinished N2 Gateway houses, tensions are mounting in the area as occupants struggle to hold on to their illegally obtained houses. The occupiers ...
Reservists 'scarce' at high-risk schools.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By CANDES KEATING Education Reporter Some of the province's 109 high-risk schools are concerned that they may not re-ceive the safety measures, including police reservists, promised 10 months ago. In April, Premier Ebrahim Rasool allocated R1 billion for ...
Former councillor/asks high court/to reinstate her.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By DIANNE HAWKER High Court Reporter A former Drakenstein Municipality councillor who was expelled from the Independent Democrats (ID) during the floor-crossing period, has asked the Cape High Court to reinstate her. Jacquiline Noland says ID leader ...
Another knock for airline as pilots quit; Hero of Nationwide's one-engine flight goes.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By ELLA SMOOK Staff Reporter The rough ride of embattled Nationwide Airlines continued this week after the resignation of four of its pilots - including First Officer Daniel Perry, who co-piloted the Nationwide flight which lost an engine at take-off last year. ...
Reserve Bank plays it safe; Mboweni holds repo rate steady amid fears of global meltdown.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By SIVUYILE MANGXAMBA Business Writer A global economic meltdown seemed to have saved the |day for embattled consumers |as South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni announced that the repo rate had been left unchanged. "The global crisis is serious ....
'Quiet as a bed lamp' Pollock keeps the faith.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The SA-West Indies series has become a farewell tour for Shaun Pollock who announced his retirement from international cricket. Was it tough living up to your uncle's reputation? Obviously the Pollock name was well known. People tended to take notice, growing up. But ...
Davids told to stay away from witnesses.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By CANDICE BAILEY Crime Reporter Alleged Americans gang leader Igshaan "Sanie American" Davids has been granted R10 000 bail but has been given strict instructions to stay away from the three key witnesses. Last year Davids faced charges of intimidation ...
Owner seeks/return of /BMW linked/to 'Mr Big'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By DIANNE HAWKER High Court Reporter The owner of a BMW X-5, seized by police when they arrested alleged high flyer Quinton "Mr Big" Marinus, has asked the Cape High Court to order the return of the car from police custody. Matroosfontein resident Reginald ...
NPA man in court/for corruption.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By Crime Reporter A National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) office administrator who works in the city's community court appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court yesterday on charges of corruption. Armien Schroeder, 43, was arrested for allegedly stealing| dockets ...
Man dies after /Obs bar shooting.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By Crime Reporter Raqeeb Oaker, the brother-in-law of alleged Junior Mafia gang leader Mujahid Daniels, who was shot in front of a Observatory nightclub by two unknown gunmen earlier this month, has died. Oaker, known as ...
Oil price increases driving PPI - analysts.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By BUSINESS WRITER Oil price increases were the main driver of South Africa's factory gate inflation, analysts said. Inflation data released yesterday by Stats SA showed that the Production Price Index (PPI) had increased to 10.3% in December compared with 9.1% in ...
Island ferry still in dry dock.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By ASA SOKOPO Staff Reporter The multimillion rand Robben Island Museum ferry, Sikhululekile, has still not taken its much-anticipated first test run. This is despite engineers working for a second day on a leak discovered during Wed-nesday's pre-launch ...
Two suspects in double shooting flee court cells.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By Staff Reporter Police are searching for two men facing murder charges who escaped from the Bellville Magistrate's Court holding cells before they were scheduled to appear in the dock. Descriptions have been released of Raymond "Mafunza" Hendriks, 34, and Deodath ...
'Race row' man offers to sell his house to previous owner.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By LEILA SAMODIEN Staff Reporter The new and former owners of the house in Khayelitsha at the centre of an ugly "race row" have agreed to meet again in |a bid to resolve the ownership dispute. This was decided after a community meeting last night, where ...
Residents vow to erect shacks on vacant city land.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By LAVERN DE VRIES Staff Reporter A group of Pumlani residents, incensed by the slow pace of housing delivery, have vowed to occupy a disputed stretch of land illegally by the end of today. The land under dispute - along Strandfontein Road in Lotus River - ...
Serious skills crisis in government - DA MP; Opposition and employment equity chief lock horns over state of SA workforce.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By Siyabonga Mkhwanazi Political Bureau The DA yesterday challenged employment equity chief Jimmy Manyi, who once said that skills shortage was an urban legend. Manyi is the chairperson of the Employment Equity Commission. The official ...
Scorpions' demise 'won't let politicians off the hook'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By SIBUSISO NGALWA Political Bureau ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has told ANC MPs that the incorporation of the Scorpions into the police would not mean the end of impending cases against political figures. He told ANC MPs, during the ruling ...
Don't let me overstep mark, Zuma tells ANCYL.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By Boyd Webb and SAPA ANC president Jacob Zuma has asked the ANC Youth League (ANCYL), which helped put him into power, to prevent him from serving a third term. The league pushed for a motion at the ANC's conference last year to impose a two-term limit on the ANC ...
Power cuts.(News)(Medical condition overview)
Feb 01, 2008 ... l Mr President and cohorts, I will accept your apology when you admit, not to the power crisis, but to your racist "transformation" policy that led to the best skills in the country being told "we don't want or need you". l Force people to use 10% to 20% less power but - and ...
Who are we really fooling?(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Maybe statistics do lie. Maybe Bafana Bafana are not as poor as their Fifa world ranking of 78 suggests. Maybe there are only 50 countries better - although at least 10 of them are in Africa. It is already 12 years ago that South Africa won the African Cup of Nations. Yet each ...
English Premiership deadline day deals.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Splashing the cash Javier Mascherano MSI to Liverpool, [pounds sterling]17m Jermain Defoe Tottenham to Portsmouth, [pounds sterling]9m Afonso Alves Heerenveen to Middlesbrough, [pounds sterling]9.5m Andy Reid Charlton to Sunderland [pounds ...
Defoe re-unitedwith Redknapp.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DAILY MAIL Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp signed Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe for [pounds sterling]9 million last night to end months of speculation regarding his future, following his decision to quit White Hart Lane, after both clubs earlier agreed a fee. The ...
Why Vickery is quite happy to win ugly; Wales say they are 'prepared for a bloodbath'.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DAILY MAIL Phil Vickery will demand that England survive a "massive physical battle" at Twickenham tomorrow - even if it means grinding out another ugly win in World Cup fashion. That their captain should call for substance over style is a tacit admission that Wales ...
No place for Beckham as Capello proves he won't be dictated to.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DAILY MAIL Fabio Capello proved himself the perfect man to guide England out of the football wilderness yesterday when he ignored the clamour to reward David Beckham with his 100th cap and instead dropped him from the squad. Capello has not dismissed the possibility ...
Embattled CapeNature gets new chairman.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By JOHN YELD Environment & Science Writer Botanical Society of SA conservation director Mark Botha is the new chairman of Cape-Nature, the province's statutory nature conservation organisation that has been battling a series of problems over the past few years. ...
Spirits high atUnited; Fergie convinced sidehas the legs for league.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Sapa-AFP LONDON: With Cristiano Ronaldo in rampant mood, Manchester United's drive to retain the Premier League title is beginning to look as unstoppable as their Portuguese winger. Ronaldo's double in the midweek win over Portsmouth kept United ahead of Arsenal on ...
Three and easy for Bok Sevens as Cook Islands spring upset.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SAPA WELLINGTON: South Africa cruised through unbeaten today at the IRB Sevens tournament in the Kiwi capital on a day the tiny Cook Islands made many rugby friends. The Cook Islands, with a population of around 20,000, caused probably one of the biggest upsets in ...
Record transfertally delights PSL.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... By Sabelo Skiti A Premier Soccer League record of close to 150 registrations was clocked up across professional and semi-professional ranks (Premiership and First Division) by the close of the January transfer window yesterday. Although some of the registrations were ...