Cape Times (South Africa) back issues from July 2008:
Playing a video game? No, it's health therapy.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: John Gaudiosi RALEIGH, North Carolina: Video games are known to improve hand-eye co-ordination, but can they help someone quit smoking or lose weight? Hot on the heels of Nintendo's smash success, Wii Fit, game makers are introducing new titles with a healthy ...
Bringing 'Civilization' to gamers everywhere.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Mike Musgrove Washington: This month marks a milestone for Civilization - or, at least, a computer game going by that name. The game studio Firaxis is taking aim at a new market with its venerable PC game franchise, called Civ for short - the Xbox and PlayStation crowd. ...
George celebrates her 'Rootz' with production.(Life)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Terri Dunbar-Curran Despite all the changes South Africa has gone through over the years, there are women who feel they are still not empowered. Nazli George's production of Rootz aims to give them a voice to help them express themselves. First performed in ...
pleasing, but rough around the edges.(Life)(Theater review)
Jul 02, 2008 ... DANCE ME A SONG. Directed by Keith Galloway. Presented by the Waterfront Theatre Company at the Lane Theatre. Sheila Chisholm reviews. THE WATERFRONT Theatre Company (WTC) has come a long way since director Keith Galloway and his teacher/choreographer wife Delia Sainsbury opened ...
art for export.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Melvyn Minnaar Could hot art by a new, youthful generation of talent become one of South Africa's top export products? Justin Rhodes of the Whatiftheworld gallery is betting on it. Following in the footsteps of pioneer Linda Givon of Goodman Gallery fame and, ...
Art collection is celebration of the life of Albert Luthuli.(Life)
Jul 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: ARTS WRITER The Spirit of Chief Albert Luthuli Art Collection by local artist and writer, Ronald Harrison, is for sale to the highest bidder. The artist is renowned for his painting of the Black Christ, which now resides in Iziko South African National Gallery ...
Downward spiral.(News)
Jul 03, 2008 ... Millions don't receive education in South Africa, and for most, the level of education is rapidly deteriorating. Promises of more schools, teachers and education for all have been made, yet millions still await their arrival. In a country where a large majority are living in ...
Superb visual effects and excellent acting.(Life)
Jul 03, 2008 ... HHH THODA PYAR THODA MAGIC (A Little Love, A Little Magic.) Directed by Kunal Kohli, with Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherji, Rishi Kapoor, Ameesha Patel, Sharat Saxena, Razzak Khan, Baby Shriya Sharma, Ayushi Burman, Rachit Sidana, Akshat Chopra. At Nu Metro, Canal Walk. Mehboob Bawa reviews. ...
No fuss.(News)
Jul 03, 2008 ... The press has published photos of Helen Zille at her son Paul's graduation. His grandmother was down from Johannesburg for the occasion. I parked behind the car registered CA1 - an unpretentious Toyota - when Zille had gone to the airport to fetch her mother. The mayor was in ...
from manguang to Menuhin schoolBassist for Chamber Festival.(Life)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: MICHAEL ARENDSE LIVING in a country known for its arts, studying at a prominent music institution, having access to leading orchestras and concert halls, and being under the guidance of a top South African-born musician - all on full scholarship! This is the ...
ICD badly understaffed, relations with police uneasy.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: KAREN BREYTENBACH THE Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD), which investigates about 5 000 cases a year against the police, is severely understaffed, under-resourced and has strained relations with the police, the latest edition of the SA Crimes Quarterly reports. ...
Varied bands to perform at Oppikoppi.(Life)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: ARTS WRITER The OppiKoppi music machine will return once again with a WildCard August Festival at Northam from August 7 -l 9. This year's line-up will include a band and DJ list which ranges from 340Ml to A-King, Bed on Bricks, Bianca Williams, Blaq Pearl, ...
Light classical music.(Life)
Jul 07, 2008 ... The Ace Quartet will perform an hour of light classical music at Iziko Koopmans De Wet House in Strand Street on Thursday at 1pm. Comprising violin, viola, cello and flute, the group will select appropriate compositions on the day. Favourites will include Vivaldi, Mozart and Bach, ...
Masiphumelele youngsters get a taste of career opportunities.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: JEAN YUNG Traditionally, ambitious children aspire to become doctors or lawyers. This winter, 50 youngsters from the Fish Hoek area are spending two weeks of their holiday at a progressive career academy. The brainchild of University of Cape ...
'a political time bomb'.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: ANEL POWELL Melkbosstrand and Atlantis residents have petitioned the provincial government to reject the city council's application for a 500-hectare landfill site, saying the project is a "political time bomb". The West Coast Community Forum has collected ...
Film students show their stuff.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Students who have completed a one month wildlife filmmaking course through the Wildlife Film Academy, will be screening their films at the Labia Theatre on Wednesday from 4 to 5pm. Each student will present their five-minute film, which was shot in the Kruger National Park, mention the ...
debate is about best mix of policies to drive development.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... In today's article in our series, Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel calls for a thorough debate on economic policy. Governments all over the world must, from time to time, revisit their policies, see what is working, review what is not working, and plot a path going forward with ...
Now it's the turn of government to ensure refugees can safely resume their lives.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Astrid Berg Over the past five weeks, I have been involved with a group of colleagues from the Trauma Centre and University of Cape Town in one of the safe sites for displaced people in the city. As a senior lecturer in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University ...
It's a workout maintaining gym etiquette in presence of poise.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... A SLIM and trim young lady, vacuum-packed into a bright pink leotard, stretching her lithe body through contortions that one should really only attempt alone and in the privacy of one's own home - rather than in full view of the crowds in a public gym - was a high point of a rain-soaked ...
Recessionfears.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... ROCKETING food and fuel prices, high and rising interest rates and a slowdown in economic growth are squeezing South African households - and indications are that there may be worse to come. At the moment, growth may be sluggish, but the economy is at least growing. ...
Tariff choices.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... In her letter ("Watt a mess", July 2), J Buchanan of Somerset West asks: " ... why a pensioner must wait until July 2009 for her tariff to be changed from domestic 1 to the cheaper domestic 2, thus having to wait until after the next electricity increase?" Domestic consumers ...
Scores of council tenants face eviction over crime.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: AZIZ HARTLEY THE city council has the tenants of at least 140 council houses in its crosshairs for allowing drug dealing and other crimes to take place on the properties. And it is threatening tenants with eviction through the municipal courts if they refuse ...
Pilot and former Springbok cyclist smashes record in 2 300km-endurance race.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jean Yung AS HE waits for at least nine more cyclists to complete the longest and loneliest mountain biking race in Africa, Tim James is resting easy and enjoying the sights of Cape Town with his family. James, a 50-year-old South Afri-can Airways pilot from ...
Poorly maintained fireplace a danger to your home and family.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Owners of fireplaces should be on the alert during the winter months: get a chimney sweep at least once a year and never assume your fireplace is exempt. Also, a salute to our firefighters - in my case Melkbosstrand Fire Station. The rest of my lounge and house was saved "just ...
Winning the peace.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... The Colombian military's spectacular rescue of 15 hostages last week, including Franco-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and three American military contractors, will go down in history as a marvel of military cunning and brilliant execution. Most noteworthy is that the soldiers, ...
Stumbling block.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Zanu-PF's "Fawlty Towers" will have to be dismantled before any negotiations on a future government in Zimbabwe. The South African government has, correctly, argued that the future of Zimbabwe is with the people of that country. Unfortunately, the latest developments in Zimbabwe ...
Class act.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... With all the doom and gloom in respect of the downturn in the South African economy, I wish to thank Cape Talk and the Green Point Visitor's Centre for a most informative and enlightening tour of the 18-hectare site of the near-complete Green Point stadium. After attending a ...
Familiar refrain.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Mputhumi Ntabeni ("Zimbabwe issue reveals the deep fractures in the 'Rainbow Nation'", July 4), reminds us that those who oppose action against Robert Mugabe's abominable regime argue that this "will hurt ordinary people more than Mugabe's elite". Now where have I heard this ...
Festering wounds.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... I read with shock and horror about the 16-year-old accused of killing three young children in George. I was even more horrified when I heard that this adolescent had been displaying signs of maltreatment and possible sexual abuse while he was attending school. This case had apparently been ...
Pathetic response.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... The government continues to resist any punitive measures against the regime of that monstrous dictator Robert Mugabe. The fact that sanctions were proposed against certain regime individuals and not Zimbabwe as a whole is significant. Unlike apartheid, when our whole country was ...
Screensaver contest spreads anti-xenophobia message.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: EDUCATION WRITER THE Western Cape Education Department's Khanya project is using technology to carry anti-xenophobia messages to school pupils. The award-winning Khanya team already installs computers and supports information and communication technology at ...
Fear of neighbourhood crime grows in 10 years.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: A'EYSHA KASSIEM MORE South Africans are afraid of walking alone in their residential neighbourhoods today than a decade ago. In some cases men are more afraid than women, and the youth than the elderly. This is according to a new Human Sciences ...
Erasmus Commission halts its probe of Zille, DA and city.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: ANEL POWELL THE Erasmus Commission, set up by the province to probe the City of Cape Town's alleged spy scandal and its investigation of councillor Badih Chaaban, has halted its investigation of Mayor Helen Zille, the Democratic Alliance and the city council. ...
Report probes reasons why South African pupils fare poorly in international studies.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: A'EYSHA KASSIEM THE low levels of mathematical knowledge and teaching practices of some teachers are among the reasons for the poor performance of South African pupils in international studies, according to a new Human Sciences Research Council report. The ...
Faulty lights add to traffic misery.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: CARYN DOLLEY ON TOP of possible flooding on roads and peak-hour accidents this morning, motorists will probably have to put up with mayhem around three sets of traffic lights that have been damaged by the heavy rain. Only once the rain subsides will ...
smit hobbling.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jacques van der Westhuyzen Wellington: South Africa could have a completely new-look front row when they tackle New Zealand in Dunedin on Saturday in the second of this year's Tri-Nations clashes. Desperate times call for desperate measures and after the ...
Jantjes: All Blacks played conditions better.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jacques van der Westhuyzen Wellington: They lost the territorial battle and handed the All Blacks way too much ball. Yet, the Springboks felt they were still in with a chance of securing their first win on these shores in a decade when they changed sides at the Westpac ...
Environmentalists to set off on 2-year conservation epic.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: CHELSEA LAUN LOCAL environmental trailblazers Mike Markovina and Linda Schonknecht will embark on a two-year, 42-country expedition next month in a quest to create a documentary on international marine conservation efforts. They leave Cape Town on August 25 ...
will be attending last summit.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Peter Fabricius TOYAKO: President Mbeki is to meet the leaders of the world's richest nations at the G8 summit here today, determined to press them to keep their past promises to help Africa. Weighed down by immense global problems, such as rapidly rising ...
Burundi rebels in protest at roundup.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Burundi's National Liberation Forces announced the suspension of a roundup of troops in a protest against the government's refusal to recognise the rebel group as a political party. "We cannot continue gathering our fighters while ... the government refuses to recognise the Palipehutu-FNL ...
15 die in attacks across Iraq.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Fifteen people were killed across Iraq, including seven by a bomb targeting a local leader of President Jalal Talabani's political party in Qara Tappa, officials said. Bush reassures Japan on North Korea US President George Bush pledged that Japan's concerns about ...
How to help.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... To contribute to disaster relief, basic necessities such as blankets, warm clothing and tinned food may be donated to: HDI Support, 7 Transvaal Street, Paarden Eiland. Tel: 021 511 4153 Mustadafin Foundation, 18 Belgravia Road, Athlone. Tel: 021 633 0010 ...
SA science communication showcased at city conference.(News)(Conference news)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: CHELSEA LAUN THE SIXTH annual Conference on Communication on Medicine and Ethics (Comet) "broke boundaries" for South Africa by showcasing the country's leading role in global science communication. Sponsored by the University of the Witwatersrand, the ...
4 days more rain expected.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: DEVIN HERMANUS and MICHELLE JONES FOR four days, hundreds of children in informal settlements have been playing in stagnant water puddles while foreigners forced from their homes are now living in tents continually battered by rain. And before their ...
PAC fires only MP again after court reversed first dismissal.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: SIBUSISO NGALWA The PAC has fired Motsoko Pheko, its sole MP and former president, after a committee at the party's congress dismissed an appeal by its top leader. Pheko was expelled in absentia, but he argues that the party's bosses had turned away his ...
BJ should be in New Zealand, says Plumtree.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum PRETORIA: After the Springbok scrum was bashed and dented by the All Blacks at the weekend, the Sharks' Kiwi coach John Plumtree said he would not be surprised if he were to lose the services of BJ Botha sooner rather than later. Botha was ...
Five reasons whyBoks lost the Test.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Peter Bills Wellington: South Africa were a crushing disappointment against the All Blacks in the wind and rain of Wellington on Saturday night in the opening Tri-Nations Test of 2008. Here are five major reasons for the Springboks' defeat ... No ...
Sireli back for WP as Coetzee happy with 'ugly' victory.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: ASHFAK MOHAMED WESTERN PROVINCE coach Allister Coetzee is reluctant to make too many changes for Saturday's potentially tricky Currie Cup clash against Griquas in Kimberley, but one man he is likely to welcome back is Fijian wing Sireli Naqelevuki. And ...
Mbeki attends his last G8 summit knowing he has made a lasting impact.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... President Thabo Mbeki, the global leader, is this week attending his last G8 summit, in Japan, where he will be the only one of the 22 leaders present who has been at every such summit in the 21st Century. Today, he will meet the G8 leaders in Toyako, Japan, with his Algerian, ...
Durban July dead heat has punters lose half their wins.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: LATOYA NEWMAN DURBAN: Punters who bet on a winning horse in the Vodacom Durban July have only taken home half of what they would have won if just their horse had won the race. In what became the first dead-heat in 41 years, the weekend race extravaganza ...
Department weighing up six proposed ways of drug testing at schools.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Kanina Foss Johannesburg: The Department of Education has called for comment on six different proposed types of school drug tests. Five of these are urine tests and the sixth a wipe test - said to be open to manipulation - which involves wiping surfaces such ...
G8 expected to take 'measures' against Mugabe.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... TOYAKO: Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrial powers will consider taking "measures" against Zimbabwe after a widely condemned election, summit host Japan said yesterday. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper raised the disputed election, which gave Robert Mugabe ...
Now Judge Motata could face JSC inquiry.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Louise Flanagan JOHANNESBURG: Two judges now face the possibility of being fired. Yesterday the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) confirmed receiving a complaint against Judge Nkola Motata, currently facing drunk-driving charges. "The complaint ...
Cobras open campaign with tricky assignment against the Eagles.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: ZAAHIER ADAMS The Cape Cobras will open their 2008/09 domestic season with a tough away four-day fixture against current SuperSport series champions, the Eagles, on October 2. The major change to the domestic fixture list released by Cricket South Africa on ...
mickey on the first test.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: PATRICK COMPTON UXBRIDGE, London: The South Africans were denied a final day of match practice when driving rain throughout the morning forced their game against Middlesex to be abandoned at the lunch interval yesterday. It was the first time on tour that the ...
ANC women will be behind Zuma in his corruption trial.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Deon de Lange ANC president Jacob Zuma will enjoy the full backing of the ANC Women's League (ANCWL) during his upcoming corruption trial, newly elected league president Angie Motshekga has announced. The Gauteng Education MEC pointed out that ANCWL members ...
Climate change could cut maize crop by 20%.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Climate change could cut South Africa's maize crop by 20% within 15 to 20 years as the west of the country dries out and the east is afflicted with increasingly severe storms, according to Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk. ...
CCMA orders Minister of Health to reinstate nursing council's former registrar.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: XOLANI MBANJWA PRETORIA: The former registrar and chief executive of the SA Nursing Council (Sanc), Hasina Subedar, is back at work. Subedar won her battle against Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and Sanc, who refused to renew her contract last year ....
Erasmus Commission halts probe into Spygate.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... premier's office, as the main respondent in the case, to let us know if judgment has been handed down." Judges Nicholson and Swain were brought in from outside the Cape bench because the commission's chair, Judge Nathan Erasmus, is a serving judge in the Cape High Court. ...
Over half of under-15 soccer team are too old.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: MATTHEW SAVIDES and JEFF WICKS DURBAN: More than half of the under-15 soccer team taking part in the One Nations Cup starting in the city today have been kicked off the squad for being too old. A squad of 20 was selected in January, but on June 26 it was ...
Department weighing up six proposed ways of drug testing at schools.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Kanina Foss Johannesburg: The Department of Education has called for comment on six different proposed types of school drug tests. Five of these are urine tests and the sixth a wipe test - said to be open to manipulation - which involves wiping surfaces such ...
will be attending last summit.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Peter Fabricius TOYAKO: President Thabo Mbeki is to meet the leaders of the world's richest nations at the G8 summit here today, determined to press them to keep their past promises to help Africa. Weighed down by immense global problems, such as rapidly ...
Every victory by a black athlete is a point scored against racism in sport.(News)
Jul 08, 2008 ... BYLINE: Cheryl Roberts Black athletes, being victims of racial abuse and injustices, have over the decades used their sporting prowess to challenge injustices and to advance human rights campaigns. The crusades of legendary athlete Jesse Owens and boxer Muhammad Ali ...
Measuring the obsessiveness of iPhone fans.(News)
Jul 08, 2008 ... BYLINE: Michelle Quinn Los Angeles: In April, as rumours began to swirl about a new iPhone, 1.3 million people conducted nearly 7 million on-line searches for information about the iPhone or iPhone-related terms, according to a new study by comScore Marketer, a web traffic ...
Video games especially for women.(News)
Jul 08, 2008 ... BYLINE: Alex Pham LOS ANGELEs: Not all games are shooters, and not all players are geeks. Take Daisy Durham, a 40-year-old community college professor in Houston who likes to play online puzzle games when she's hit with a bout of insomnia. The self-described snobby ...