Daily News (South Africa) back issues from March 2008:
A self-appointed oracle; Recently columnist Max du Preez criticised the leadership style of the ANC under new party president Jacob Zuma. Mike Mabuyakhulu responds.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... In his essay: "Why I Write", author George Orwell argues that there are practically four motives that drive writers to put pen to paper. These, he says, are sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse and political purpose. On sheer egoism, Orwell says the writer is ...
Not much of a choice.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... I read with interest Only the clowns remain in power by Max Du Preez, and must unfortunately concur with his comments. The problem, however, is that the ANC has now been divided into two ...
Sarkozy's promises.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Like a breath of fresh air, new French President Nicolas Sarkozy swept into South Africa for a two-day visit and announced sweeping changes to France's attitude to Africa. Sarkozy told a joint sitting of Parliament that France needed to place its relations with Africa on a new ...
Sharks still 100%.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... THOUGH they left it late, there was much merit in the Sharks' hard-fought victory against the Bulls in their Super 14 match in Pretoria on Saturday. The result means that the Sharks, together with the Blues and Crusaders, are the only teams with 100% records in the ...
Driver's licence examiners arrogant.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... What does it take to obtain a driver's licence? Does one have to be Albert Einstein in order to get one? My daughter, who is a third- year BSc student, is not stupid by any measure, but failed to secure a driver's licence even on her fourth attempt. While waiting for ...
Just call them Whacky Wednesdays.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... We all know stable fixtures have been a perennial problem for several reasons and, though corrections have been made to a point where you now get the season's outline in advance, one thing that still puzzles me is the staging of matches on a Wednesday afternoon. This happens ...
Racist students should be brought before law.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... This is nauseating. It is shocking to think that this sort of thing happened when the country has politically transformed from an apartheid regime to a democratic system. This outrageous conduct should be condemned. This is a crime against humanity and a violation of ...
A1 racing must help poor.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Motorsport enthusiasts spend many hours enjoying watching the sport, either live or on TV. Many thousands of litres of petrol are consumed by these sports vehicles on the race tracks of the world. Yearly, South Africans enjoy the A1 racing in Durban. ...
Car guards need our support.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... It is with sad concern that I have to mention the following. Have car owners ever considered giving the car guard who minded their vehicle while they were shopping at least R2 or more? Have you taken into account what the value of your vehicle is and all the trauma ...
Shark tales and titbits.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... AJ Venter Position: Flank/No8/Lock Age: 34 Weight/height: 112kg; 1.98m What is your favourite food and Durban restaurant? I love Italian food and my favourite restaurant is Marcos. What do you order to drink at a ...
Municipalities mishandled rates issue.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Certain municipalities must take the blame for the gloom that hangs over the heads of property owners because of their arrogance and paternalistic attitude. There is no proper consultation with the community about policies in terms of the Rates Act. The Council must provide ...
Pietermaritzburg residents irate.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: SHERLISSA PETERS PIETERMARITZBURG rate-payers are flexing their democratic muscle and have flooded the municipal offices with objections over the valuations done on their properties. Property owners from across the city, including suburbs in Northdale, ...
School tensions simmer.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: SHERLISSA PETERS RACIAL and religious tensions are still simmering in Newcastle after the appointment of principal Manuel Govender to the town's high school last month. Govender was greeted at the school with booing and the chanting of De la Rey by pupils, ...
Anger at non-lethal weapon ban idea.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: TROY MARTENS "People have the right to defend themselves." This is the view of Paul Murphy, the manager of Blades and Bows, a self-defence and sporting goods shop in Durban. Murphy, and other selfdefence store owners, have reacted angrily to the ...
Failed matrics hit the books.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Boyd Webb More than 135 000 matric students who failed their school exams last year are again hitting the books, the education department has said in response to parliamentary questions. "We have really been encouraging pupils to attend classes and are ...
Tributes - and a regret.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Chiara Carter ANC veteran Professor Kader Asmal bowed out of parliament last week showered with tributes, but left with one last regret - that at the eleventh hour he was denied a chance to speak to the National Assembly about his controversial review of the country's ...
Cycling campaigner hurt.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole A PINETOWN man who helped his father put up signs warning motorists to keep their distance from cyclists, has himself been knocked off his bicycle and seriously injured. The accident, in which Allan Gillespie, 23, was left with a broken neck and ...
Dangerous dodging on a damaged M4.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: TROY MARTENS Motorists using the M4 between Umdloti and Umhlanga are running the gauntlet and driving into northbound traffic to avoid a section of the road that has fallen away. The Department of Transport issued warnings last week, using print and radio ...
Child Welfare head honoured.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole FOR more than 20 years, Prof Dasarath Chetty has been involved in humanitarian work - and now he is beginning to collect awards. "I've had no awards for 20 years, but over the past year I've had three in a row. I'm overwhelmed," he said ...
Former dean awaits race ruling.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... A tense wait begins for demoted dean of the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine Dr Barry Kistnasamy, who is awaiting a Durban High Court ruling on racism allegations levelled against him. After he was forced to relinquish his post of dean in 2004, Kistnasamy challenged the ...
Singer faces probe after crash.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: TROY MARTENS and SAPA Kwaito star Mandoza (Mduduzi Tshabalala) is recovering at home after an accident on Saturday morning that left two people dead. Mandoza is facing a culpable homicide investigation, and has not yet appeared in court. ...
Shining a torch into those dark corners.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... FROM tomorrow I am going to be shedding light on another burning issue - that of the forthcoming implementation of the amended rates assessments. While I will return periodically to load-shedding and its implications for readers - something that will no doubt cause us to be left in the ...
Memorial for Umzinto serial killing victims.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: AMELIA NAIDOO More than 400 friends and family members came together at Curries Fountain grounds yesterday to say goodbye to their loved ones who fell prey to the Umzinto serial killer last year. A mass memorial service was held for Philisiwe Mpanza, 27, her ...
Sad day for us all.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... When the ANC took over the province from the IFP they were far more open and humble than their national counterparts - willing to listen to others. Since then arrogance and intolerance has set in with a vengeance. The clearest sign of this is the axing of Jo-Ann ...
City bus takeover plan; Remant Alton fails to deliver, council to act.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: AYANDA MHLONGO and BONGANI MTHEMBU THE eThekwini Municipality is planning to take back the city's privatised bus service from the embattled Remant Alton management as soon as June this year. Millions of rands from the city's ratepayers and from provinicial ...
Valuation shockers; New rates objections roll in.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole WHEN a Phoenix home-owner opened his property evaluation letter from the eThekwini Municipality, he could not believe his eyes. "I really got a shock. The valuation they have given me has to be a mistake. It's totally ridiculous," said the ...
Cop continues search for UK hiker.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole THE official search for missing British climber Michael Hetherington might be over, but police Insp Jack Haskins will never stop looking for him. "I cannot give up. His disappearance worries me the whole time, and I would like to give closure to ...
Blues promised a tough time in the Tank.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: ZAYN NABBI If the Blues expect another free ride on South African soil then they are going to be in for a rude surprise when they enter the Shark Tank this Saturday. The Auckland-based franchise have run amok over their SA counterparts in the Super 14 thus ...
Hockey women a 'work in progress'.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: ZAYN NABBI South African women's hockey coaching consultant Ian Jennings believes the national outfit are a "work in progress". Addressing the media shortly after SA's Spar Cup triumph in Johannesburg, the former Great Britain international spoke frankly about ...
Murless wins at Mt Edgecombe.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The final round of the Mount Edgecombe Trophy was a little more work than he expected, but the result was the one Mark Murless had been dreaming of all or summer. After so many near-misses, he finally left the post-tournament celebrations with a gleaming glass trophy and a ...
Make Scorpions report public: SACP.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Boyd Webb The government must release the full Khampepe Report on the restructuring of the Scorpions if it wants a credible debate to take place concerning the future of the country's elite crime-fighting unit, the SACP said yesterday. But the party's central ...
Jackpot winner nets R2 010 993.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... There was one jackpot winner in Saturday's main lotto draw. The winner walked away with R2 010 993. Match 5 + Bonus had 5 winners and paid out R88 153; Match 5 had 148 winners and paid out R6 700; Match 4 + Bonus had 399 winners and paid out R1 380; Match 4 had 8 378 winners and ...
Shaik to challenge UKZN.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Daily News reporters and Sapa It is a clear case of plagiarism, the University of KwaZulu-Natal insists. Nonsense, is the response of the Shamim "Chippy" Shaik's family after being told he had been stripped of a doctorate in mechanical engineering. Last week ...
N3 horror accident claims 10 lives.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Daily News reporter and Sapa A horror accident on the N3 near Shongweni between a bakkie and two cars claimed the lives of 10 people, while three others are in a serious condition in hospital. Provincial Minister of Transport Jeff Radebe and Minister of Health ...
Sticking with comedy - for now.(Bollywood)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Suniel Shetty is one of the most sought after actors in the industry. Having started his career with action films, he seems more bent on comic roles of late. And after his performance in the Priyadarshan's rib-tickler, Hera Pheri, producers have been keen to exploit his talent. All set to ...
In the name of the father.(Bollywood)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Vikram could be called a late bloomer in the industry - he only tasted success almost a decade after joining it. Today he enjoys mass adulation as one of leading heroes in the Tamil film industry. He earned a coveted National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance as ...
Going to war to find fame.(Bollywood)
Mar 03, 2008 ... SInce starting her career with the highly praised Yahaan, Minissha Lamba has acted in several films, some remarkable - Coporate, Anthony Kaun Hai? and Dus Kahaniyaan) - and others quite forgettable - Rocky and Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. Sadly, Lamba has yet to establish herself in the ...
Public must say 'no' to culling; The 'hero of Baghdad' won't let animal sanctuaries become slaughterhouses, writes Vivian Attwood.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... W ORLD-RECOGNISED conservationist, environmentalist and wildlife author Lawrence Anthony has condemned the proposal to resume culling elephants in South African reserves in the strongest terms. He and the members of The Earth Organisation, which he founded, are adamant that they will do ...
Farrow a gem, but her future's darker than you might think.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The buildup to Michelle Botes's exit as Cherel de Villiers-Haines from Isidingo was a blessing for Odelle de Wet - it landed her a role in the award-winning daily drama. She was introduced as Farrow, the sister of Anton Bornman (he who had a serious axe to grind with Cherel). ...
Beware the sins of the father.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... You don't get to be a rich and powerful man like At Koster without hiding a few skeletons in the closet. Now one of those secrets, which is connected to his deceased ex-wife, Theresa, who is also the mother of his son Malan, is threatening to topple out with his son snooping around in his ...
All want piece of Amy now she has seen the lighter.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Pals of Amy Winehouse are worried she could seriously harm herself after she deliberately burnt her hand with a lighter last week, while screaming: "My life is a shell of what it was. It's like the whole world is now stillborn." A source added to Britain's The Sun: "We were just ...
Bland's the way.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Nicole Richie revealed she is finding it hard to control her appetite because she is breastfeeding her new daughter Harlow Winter. She added: "There's just so much I can't eat because Harlow is so sensitive ....
Writer's block with no memory.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Rocker Ozzy Osbourne is reportedly struggling to write his autobiography, because he can't remember what's happened to him. Ozzy signed a book deal with publishers two years ago, but ...
Someone suture her mouth, please.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Naomi Campbell has reportedly banned staff from entering her Brazilian hospital room. She underwent an operation to remove a cyst from her stomach at Sao Paulo's Sirio Libanes Hospital on Monday, and was said to be "in no way courteous" to staff when she barked her orders, ...
Brad proud of his super size family.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Brad Pitt has confirmed to friends that lover Angelina Jolie is expecting twins. A friend told the Daily Mail website: "Brad's been very quiet about this pregnancy so far, but this was the weekend he decided to let the cat out of the bag. He's telling everybody close to him, ...
The trash dash.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Reese Witherspoon often sneaks out in the middle of the night to check on her neighbours' garbage. She said: "I'm obsessed with trash. I like to throw a lot of things away. It makes me crazy when the trash is overflowing. I put on ...
Knock on Hood.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Helen Herimbi Young Tre's mother ships the boy off to live with his dad, in South Central Los Angeles, when he starts to show signs of delinquency caused by the absence of a father figure in his life. Together with his three precocious childhood friends, Tre ...
WHERE OSCAR PROVES HIS METTLE.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The 80th Annual Academy Awards officially holds the dubious distinction of being the least watched Oscars ceremony in the history of the show, with a whopping 25% drop in worldwide viewership. Industry observers blamed the poor ratings on a number of factors, including the list of mostly ...
Readers have their say.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Racist Video p I would like to comment on the racist video. I'm a 27-year-old white lady, and I'm disgusted and embarrassed to see what those guys did. I think they are a disgrace to our nation and other white people. Shame on you! p The video is barbaric, they ...
Parties demand /shooting report.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Daily News reporter Opposition parties are demanding the Department of Defence release the full report on the Lohatla incident in which nine soldiers were killed by a barrage of bullets fired from an out-of-control anti-aircraft gun last year. Last week ...
Every moment worth it for outgoing commander.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole BEING the Officer Commanding 15 Squadron was "hard work, long hours and a lot of frustrations", - yet "every moment was worth it". And being the OC of the Durban-based Air Force Squadron was also the highlight of Lt-Col Chris Opperman's career, ...
Offloading a lemon; Australia is considering bringing in a 'Lemon Law' to prevent unsuspecting car-buyers from being saddled with duds. As these two stories prove, South African consumers might benefit if our lawmakers followed suit.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... If someone buys a car that turns out to be a dud and then, after months of fighting with the dealership, they finally get to swop the problematic car for another one, what happens to the dud? Well, in the case of a certain blue 2003 Kia Sorento, it got put back on the showroom ...
Play flips script on violence against women.(Entertainment)
Mar 04, 2008 ... BYLINE: Sally Scott In the 1986 film of William Mastrosimone's controversial and provocative play Extremities, Farrah Fawcett-Majors famously took on the role of Marjorie, the woman who, after being victimised by a rapist who has barged into her home, manages to turn the tables ...
She's maid to entertain.(Entertainment)
Mar 04, 2008 ... She's the daughter of Blarney Brother Damian McIlroy, the sister of Aaron "the loser" McIlroy and, thereby, the sister-in-law of actress/singer Lisa Bobbert. Hence Clare McIlroy is, of course, a high-powered lawyer and litigator - naaah, just kidding. With that surname and those ...
WANNA TRY THE ROCKY ROAD TO FAME?(Entertainment)
Mar 04, 2008 ... BYLINE: Tonight Reporter If the very words "Science Fiction - Double Feature" raise happy hackles along your spine, you are a Rocky Horror fan. There is no hope for you ... you may as well go straight into the light "over at the Frankenstein's place". Thirty-three ...
Rubber-face returns.(Entertainment)
Mar 04, 2008 ... BYLINE: Tonight Reporter He's Elvis, Meatloaf, Kenny Rogers, Ozzy, Mick, Julio, Roy Orbison, Tom Jones - his wife must have some interesting moments - and he can even trot out a not-too-shabby Nelson Mandela. Danny Fisher, who stars in the new show, Your Momma Can't ...
City to go after poster pests.(News)
Mar 04, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole THE city is to target abortion clinics - and other advertisers - that illegally plaster posters all over the place, Julie-May Ellingson, head of the Strategic Projects Department, has said. The council is going to take a "hard line" as "they are ...
Get your fill of eye candy.(Entertainment)
Mar 04, 2008 ... BYLINE: Sally Scott IN THE SUMMERTIME PERFORMERS: Jonothan Didlick, Clare McIlroy, Yvette Barnard MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Dawn Selby WHERE: Heritage Theatre, Hillcrest WHEN: Tuesday to Saturday at 7pm (meal) for 8.30pm (show). Sunday ...
Hot as a Chatsworth samoosa.(Entertainment)
Mar 04, 2008 ... BYLINE: Debashine Thangevelo THE CHILLI BOY WHERE: Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre WHO: Matthew Ribnick WHEN: Runs until March 9 RATING: HHHHI After a sellout season on London's West End, Matthew Ribnick returns to Durban with ...
Huge backlog for free cataract surgery.(News)
Mar 04, 2008 ... BYLINE: DI CAELERS More than 4 000 South Africans are seeing clearly now after having their sight restored, thanks to a nationwide eye-care campaign - but the organisers have warned this hardly makes a dent in the huge backlog queuing for cataract surgery. Releasing ...
Consequences of apartheid.(News)
Mar 04, 2008 ... Overt and covert racism exists all over the world - so too in South Africa, except that it was legal here till 1994. But outlawing this practice will not mean that people will not practice it. Recent events at Free State University are so unbelievable and disgusting ...
Bus service will be costly.(News)
Mar 04, 2008 ... Important as it is to move people around the city, Durban's transport system has always been problematic, but ever since the bus service was privatised five years ago, the service has been going steadily downhill. When the council ran the service, it was generally efficient, ...
Proteas on a roll.(News)
Mar 04, 2008 ... THOUGH everyone in the cricketing world knows that Bangladesh are bottom of the pile when it comes to the rankings, there was still plenty of satisfaction for the South Africans, who wrapped up the two-Test series with an emphatic victory yesterday morning. In ...
Madisha is just the beginning.(News)
Mar 04, 2008 ... The expulsion of Willie Madisha from Cosatu was inevitable. The purging of President Thabo Mbeki's allies has begun. Madisha's sin was his decision to expose the misuse of a credit card by Zwelinzima Vavi. He went even further to support Charles Modise's statement that he ...
Valuations are a huge big thumb-suck.(News)
Mar 04, 2008 ... I strongly object to the valuation of my residential property! I wish to ask the municipality two questions: p How qualified were the valuators who gave residential properties a so-called market (buyer-seller) value? p When exactly did the valuators visit my home to ...