Daily News (South Africa) back issues from July 2008:
Rudy enjoying WQS challenge.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Rudy Palmboom jnr had a phenomenal 2007, winning the ASP Africa Junior Series, the PST Junior Series and the Billabong Junior Series. Back in town for the Mr Price Pro, Craig Ritchie spoke to the 19-year-old Bluff surfer about competing in the World Qualifying Series in the hopes of making ...
From limbo to liveliness; A rare spinal operation offers a child the chance to reach maturity, writes Vivian Attwood.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... PHILANI and Maureen Ndlangamandla sit in a small lounge at St Augustine's Hospital reserved for the family of those undergoing surgery. They are in limbo in the particular hell reserved for parents whose children are being operated on. Friendly reassurances from a passing nurse ...
Stop Zuma prosecution now.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... It is about time the directorate of public prosecutions declares a stay of prosecution in the Jacob Zuma matter. It has become abundantly clear to the average South African that the whole purpose of this prosecution was for every other reason but to prosecute a criminal. ...
Golf association to fast track promising young players.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... CALVIN Coelho, one of KwaZulu-Natal's promising youngsters, was among 19 leading South African amateurs named by the South African Golf Association (Saga) who attended a squad session at the World of Golf in Johannesburg this week. Coelho, who is also a member of the Ernie Els ...
Beachfront needs blitz.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Drunken revellers partying on the beachfront, flouting bylaws by publicly consuming alcohol, and leaving the debris of their high spirits, have angered local residents. Smashing bottles seems almost like a manly ritual, a display of machismo, among those that drop their pollution where ...
Fergie admits Neville's career might be over.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: SIMON JONES Alex Ferguson has cast doubt over whether Manchester United defender Gary Neville will play again. The Old Trafford manager was contradictory when he declared his wish to hand the captaincy back to Neville. Ferguson said: "I am hopeful ...
More must be done to end poverty.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... There cannot be anything more contrasting than the culinary worlds of the president and that of the poor, as highlighted in the Daily News, especially at a time when food and poverty are the focus of nations around the world. (Hikes enrage Manuel/ Food fit for a president, June 25.) ...
Incompetent leadership spells doom for city's future.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... The alarm bells are starting to ring louder and many red flags are being raised as our leaders guide our city towards a potentially perilous, unstable future. As more issues are exposed in the media, so it becomes evident that we are governed by unaccountable, questionable ...
Torres: I owe Euro success to Liverpool.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: JOHN EDWARDS FERNANDO Torres has delivered the final blow to Chelsea's hopes of signing him by paying a remarkable tribute to his Liverpool team-mates in the wake of Spain's Euro 2008 triumph. Manager Rafa Benitez and co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett had ...
Reds Keane on Robbie.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: JOHN EDWARDS and NEIL ASHTON ROBBIE Keane stunned Tottenham by telling them he wants to leave as the Premier League's transfer market merry-go-round began turning yesterday. Sportsmail can reveal that Republic of Ireland striker Keane delivered his shock ...
Carrying Madiba's torch Following Nelson Mandela's example will honour the father of our nation, writes ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... When a global giant such as Nelson Mandela turns 90, it is important to ask what lessons can be learned from his life, and how they impact on our current situation. I do not deem myself an expert on this matter, but a debate on the issue is imperative. Magnanimity in ...
Egyptians thrill local volleyball enthusiasts.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... The men's volleyball final of the African Leg of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games between favourites Egypt and Algeria left an indelible mark on the minds of the local fans who rocked up at the Tongaat Sports Centre in September last year. Playing in front of a capacity crowd ...
great ideas for.(Life)
Jul 03, 2008 ... What a superfruit is the avocado! Not only because of the goodness in each slice - vitamin E and other antioxidants, vitamin B, potassium and folic acid, among other nutrients - but because its creaminess lifts every dish. A salad, for instance, feels less like rabbit food when ...
The littlies won't complain.(Entertainment)
Jul 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Sally Scott ALADDIN CAST: N J Sithole, Robyn Hailey Wells, Daniel Frances Hall, Kevin Wells, Angela Ndlovu. DIRECTOR: Garth Anderson. WHERE: Botanic Gardens theatre. WHEN: Daily at 10am till July 15. RATING: HHHII ...
Stoner unstoppable at Dutch TT.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2008 ... Australia's Casey Stoner won the Dutch MotoGP riding a Ducati on Saturday after rival Valentino Rossi crashed on the opening lap. The current world champion eased into the lead from the first bend after starting from pole position and was rarely threatened after Rossi, a ...
Max and Ruben take SBK honours in Italy.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2008 ... Germany's Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) and Spain's Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati) picked up the two wins in Sunday's eighth round of the Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship at the Misano circuit in front of 68 000 spectators. With two third places, Troy Bayliss ...
Xaus joins BMW team.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2008 ... BYLINE: Biking Correspondent BMW Motorrad Motorsport has signed Spanish rider Ruben Xaus to lead its debut into the World Superbike Championship next year. Xaus, who has been an SBK regular since 1998 and has taken 35 podiums, including 11 victories, has signed a ...
How our leaders have let Mandela down.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... I feel very sorry for our former president Nelson Mandela. He handed the baton to the people who came after him, and yet he must be very disappointed with the way in which they have carried this baton. From my observations, most of the leaders in this country can be ...
Gulf call to depeg from dollar.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... The National, which is owned by the Abu Dhabi ruling family, reported yesterday that the UAE was calling on all six Gulf Co-operation Council member states to "rethink" their monetary policy amid soaring inflation in the oil-rich region. It cited an internal report by Abu Dhabi's ...
No end to oil hikes: Opec chief.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... "The price of oil will rise again in the coming weeks. We have to follow the evolution of the dollar, because a one percent fall in the dollar means four dollars more on the price of oil," Khelil, who is Algeria's minister of energy and mines, told the independent daily. "As ...
$70m investment in Moz cell firm.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... "We are in an accelerated process of investing $70m in 2008 to improve our infrastructure and expand our national network coverage," mCel said. The group added that it would open 110 new base stations as part of its planned 200 stations before the end of 2008. mCel ...
Climate change may affect crops.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Reuters in Sapporo, Japan Climate change could cut South Africa's maize crop by 20% within 15 to 20 years as the west of the country dries out while the east is afflicted with increasingly severe storms, the environment minister said yesterday. "For a ...
Barriers to first time buyers deepen UK housing slump.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... "I'd love to, but I'm single and I can't afford to buy anything on my own; nobody would give me a mortgage," explained Williams, a delivery driver who recently moved back home with his parents after his rent went up. The plight of Williams - and hundreds more like him - has made ...
Smart to build turbodiesel model.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... Smart will start assembly of right-hand drive turbodiesel versions of its already super-economical Smart ForTwo early in 2009 with the promise of 3.3 litres/100km fuel economy - or more than 1 000km a tank. The cars will go on sale in right-hand drive Britain in February or ...
Strap those children in safely.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... Parents and caregivers don't recognise the danger of allowing children to travel in vehicles unrestrained because if they did, there wouldn't be so many babies and young children travelling around without wearing safety restraints. So says 1st for Women's director, Robyn ...
Prestigious award for road safety website.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... BYLINE: Motoring Staff The prestigious Evert van Niekerk Memorial Trophy award for an outstanding contribution towards greater road safety has been awarded to the founder and creator of the www.Arrive Alive.co.za website, lawyer Johan Jonck, for 2007. The award is ...
MiTo targets Mini.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... BYLINE: Minesh de Montebhagaloo 'The MiTo is designed and built by Alfisti for Alfisti," said Alfa Romeo's CEO, Luca De Meo, at the car's international press launch last week in sunny Italy. Pronounced Mee-tor, the baby Alfa's name is a combination of Milano (Mi) and Torino ...
Strictly for hardcore headbangers.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... BYLINE: Denis Droppa Okay, buckle up because we're going for a ride. Long empty road heading into the horizon, with promised curves up ahead, check. BMW M3 convertible, roof down, and the sun's shining, check. The "need for speed" line from Top Gun running ...
Sheridan's the star at Kyalami.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... BYLINE: Motorsport Correspondent Kawasaki rider Sheridan Morais was again the star at round six of the WesBank Super Series national meeting at Kyalami on Saturday. Morais, the 2006 South African Superbike champion, produced a polished display to pick up yet another ...
What to do if your ABS light glows.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... A skidding vehicle is out of con- trol and, back in the dinosaur days of my youth, we were encouraged to use a thing called cadence braking. The idea was to dab rapidly at the pedal to prevent the lockup that occurs when you simply stamp on the pedal. Few drivers were very good ...
Lexus to launch hybrids into SA.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... BYLINE: Motoring Staff Lexus will introduce its hybrid model offering locally in September when it launches the GS450h and the RX400h. "For Lexus, the introduction of hybrid derivatives to the GS and RX ranges not only expands our range but also offers alternative ...
Subaru turns Forester into an SUV.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jesse Adams They've gone all SUV on us. Subaru's Forester, which up until last week I would have happily considered a station wagon, has just been launched in South Africa in its brand new skin. I see where they're going with this. The brand synonymous with all-wheel ...
Bags not being the guy at the bottom!(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... How many people can you fit into a Smart ForTwo? The answer was provided by a team of contortionists at a party to celebrate the minicars' 10th birthday recently. The amazing answer is 13 - that's the result of a "car cram" at the anniversary celebrations at Mercedes-Benz World ...
Put law enforcement before revenue says AA.(Motoring)
Jul 10, 2008 ... BYLINE: Motoring Staff The Automobile Association has warned that the new driver's licence points demerit system needs to be backed by effective law enforcement, rather than revenue generation, if it is to reduce South Africa's horrific road death toll. The ...
Insects help police with crime investigations.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: ARTHI SANPATH THE scene was a brutal one: the body of a young girl was found in an industrial area in Bloemfontein earlier this year; her body was mutilated with multiple stab wounds and her throat was slit. While police were investigating the killing, one man ...
Split-second timing for Virginia Airshow.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole EVERYTHING about this weekend's House of Paint Durban Airshow has been choreographed down to the last minute. And it's all done to make sure everything goes smoothly - and gives the crowds the maximum enjoyment. "Each display has a ...
Judge overrules religion for vital transfusion.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... PORT ELIZABETH: A two-week-old baby boy was given the chance of life when a high court judge ruled in favour of a blood transfusion, against the religious beliefs of his Jehovah's Witness parents. After being approached by a doctor, legal aid attorneys arranged a late court ...
Get to know all that auction lingo.(Advertising)
Jul 11, 2008 ... When you go to an auction, it is a good idea to have as much information at your fingertips as you can possibly collect. You should have researched the lot you wish to bid on. You should have decided how much you are prepared to pay, and have set in place any financial requirements. ...
Tip of the day.(Advertising)
Jul 11, 2008 ... As part of the preparation for attending and bidding at an auction, prospective buyers should acquaint themselves with the terms and conditions that apply to the auction they are attending. There are some conditions that apply at all auctions: bidders have to register, get a ...
Get your remote controls primed for all the sporting action.(Sports)
Jul 11, 2008 ... THERE'S a full weekend of sport on television with the cricket South Africa tour of England, the Springboks in yet another Vodacom Tri-Nations encounter, the European Tours Scottish Open and the US PGA Tours John Deere Classic, the Absa Currie Cup and the Tour de France. To ...
How biased antipodean refs damage All Blacks.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... And so it will come to pass yet again. The All Blacks will once again win the Tri-Nations, Canterbury Crusaders have once more won the Super 14, all with a little help from Antipodean referees. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink ... "sorry didn't see the spear tackle". The jaundiced eyed ...
Pinetown out to prove they are worthy title contenders.(Sports)
Jul 11, 2008 ... After a three-week break, the local hockey Super League will recommence this weekend and some mouth-watering encounters lie in prospect in both the men's and women's division. The big clash among the men will be that of DUT Rovers and Pinetown, DUT Rovers have had a ...
Farm production costs totally out of control.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... One needs to take into account the many variables that come into play when decisions on pricing commodities are concerned. However, a price increase of more than 200% is unjustifiable. We subsistence farmers who purchase the 2:3:2 fertiliser used to pay R150 per 50kg, and a year ...
Let Mandela have quiet time.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... ALL this ridiculous fuss over one person's birthday. Surely at 90, Mandela wants to have a quiet time with his family? Not so, according to a phone-in radio hostess who told me it was mean of me to suggest this. She ...
Talk on a a remarkable recovery.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... Dr Bill Code, a Canadian doctor who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996 and reversed his symptoms with diet, exercise and physical therapy, will talk about his journey back to health at Coastlands Conference Centre, Dr ...
Summit of Mbeki wins.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... To give President Thabo Mbeki his due, with dogged tenacity he has expanded the influence of this country and, indeed, the African continent, in the deliberations of the world's richest nations. Not only did he help persuade the G8 leaders to refer back to their promises, and to ...
Time for rugby.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... THE war of words is hopefully over and now all rugby fans want is a hard-fought, but incident-free, game of rugby tomorrow as the Springboks take on the All Blacks in the Tri-Nations competition. The Test comes after a week of turmoil with Bok skipper John ...
Logie should see the light on red light.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... It is really shocking that the eThekwini Municipality is going ahead with plans to create red light prostitution districts. I think society should totally condemn this immoral act at all levels, which once implemented will bring decay into South Africa and destroy all the good ...
Petrol price blunder; Garages charge extra 7c a litre.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: JOSEPH BOOYSEN and NIeMAH DAVIDS The SA Petroleum Retailers' Association has admitted that some service stations around the country have been charging motorists nearly 10c extra for a litre of petrol, blaming the blunder on "miscommunication". Peter Noke, the ...
Daily News readers share their views.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... Prince Sifiso Zulu p It is the first time I hear of a private investigator being arrested for interfering in an investigation. I thought the police wanted all the help they could get. The cover-up is so obvious. Penny. p Police commissioner Ngidi and MEC for ...
KwaZulu-Natal's outdoor art gallery.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... Concern about the growing impact of visitors to priceless and fragile rock art sites in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park has prompted pre-emptive action from Amafa. "Damage takes place in various ways like lighting fires in the caves, graffiti, splashing water over the paintings ...
ANC does use religion for votes.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... The Daily News article, ANC church canvassing criticised, July 7, 2008 refers. I agree with the church member who said that it's religious disrespect. Ironically the ANC's Visvin Reddy was very vocal in a letter in a Sunday newspaper in which he, (like the lady in Hamlet), ...
The immorality of plea bargains; Where else have you heard of a self-confessed criminal asking for indemnity not only for himself, but also for his henchmen, asks Jovial Rantao.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... I just, just cannot, for the life of me, get over the immorality and illegality of some plea bargain applications. The more information I gather on the issue, the more cheesed off I get. I am annoyed, for instance, that we know who the murderers of businessman Brett Kebble are, ...
Christians want action.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: Irene Kuppan ZIMBAbWEAN President Robert Mugabe has chosen a path for his country that will lead to the death, hunger and suffering of millions of people living in that country. In a strongly worded statement yesterday, the province's Christian community also ...
Bush praised for 'pushing hardest' for African aid at G8 summit.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: Peter Fabricius "George Bush is sounding like an NGO!" marvelled an official of one of the ubiquitous humanitarian NGOs who descend on occasions like this week's G8 summit at the resort of Toyako on Japan's northern island Hokkaido. One of the least reported ...
Mugabe Road a mystery for residents; Anger at highway renaming.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: HEINZ DE BOER UNLIKE its namesake, Mugabe Road in Umlazi's sprawling AA Section is rather pretty, with modern homes and green trees dotting the 300m- long street. There is hardly a pothole to be seen and the verges resemble those you may see in the northern ...
Zuma, 'a great leader' honoured.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... THE Black Management Forum (BMF) has organised a gala dinner at Durban's International Convention Centre to honour African National Congress president Jacob Zuma for displaying quality leadership qualities. ANC's Donovan Cloete confirmed yesterday that Zuma would ...
Dust mites: our unseen bedmates.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: ARTHI SANPATH THEY are the "unseen companions" in your bed at night, and now researchers say that dust mite populations can be controlled by following simple practices. Associate professor Glen Needham, of the Department of Entomology at Ohio State ...
Africa depends on international aid.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: Keith Ross MANY African countries are still heavily dependent on international aid and the situation is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. Without that international aid, some countries - including Mozambique, Tanzania and Malawi - would go bankrupt ...
Pregnant xeno victim beaten up.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: DASEN THATHIAH CONGOLESE Salima Abbisi, a pregnant victim of recent xenophobic attacks, was taken to hospital after being beaten, allegedly by city officials, when foreigners demonstrated outside eThekwini City Hall. But city manager Michael Sutcliffe insisted ...
Go, gogos, go!(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: DASEN THATHIAH and CLIFF LAMBANE Grannies are those warm, gentle old ladies who generally spend their days caring for grandkids, cooking or knitting. Or are they? Enter the sprightly Vakhegula Vakhegula (Grannies Grannies) soccer squad. ...
Backs to the wall.(Sports)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: Peter Bills in Dunedin A recent Rugby World Cup winning nation in turmoil, a coach struggling to get a grip and arbitrary changes in the team without either logic or reason ... does any of this sound familiar ? Unless South Africa surprises the entire rugby ...
Sharks downed by injuries.(Sports)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: CRAIG LEWIS Earlier this week, assistant coach Grant Bashford lamented the misfortune of the Sharks who have repeatedly endured the late withdrawal of players due to injury and yesterday that sentiment was vindicated when prop BJ Botha suffered a back injury that will ...
Team Durban overpowered by Turks.(Sports)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: Sports Reporter Two tough semi-final games were played with upsets in both at the One Nation Cup U15 International Soccer Tournament at George Campbell Technical High School yesterday. Team Durban took on the winners of Group B Team Izmir from Turkey in the ...
Report warns of civil war in Zim.(News)(Report)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: Deon de Lange Zimbabwean deputy minister for information, Bright Matonga, has welcomed a new report that claims members of the MDC are increasingly involved in retaliatory violence against supporters of disputed president Robert Mugabe. Speaking from Harare ...