Daily News (South Africa) back issues from October 2006:
Shiney loves a challenge . . .(Bollywood)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Reshma Kelkar Shiney Ahuja is on a career high these days. He attracted attention in Anurag Basu's Gangster, and is again in the news for Mohit Suri's Woh Lamhe, which is based on the life of writer-director-producer Mahesh Bhatt. However, industry sources ...
Bollywood's Oscar hopes.(Bollywood)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: DEBASHINE THANGEVELO BOLLYWOOD is arguably one of the largest film industries in the world. And since the millennium, this flourishing industry has earned a spot at the Oscars in the Best Foreign Film category with more frequency. To date though, none of the nominations ...
Love-go-round.(Entertainment)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Kim Clayton-Millar Intrigue, forbidden love, lust, flirting and the hardships that can come from doing the right thing are the ingredients that will be thrown into the scenario pot of SABC2's highly successful Venda drama series Muvhango over the next few months. ...
Deathly 'surfing' captured on camera.(Entertainment)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Helen Grange Trainspotting evokes visions of drug-addicted Scottish teenagers, but in South Africa an equally addictive and potentially suicidal "sport" called train surfing has been catching on among township teenagers. During the security guard strike ...
Some strange choices as Safta announces nominees.(Entertainment)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Kim Clayton-Millar The event held last week to announce the first ever Saftas (South African Film and Television Awards) was not nearly as well attended as one would imagine this important occasion for the industry would be. Still, there was an assortment of ...
World's dumping groundElections stalemate in Ivory Coast drags on amid an environmental spill crisis. Beauregard Tromp reports.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... As the world's attention returns to the shambles of Darfur, several other African conflicts will escape the narrow spotlight. Members of Ivory Coast's political class fear this will be the case with the crisis in their country as well. "The problem is that, especially where ...
Pony doping mom will not be charged.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... LONDON: The mother accused of doping her young son's rival show-jumping ponies is to escape prosecution despite damning evidence that they were sedated. Kim Baudains was questioned by police earlier this month when ponies competing against her 12-year-old son Josh and his pony ...
Annual IFP conference; New strategies needed.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: BHEKO MADLALA THOUSANDS of IFP supporters will descend on Ulundi this weekend for the IFP's long awaited annual conference, which is expected to come up with concrete strategies to help the party regain lost political ground. The conference, which ...
Retirement plans for Rob Roy.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole ONE of Durban's most famous landmark hotels - the Rob Roy at Botha's Hill which boasts a unique copper-domed tower-has been sold. The owners, the Galway family - Bernice and Arthur and their daughter, Leanne Cutting - have just told their 45 ...
UN call for DRC mandate extension.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Hans Pienaar It is crucially important for the international community to continue to provide military support to the DRC to face "arguably its most difficult time, the post-election period", says UN mission vice-head Ross Mountain. His warning comes after UN ...
Sexwale explains need for BEE to London audience.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Elizma Nolte London: The government should take care not to antagonise "our white people" with black empowerment schemes and affirmative action, top South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale told an audience of South Africans in London last week. And it was ...
fabulous, fantastic: fashion.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Milan Fashion Week takes off with a bang as usual. All the top names were out in force. The spring-summer 2007 collections feature an array of sensual and empowering pieces, mixing retro with modern to update your wardrobe. Kate Millar reports Italy's Miuccia Prada used rich ...
London fashion revives the past and adds new names.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... The amazing buzz at Fashion Week has excited buyers and writers from around the world. Patrick McCarthy of the American "rag trade bible", Women's Wear Daily, was ecstatic: "Wow! The energy, the adrenaline; London is fantastic! "It's 10 years since I've been here and ...
WHAT'S HOT.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... nPockets - on the sides, in the front, but always low-down for the casual look nDhoti-style trousers The Shift becomes The Sack nHeavy metal - gold, silver, pewter, platinum, ...
Readers have their say.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Crime and stats p Hang the monsters for the murder of little Makgabo. p Statistics useless and out of date. Need to be quicker release of info. Cpf chairperson p The statistics on crime are a whole lot of nonsense. If only 517 businesses were robbed in ...
Stats don't show depth of poverty.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... The latest unemployment statistics as presented by Statistics SA show good news with regard to unemployment rates. The mathematics displayed in supporting margins for error, weighting and the like are inscrutable and they are to be congratulated for their scholarly effort. It ...
Be proactive about crime - pessimism leads to mediocrity.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... The recent release of the latest, shocking crime statistics requires the media and the citizens of South Africa to critique them in open dialogue. Understandably, we have built emotional and physical barriers to shield ourselves from the harsh reality, but it's time South ...
Give Hair out!(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... THOUGH he is trying to put on a brave face in the face of increasing opposition, it seems the umpiring career of Darrell Hair is coming to an end. Hair, who awarded England five runs when he accused Pakistan of tampering with the ball in the Test against ...
Licensing office nightmare is worse than Fear Factor.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... I read with interest the issue published on September 28, concerning the long queues and "couldn't-care-less" attitude at the Rossburgh testing centre. My gripe is similar and concerns the local licensing centre at Mariannhill, Pinetown. Having been advised that ...
Nando's ad is in poor taste.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... The Nando's Purtassi (Tamil fasting period) advert refers: I posted a comment on Nando's' website titled "one does not mean to cause harm but harm is caused anyway". Their response with a standard letter clearly indicates their image is totally "technological corporate" and has ...
Tax for lone drivers; Plan to ease city traffic gridlocks for 2010.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: BONGANI MTHEMBU and AYANDA MHLONGO Durban drivers who travel alone into the city are to be punished with a hefty congestion tax that will force them off motorways ahead of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Instead the city and government are trying to get people to ...
Club killing arrests soon.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: MIRANDA ANDREW The men who gunned down two bouncers and wounded a third at a Durban nightclub last week are still on the run, but police say they are confident of making an arrest soon. Police said the merciless killings of the bouncers - Sabelo Hadebe and ...
Chatsworth policeman slain after gang assault in Umlazi.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: MIRANDA ANDREW The death of a Chatsworth policeman who was investigating a murder case has angered his friends and colleagues. Detective Cele Msomi, 36, of the Chatsworth Police Station, had been following up on a lead in one of his cases in Umlazi M Section ...
Murders in the Midlands: two women arrested.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: SHERLISSA PETERS TWO women were arrested for the murders of two people in separate incidents on Saturday in the Midlands. Police spokesman Supt Joshua Gwala said yesterday that the body of 31-year-old Ntombi Fikile Shamane was found lying on the side of the ...
No artificial standards to judge comrades.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Moshoeshoe Monare The ANC admitted that they might have used inconsistent and "artificial" standards to judge the organisation's deputy president Jacob Zuma - even before allegations against him could be tested in a court of law. Without reference to Zuma, ...
Visitors swarm to expanded Liberty Mall.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: SHERLISSA PETERS THOUSANDS of hungry shoppers thronged the Liberty Midlands Mall this weekend as the flagship of Pietermaritzburg's booming economy celebrated the official opening of its much anticipated expansion. Eager mall rats from around the province, and ...
Musician's death drunk driving case under way.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: SHERLISSA PETERS FORMER Comrades Marathon Association official Linda Barron is expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court today for the start of her trial, in which she is accused of causing the death of a young musician. Barron was charged ...
Why did priest do it? No answers for victim's family after killer's confession.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Irene Kuppan A KILLER priest's confession of murder in the Durban High Court on Friday has left more questions than answers for the family of the woman he strangled to death. Even the judge, who found the priest guilty of theft and murder, and the defence ...
Car theft syndicate bust.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: AYANDA MHLONGO TWO security officers and an employee of a car dealership have been arrested for orchestrating the theft of cars from a Pinetown company. Members of the Serious and Violent Crimes Unit bust the crime syndicate at the weekend and recovered five ...
Weekend deaths.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Three people lost their lives and scores were injured in accidents over the weekend. Eight commuters were injured on Saturday when two taxis collided on the M25 near the KwaMashu Highway. They were taken to hospital. Also on Saturday, a pedestrian was killed on the ...
City man dies following nine floor plunge.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... A Durban man fell to his death yesterday after he plunged from a nine-storey building at the corners of Smith and Park street. Insp Cornell Pretorius of the SAPS Search and Rescue Team said the man jumped off the building and landed on a ...
Cops disperse unruly gathering.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... MATATIELE police had to be called in to disperse a crowd that became unruly after they were told the RDP housing registration they had gathered for was not going to take place. Police spokesman Capt Gerald Mfeka said about 175 residents had gathered at the Harry Gwala Hall in ...
Beware the debt trap.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... It is wise to lend an ear to the Governor of the Reserve Bank, whose job it is to keep the economy of the country as stable as possible - a task made difficult by yo-yoing fuel prices, currency fluctuations and a consuming population that seems to believe there really is no tomorrow. ...
Zuma supporters told to leave event.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole SUPPORTERS of former deputy president Jacob Zuma who were escorted from the Sahara Kingsmead Stadium yesterday, may have been noisy, but they did not disrupt the proceedings, a provincial government insider said. The fans began singing Zuma's ...
Furious taxi operators threaten to strike.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: AYANDA MHLONGO THOUSANDS of commuters around the province could find themselves stranded as taxi operators have threatened to embark on a strike from tomorrow. KwaZulu-Natal's taxi operators are furious over the conversion process that was the first phase of ...
Chiefs blunt Arrows.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: KAMLESH GOSAI NOT many will bet against Kaizer Chiefs lifting the SAA Supa 8 trophy when Durban hosts the final against SuperSport United later this month. Especially after the way Kaizer Chiefs survived wave after wave of attack from Lamontville Golden ...
Odds stacked against Sharks in Bloemfontein.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: ZAYN NABBI The Sharks will go to the killing fields of Bloemfontein to take on the Free State Cheetahs in the second of this weekend's Currie Cup semi-finals where they will hope to dethrone the current champions and break their six-game losing streak against the orange ...
Injured Sanele gives Danielle a lifeline.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Charles de Olim Robinson Crusoe must be turning in his grave. They've talked the talk, pontificated about strategy, game plans and winning at all costs. But after 12 days on the exotic Pearl Islands of Panama, the elements - and not back-stabbing tribesmates ...
Visitors dwindle Bradman Museum.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2006 ... SYDNEY: The Bradman Museum, established to honour Australia's greatest cricketer Don Bradman, is facing dwindling visitor numbers and may have to be reinvented for a generation more familiar with Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting, reports said today. Situated in Bowral, an hour's ...
Robbers kill pharmacist.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: MIRANDA ANDREW A pharmacist who operated a 24-hour store on Point Road, Durban, was murdered in an armed robbery last night. Johan Peo, 70, co-operated with the gunmen, but was shot after he had handed over the day's takings to them, police said. ...
Hijacker killed.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... A hijacker who had stolen a car from a Durban couple was shot dead by police last night. The Hillcrest couple were attacked and hijacked near their home yesterday afternoon and immediately reported the incident to the Hillcrest police. The vehicle was later spotted ...
Priest gets 30 years; Judge calls murder callous and cowardly.(News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: MONICA LAGANPARSAD AN acting Durban High Court judge has sentenced a 46-year-old Hindu priest to 30 years' imprisonment for the murder of a Westville mother. Kalimuthu Goni Thangavelu pleaded guilty on Friday to the murder of Premla Pillay and theft, in the ...
Guitar man Thomson rocks.(Entertainment)
Oct 03, 2006 ... BYLINE: Dave Wicks A TOUCH of Thomson WHERE: Heritage Theatre, Hillcrest DATES: Until Friday As a fan of great rock guitar music this was a night to remember when KZN's own guitar maestro Barry Thomson opened his new show, A Taste of Thomson ...
You'll get a kick outta this.(Entertainment)
Oct 03, 2006 ... BYLINE: Sally Scott Sinatra, Davis & Martin The Dockyard, Musgrave Centre Vocalists: Stuart Mey, Nickly Mey, Gino Veronie and Andrew Jones Band: David Knott, Andrew Jones, Benoit Grigaut, Kirsty Madgin, Reanne Leigh, Kelly Scanell, Stephanie ...
Punchy poetry festival set to roll this week.(Entertainment)
Oct 03, 2006 ... With the 10th Poetry Africa festival coming so soon after the 9th Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience, the festival line-up at UKZN is looking rather exciting. Aside from the festival being a milestone for the centre, 30 poets from 13 countries will share their different styles ...
Star bows out of 'Billy Elliot'.(Entertainment)
Oct 03, 2006 ... For most adolescent boys, involuntary warbling is one of the symptoms of the unnerving process of puberty. But if you're a child star, the consequences of your voice breaking can be catastrophic. That is why Liam Mower, the original Billy Elliot, will take his ...
Thunee lovers battle it out for card glory.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... BYLINE: MIRANDA ANDREW Hundreds of Thunee (a popular card game) lovers from Chatsworth and Phoenix have signed up to participate in a new tournament that was implemented on Sunday. Many of the participants are families, couples and school friends. The ...
Daughter of ANC founder John Dube meets Mbeki and Prime Minister Singh.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole WHEN a President and a Prime Minister visited Inanda on Sunday, it was a 77-year-old grandmother who was the real centre of attention. There was excitement in the air as the official cavalcade swept up the hill to the Dube Interpretation Centre ...
Warning of leadership tensions.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... BYLINE: Moshoeshoe Monare Limpopo Premier Sello Moloto warned of new leadership tensions that are likely to be sparked by mass unemployment of mayors, amid accusations that his predecessor Ngoako Ramatlhodi is languishing in the political wilderness. During an ANC ...
A story of carnage that needed to be told; A young writer has tackled a touchy subject for many of her fellow Nigerians, but it's characters in the context of history that interest her, writes Bob Thompson.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... When she was writing the massacre scenes, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says she would sometimes stop and think: "This really happened to people." The 29-year-old author of Half of a Yellow Sun hadn't been born in 1967, when Nigeria's Eastern Region broke away to form the doomed ...
Women the foundation of good food; Chef's views on working moms.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... BYLINE: Sinead McIntyre JAMIE Oliver says the rise of the working mother is behind the decline in the number of families sitting down to healthy meals. The TV chef said: "As far as holding a family or a nation's food culture together, it's always been women." ...
Teen held for murder of her newborn baby boy.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... LONDON: A 15-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her baby boy just hours after giving birth. The baby was found at the home of her family. The girl is thought to have kept her pregnancy secret from her parents, although her school friends said ...
Champagne Liz delays ferry.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... NEW YORK: Elizabeth Hurley held up a New York ferry for 20 minutes after being told she could not take champagne on board, it has been claimed. The actress and model, 41, is said to have bubbled over after a party staged by a champagne house on Liberty Island. She attempted to ...
Dame Helen's acting blues.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... BYLINE: HEIDI DORE LONDON: She may have received rave reviews and been tipped for an Oscar after her starring role in The Queen, but Dame Helen Mirren has revealed she is on the verge of quitting acting. The 61-year-old actress has complained of "world-weariness" ...
Why did Kylie refuse Blair's company?(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair has courted stars from Mick Jagger and Bono to Peter Andre. But there is one beyond his reach. Singer Kylie Minogue declined an invitation to meet him because, it is claimed, of her opposition to the war in Iraq. It happened when Blair ...
We have a responsibility to keep all animals safe.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... As World Day for Farm Animals and Animal Rights Day in December approaches, there is much to consider. While the average person lives with the impression that we have been given dominion over animals, this very concept also indicates that we have therefore also been given ...
Cellphone reception woes.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... Two years ago I purchased a CellC cellphone contract from Autopage Cellular for my wife. The level of coverage was extremely poor, but this I put down to the entry level handset supplied. Last month I upgraded this contract to a decent Nokia handset, but the coverage is still ...
Our people need palliative care.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... Palliative care should be part of SA's health service. October 7 is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. Thousands of people around the world will highlight the plight of millions who desperately need end-of-life care, but do not receive it. Many of these people will endure ...
Blame salaries for bribery.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... For years I have been hearing rumours of police accepting bribes - so it was no real surprise to me when I heard that two Metro policemen were caught red-handed. However, it was no less disturbing and it led me to ask, could the police be accepting such bribes because their ...
Rookie (p)ride.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... South Africans are going to expect big things from 19-year-old Adrian Zaugg who surprised everyone with his first pole position and win in his debut A1 Grand Prix sprint race. The youngster tore up the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands at ...
Move to beat traffic jams.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... Traffic congestion is a world-wide problem that has little chance of being resolved in the foreseeable future. The fact is, there are too many vehicles on the roads leading into and away from cities and most of these roads were never designed to deal the volume of traffic that uses them. ...
SA not using its clout; The country appears to have done nothing to try to persuade the AU to change its position, writes Peter Fabricius.(News)
Oct 03, 2006 ... South Africa used to be praised for punching above its weight diplomatically. But this week a senior Indian diplomat said SA was now punching below its weight on the issue of United Nations Security Council reform. By that he meant SA was not using its natural clout to shift the ...
Local teams prop up Mvela League table.(Sports)
Oct 03, 2006 ... BYLINE: Carl Peters THE experienced men of FC AK and Free State Stars are sitting at the top of the First Division standings, but local clubs Durban Stars and Nathi Lions remain at the other end. Star-studded FC AK have 13 points from five matches after they walloped ...
Referees should rather err on the side of caution.(Sports)
Oct 03, 2006 ... REFEREES' decisions seem to be the talking point after this weekend's round of English Premiership matches. The most notable being the award of a free kick to Bolton Wanderers after Liverpool's goalkeeper, Pepe Reina, was adjudged to have carried the ball over the big box line ...
HD itching to get back.(Sports)
Oct 03, 2006 ... BYLINE: IQBAL KHAN HD Ackerman cannot wait for his 2006/2007 South African season to take off once again. The former South African Test player has signed a contract with the Warriors and will make his debut for the Port Elizabeth-based franchise against the Nashua ...