Post (South Africa) back issues from June 2006:
Don't rubbish our Hillgrove.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THROUGH your newspaper kindly allow me to express my disappointment and dissatisfaction of being a resident in Hillgrove, Newlands West. 1. Dogs in the neighbourhood are causing havoc, not only around my driveway entrance, but also in the neighbourhood. 2. Residents ...
Why not try sacrificing a tiger, lion, or elephant?(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... I REFER to the letter on animal sacrifice in a recent issue of your newspaper. Animal sacrifice in any form under any pretence especially in the name of God should be forbidden. An animal has life and we do not have the right to take that away from it. Life is to be held sacred and only ...
Alu PanEEr Tikki.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... INGREDIENTS: 500g boiled and mashed potatoes Salt and pepper to taste 10ml roasted and crushed cumin seeds 125ml flour 30g butter 1 green chilli chopped Filling: 1 onion finely chopped ...
The ultimate gift.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... JUNE is National Blood Donor Month - and today (Wednesday) is World Blood Donor Day. And this year's focus is on getting more volunteers to give their blood. In South Africa, there are 294 287 blood donors who donate regularly on a volunteer basis without any ...
Pat calling the kettle black.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... I WAS distressed when I read in Pat Poovalingam's recent Straight Talk column, a reference to Saths Cooper as a fat cat. Cooper's courage in fighting the illegal regime for the emancipation of the oppressed people, earned him a stint on ...
This Elvis rocked.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... SATURDAY, May 27 2006, will stand out in many people's mind for a long time to come. The splendid exhibition at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Woodview Ramakrishna Andhra Sabha, at the Durban City Hall, will, I'm sure be remembered by the large number of people who ...
Pillay bent it like Beckham.(Sports)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THIS week's Glory Days personality, Vincent Pillay, has the distinction of scoring the first ever goal when the Federation Professional League (FPL) was formed in 1969. Vincent, who is now 60, struck the net when he played for Verulam Suburbs against a star-studded Transvaal ...
Youth Day to rock to Sarafina sounds.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... YO KIDZ, Watz up? Sunday, June 18, is Father's Day. So it's time to roll out the money from mummy's purse and go shopping for dad. Yippee! I love shopping even if it is not for myself. I would like to wish all the dads, especially my dad, a very happy ...
Scary Movie gang is back.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... PREVIEW Bury the grudge. Burn the village. See the saw. The Scary Movie gang is back with send-ups of War of the Worlds, The Grudge, The Village, Saw and Saw II, Million Dollar Baby and more. Legendary comedy director David Zucker (Airplane!, the Naked Gun franchise, ...
Adoption an option to consider.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... DEAR PSYCHOLOGIST MY HEART really bled when I read the story of the teenager, who lost her unborn baby, when she was seven months pregnant. I am 36 and was in a similar position twice before. I cannot carry a child to full term and my life is so ...
There's no peace in my life!(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... Q: THERE never seems to be any peace in my personal life and in that of my family members. We were told it was due to a generation curse or some sort of black magic was done. Is this true and if so what do we do about it? Is it affecting other parts of our lives as ...
Risky Mafia romance.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... PREVIEW When an African-American man accidentally saves a mob boss's life, his reward is a job protecting the don's daughter. Complications arise when the two fall in love. WIN! WIN! WIN! FIVE lucky readers can win double tickets to watch In the ...
Sometimes it's better to be cruel to be kind.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... DEAR LEGAL EAGLE I AM A widow who lives in Chatsworth. I have four children. My oldest child is my son, who is 19. My three daughters are all attending high school. My husband died two years ago. Since his death my son has changed. He was such a ...
Grilled Sardines with a Raw Vegetable Salsa.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... INGREDIENTS: 12 fresh medium sardines, cleaned and gutted 1/2 small carrot, peeled and finely chopped 1/2 red onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 red pepper, de-seeded and finely chopped 1/2 fresh red chilli, de-seeded and finely ...
Moroccan-style Lamb Kebabs.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... INGREDIENTS: 500g boned shoulder or leg of lamb 1 tsp olive oil 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 1/2 tbsp paprika 1 garlic clove, crushed ...
Don't talk to me, talk to my machine.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... I AM SURE there are thousands like me who have telephoned a company or a business enquiring about their accounts or wanting to know something. Instead of speaking to a human being, you hang on for eternity, listening and being subjected to a number of recorded instructions. You ...
Support the police.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... ON BEHALF of the members of the sector 4 Community Policing Forum, I would like to thank, SAPS Chatsworth, for the excellent work being done. Regular visible policing and regular patrols have brought some peace and stability to our areas. In these troubled times when hijackings ...
Surf and Turf Barbecue Skewers.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... INGREDIENTS: 350g piece of Sirloin or rump steak, cut 2.5 cm thick pieces 12 headless raw tiger prawns 3 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce ...
OrientAL Turkey With Hot-Wok Vegetables.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... INGREDIENTS: 2 tbsp dry sherry 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 2 tbsp dark soy sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 2.5cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and shredded 4 turkey escalopes (150g each) 2 teaspoons sunflower oil ...
Chicken Chilli Burgers.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... Ingredients: 500g lean minced chicken 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or coriander 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce Olive oil, for brushing ...
Welcome aid for Riverdene Temple.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... The Shree Sanathan Dharma Sabha of South Africa handed over a grant of R15 000 to the Riverdene Durga Temple in Newlands West recently in a bid to assist the temple which was consecrated a year ago. Executive member of the organisation, Pundit Tulsiram Maharaj, congratulated the ...
Karateka aims to be the best.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: SHAN PILLAY PIETERMARITZBURG teacher Mergenthren Naidoo, 27, has set his sights on becoming the World Shotokan Karate champion. He has been selected to represent South Africa at the Shotokan championships in Tokyo, Japan, in October. Naidoo, who ...
Injured knee will keep Savy out of Comrades.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: SHAN PILLAY "LIFE begins at 40." That is the firm belief of six times comrades runner Savy Darson, 53. However, Darson is extremely disappointed a knee operation will keep her out of this year's race. Recovering at her Mountain Rise home, Darson said she ...
Her 15th run, then she plans to call it quits.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: SHAN PILLAYTHE first Indian woman to attempt the gruelling Comrades Marathon race in 1986 was 17-year-old Nelisha Adam and she completed the race in nine hours. However, after completing her 15th run on June 16 this year, Adam, 38, plans on calling it ...
A beacon of Christianity for eight decades.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: SHAN PILLAY STANDING steadfastly like the "little house on the prairie", the Obededom Church in Langalibalele (Longmarket) Street, has shone like a beacon of light for the Christian community. The church is preparing to celebrate its 80th anniversary. ...
Currying favour for some body!(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... Con artists ran rife in Durban in early 1975. Ruthless touts were cashing in on dead bodies in hospitals and morgues in (what was then called) Natal. A leading undertaker - who chose to remain anonymous for fear of victimisation - said that racketeers were charging as much as ...
Killers can learn love from the animals!(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... My parents tell me that when they were young they had no need to lock their doors at night. They also slept with windows open on a balmy evening. It sounds incredible- but I trust my parents. No matter how absurd their statements appear now, they would ...
Finishing the Sibaya picture.(Property)
Jun 14, 2006 ... A new hotel, Sibaya Lodge, the second and final phase of Sibaya Casino & Entertainment Kingdom, Afrisun KZN's multimillion-rand development will open its doors on the KwaZulu Natal North Coast in mid-October 2006. The opening of Sibaya Lodge, with its 118 rooms, will mark the ...
... and Gwamanda has designs on Zuma for the July.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: YADHANA JADOO AS EXCITEMENT mounts to the 2006 Durban July, students from the School Of Fashion in Retief Street are gearing up for the big event after three of them were selected to showcase their garments at the spectacular race. Nivasha Bhika, from the ...
Fair a rousing success.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE members of the Board of Management and staff of the Phoenix Child & Family Welfare Society, which hosted the Phoenix Fair recently, acknowledge with appreciation, everyone who contributed to the success of the event. To all sponsors, donors, advertisers and well-wishers, ...
Jyoti Jivanam launches its drive.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE Jyoti Jivanam Movement of South Africa begins its annual hamper distribution drive for October from this week. The movement, formed by concerned members of the community to benefit those who are less fortunate, has been successful in distributing food parcels to nominated ...
All plans are o-gay for fourth flamboyant PMB pageant.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: YADHANA JADOO THE flamboyant 4th annual Miss and Mr Gay Pietermaritzburg/Midlands pageant takes place on October 28 and will for the first time be held at the City Hall in Commercial Road. The venue for the event was made possible by a generous grant from the ...
awards excite madhavan.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... TOP Tamil film star Madhavan, pictured, describes as "very exciting" the fact that the South Indian film industry is to be showcased for the first time at the prestigious annual International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards to be held in Dubai from tomorrow. Madhavan said ...
not time (ous) for shah rukh khan.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE cold war between screen legend Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, pictured, has resulted in a decision by Shah Rukh not to attend the IIFA Awards in Dubai this week, according to reports from India. Shah Rukh is reported to be upset that ace director Ram Gopal ...
Dine with Dino.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE restaurant business seems to be luring more and more Indian film stars. With the success of restaurants launched by macho man Suneil Shetty and actress Perizaad Sorabian, Dino Morea, pictured, tried ...
Aish fails in salman-istan.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BOLLYWOOD queen Aishwarya Rai's film Bride and Prejudice, which was released in Pakistan recently, has proved a flop, since people in Pakistan sympathise with Salman Khan in his dispute with the former Miss World-turned-Bollywood star. Qaiser Sanaullah, a member of the Cinema ...
Sushma is ready to work on mainstream movies.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... MODEL-turned-actress Sushma Reddy makes an onscreen splash as a village belle in Priydarshan's Chup Chup Ke and wants to work only in mainstream movies. "I am open to anything in mainstream films. With the arrival of new directors, scripts are changing so much that there is ...
High point for Nirvana Secondary.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... MORE than three decades after it was first established in Lenasia to force Indian parents from central Johannesburg suburbs such as Newclare to send their children there because local schools were closed down under apartheid-era group area plans, Nirvana Secondary School celebrated the ...
RED alert as Bolly show gets ready to hit SA.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... JOHANNESBURG is to get the world premiere of a huge-budget London-based Bollywood stage show that will involve some of the top talents in the industry from South Africa and the UK. RED, the brainchild of Raza Jaffrey, the original star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of A R ...
Forum provides for sharing and learning.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE Swaminarayan Youth Group recently hosted its inaugural Leadership Forum at the organisation's temple in Mayfair, Johannesburg. Himal Govind of the youth group explained that the purpose of the forum, which is planned to become a regular event, was to provide sharing and learning ...
Don't ostracise widows.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... I concur with Dr Thiru Moodley's comments, POST (May 31-June 4) "Widows don't be blind ''. I believe that the question relating to the outdated rituals and societal stereotypes that strongly ostracise Indian widows and label them as outcasts needs to be debated robustly within ...
Baby, this is just for you!(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THERE'S great news for all mums! Entries are now open for the POST Baby City 2005-2006 Competition. We are on the lookout for cute, happy, healthy babies between the ages of six and 18 months to enter this monthly competition. Read the rules carefully and attach the ...
Win a Mauritian getaway.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... WOULDN'T it be a treat spending your honeymoon soaking up the sun a stone's throw away from some of the most gorgeous and sandy beaches in adventurous Mauritius? Well, why not enter the POST Bridal Couple 2005-2006 competition and you could win just that - an opportunity to ...
RISING SOCCER STARS.(Sports)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: DEENA PILLAY WITH great players like Dharam Mohan once gracing our soccer fields, the question often asked is what happened to Indian talent - the answer probably lies with SuperSport United's Under 15 goalkeeper and AmaZulu's Under 15 striker, who both achieved ...
Gay killing trial adjourned.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE trial of Brent Paul Roland Houston, 25, of Conger Place, Newlands East, charged with the August 1, 2005, murder of a gay Durban teacher, was adjourned yesterday in the Durban High Court to enable a psychologist, a professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, to examine him. ...
Great family fun for holiday.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... A CLEVER cacophony of comical capers by con artists that climaxes in a crazy chase series at the Royal circus! That probably best describes Phir Hera Pheri, the sequel to the huge hit Hera Pheri of a few years ago. Although the master at the comic social drama, ...
Entertaining twists and turns.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... DIRECTOR Priyadarshan follows his tried and tested style of comedy to tell social family drama tales in Chup Chup Ke, with the title being very apt for Kareena Kapoor, who takes on the challenge of a mute girl who does not speak a single word throughout the film. Jeetu (Shahid ...
Rani should take it again.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... ACTRESS Rani Mukherjee's blind and mute girl act in Black has swept all major awards thus far, and it will be no different at this weekend's 7th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) in Dubai. Rani leads the list of nominations in the Best Actress category while Bollywood ...
AUM MIRACLE.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: YOGAS NAIR GUESTS at a recent traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in Kwa-Dukuza, on the North Coast, were awestruck when the sindhoor (sacred red ash) dot of the bride appeared to have formed into an Aum sign, minutes after the marriage rituals were completed. The Aum ...
R10 million legal showdown.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE legal showdown between Pakistani national Waseem Haider Agha, who was acquitted last year of triple murder, and his in-laws over who is the heir to the estate of his wife is heading to the highest court in the land - the Constitutional Court. Last year Judge Jan Hugo ...
British superstar has November Durban date.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... I WAS open-mouthed when I received an email on Monday . . . that British superstar Will Young, one of my favourite male artists, would be performing at SUNCOAST on November 17. Yip, the talented Will, who recently featured alongside Dame Judi Dench in the movie Mrs Henderson ...
Red Alert clinch KO Cup final.(Sports)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE final of the Barath Rampersadh KO Cup contested by Maritzburg Industrial Football League (MIFL) teams was played on Sunday at the Northdale Stadium with Red Alert Security beating Aberdare Cables 5-1 on a penalty shoot-out. Aberdare have themselves to blame as they missed ...
'They pushed me around, now I'm sick'.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: YOGAS NAIR TWO months after suffering a stroke, a stressed 38-year-old temporary KwaDukuza, North Coast, teacher, is blaming her ill health on the KwaZulu Natal Department of Education for "pushing" her around for 12 years without giving her permanent employment, and ...
A day in the lives of the Parasram twins.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: CANDICE SOOBRAMONEY NOBODY knows when or how it started but six-year-old twin girls Anisa and Raeesa Khan Parasram, of Shastri Park, Phoenix, often refuse to call each other by their names. Instead they affectionately refer to each other as "sister". "I ...
An ode to local landmarks.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: CANDICE SOOBRAMONEY RETIRED high school principal Utham Ganpat Fulchand, of Mountbatten Drive, Reservoir Hills, says writing poetry gives him enjoyment and that his new anthology, A Collection of South African Verse, which was recently launched at Sastri College, ...
Book launch for ex-Durbanite.(Leisure)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: CANDICE SOOBRAMONEY EVEN though he is based in New York, Professor Imraan Coovadia says Durban remains his home. The 36-year-old author, a creative writing professor at Adelphi University in the Big Apple, is in Durban for the launch of his second book The ...
Be vulnerable - try something new today.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... CONVENTIONAL wisdom would tell us that, as children and young adults, we go through a period of education, maturation, and learning. We grow in wisdom and experience with each birthday. Hopefully, the process of collecting knowledge and applying it in our lives becomes an ...
Zuma supporters play a dangerous game.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE Jacob Zuma saga continues to play out. His acquittal of the serious charge of rape must have been a great relief to him. Meanwhile, the supporters who are manipulating the name JZ for their own purposes, continue to play a dangerous political game. There can be no question ...
Losing contact with civil behaviour.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... TAKING a Labour seat in 1992 in Clare, Ireland, for the first time in 40 years since Paddy Hogan was last elected, was a surprise enough and cause of much delight to the party faithful. How is this relevant to the readership of POST, one may ask? Well, the candidate who won that seat was ...
How to keep the folks at home, smiling.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... HEY, baap, how's the going? Hope that all is well on your end, and that you are enjoying life, and, moreso, the World Cup football, without being too much of a nuisance to the folks at home. You know, like being slumped in your favourite couch, like a bhadda, (hope I got that ...
Comrades faced with marathon challenges.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... IT IS PERHAPS ironical that while most of the athletes in Friday's Durban to Pietermaritzburg Comrades Marathon, are adults, the race is being run on a day dedicated to the youth. The June 16, 1976, political uprisings by pupils in Soweto, opposed to Bantu Education imposed on ...
The magician behind the scenes.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: ROWAN SEWCHURRAN SPORT lovers relish the advances technology has made in the live coverage of games - everything from instant replays, switching angles to pop-up stats. But what is machine without man? And SuperSport, the nation's largest sport broadcaster, ...
Getting ready to gallop.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... BYLINE: LOGAN GOVENDER THE POST Merchants race meeting at Clairwood on Sunday, June 25, promises to be a colourful, action-packed affair, with plenty of music, dance, fashion, and a mini-test series between Indian and South African jockeys, to ensure an entertaining day for the ...
Heist: bail decision tomorrow.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE Durban advocate acting for a former Isipingo mother of one, charged for the multi- million rand heist at the Johannesburg International Airport several months ago, said at the appeal in the Witswaterand High Court the suspended duty manager should be granted bail because exceptional ...
Maashi wins appeal against Usha.(News)
Jun 14, 2006 ... THE Provincial Appeal Court has ruled that Magistrate Karien Moolman's ruling that former Miss India South Africa , Maashi Ramdutt, should pay teacher and newspaper columnist, Usha Naidu, R40 000 in damages was 'clearly wrong'. The Provincial Appeal Court on Friday set aside ...