Post (South Africa) back issues from October 2007:
bips bags holly roles.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... AFTER Aishwariya Rai, it is Bipasha Basu who is heading west now. We hear the dusky beauty has bagged not one, but two Hollywood movies from reputed film studios at Los Angeles. She caught the attention of many people throughout the world when she hosted the New Seven ...
neha dhupia loses to gain big time.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... NEHA Dhupia, pictured, is one sultry lass on the block to watch out for. This sexy seductress has undergone a complete metamorphosis and has lost much weight. Not only has she attained a slim figure but also a complete new look. Neha has been sticking to ...
'homely girl' in bold role.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... IN HER comeback venture in Tamil, Kavya, pictured, is playing the role of a bold television anchor. The film, titled Sadhu Mirandaal, is directed by Siddhique. "I was waiting for the right script to make a foray into Tamil cinema. "Thankfully, Sadhu ...
namitha in fan jam.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... NAMITHA, pictured, who has a huge fan-following in the south of India, was stuck amid her fans at Bangalore airport recently. She had been to Bangalore to shoot for a Kannada film and, when she arrived at the airport, she ...
High achievers are invited to USA.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: RONELL NAIDOO A NUMBER of high achieving pupils from various schools around the country were recently invited by Mary Jean Eisenhower to attend the 2008 People to People World Leadership Forum in Washington DC in the United States, from March 17 to 23, 2008. ...
Indian politicians must bat for job equality.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THIS is a harsh reality. Do we as an Indian community have any place in the new dispensation? It's high time that many of us took this matter as a serious and urgent wake-up call. Final year students are now presenting themselves for interviews in the job market, only to realise ...
Painful ending means brand new beginning.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BURIED in the depths of the human experience is the inescapable reality called grief. A natural phenomenon, grief is, however, a deeply painful response to loss. Although the death of a loved one is the most common way we consider loss, there are other vital changes ...
An entertainer with a good mix.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... MOVIE REVIEW: AARYA Director: Balasekharan Music: Manisharma Cast: Madhavan, Prakashraj, Bhavana, Thejashri and Vadivelu Rating: 5/10 AARYA was in the making for a while and features Madhavan after a short absence. ...
Do not let anyone use your personal bank account.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... MY FRIEND wanted to transfer money into my bank account because he is going through a divorce. I allowed him to use my bank account but noticed the deposits are getting larger by the day. As soon as the amounts have been cleared he insists on me drawing the money in ...
shriya's boss of dance.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... SHRIYA is making waves after the stupendous success of Sivaji - The Boss. She is starring opposite the likes of Vijay and Vikram and is working on a couple of big projects, including a film with Ajith. The latest buzz is that Shriya, pictured, has agreed to appear for ...
Director's mum after em mahan.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THIRUMURUGAN is one of the most successful directors to emerge from the small screen. After a stupendous hit in the tele-serial Metti Oli the director made his foray to the big screen with Em Mahan. The movie starred Bharath and Gopika in the lead roles. ...
Feisty Frank's fishy fables were no small fry.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... MOST of us love fish. Everything about fish. Catching them. Talking about them. But most of all, eating fish. Like every country has a national symbol, if the Durban Indian had to be represented by a logo - at the risk of being hunted down and gutted by the more culturally sensitive among ...
Bouncers fly over cricket support.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THE very successful Twenty 20 Cricket World Cup competition gave sheer joy, excitement and loads of fun to many millions while plunging almost an equal number into shock, disappointment and sorrow. That is what sport is all about. A challenge and fulfilment of human endeavour from ...
Have no fear, you won't be going to prison.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... Q: I WAS involved in an accident on April 1, 2005, in which I knocked two would-be hijackers. I was, thereafter, charged with culpable homicide. Each time we go to court the case is remanded and this is placing a strain on me as my attorney's fees are R4 000 each time we go to ...
Maternity issues not to be taken lightly.(Property)
Oct 03, 2007 ... NEELA, a bookkeeper, informed her boss, Sanjay, that she would be taking maternity leave for four months. Sanjay then hired a temporary worker via an agency to perform Neela's duties. A few days before Neela was due to return to work, she asked Sanjay for her leave ...
Soya MOUSSAKA.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... Ingredients: 500ml Soya chunks 1 onion chopped 60ml ghee/oil mix 5ml thyme 10ml chilli powder 5ml coriander powder 2 aubergine sliced into 3mm rings 2 green chillies slit 1 can coconut ...
Vidya's man not in jolly Bolly.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... FIRST it was John Abraham during Salaam-e-Ishq. Now it's Akshay Kumar. Vidya Balan, pictured, has been shooting two back-to-back films with Kumar. "We had ourselves a ball in Jaipur and Australia. That's where we shot Priyadarshan's Bhul Bulaiya and Sajid Khan's ...
making THEIR POINT.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THE axed Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, and his buddies, have been rebuked for singing Awuleth Umshini Wami, by the Minister of Defence, Terror Lekota. I agree with the minister. The country is at peace, although we do have murders, rapes and hijackings, but there is no war. The above song ...
Eggless chocolate cake.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... INGREDIENTS 125g butter 15ml vinegar 500ml water 10ml vanilla essence 750ml Snowflake self-raising flour (420g) 5ml salt 5ml bicarbonate of soda 80ml cocoa powder 500ml sugar ...
Do not miss this dance spectacle.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... A DANCE spectacle Natya Kala (Poetry in Motion), featuring Verushka Pather and Manesh Maharaj from different Indian classical dance traditions, bharatha natyam and kathak, respectively, will be staged at the Thekwini College auditorium in Daintree Avenue, Asherville, on October 13 at 7pm. ...
Major mall planned.(Property)
Oct 03, 2007 ... A MULTI million rand shopping mall is being planned in Westville, Durban. The R600m project is expected to open in October next year. It will have a variety of tenants. Angus Mackay, chairman of Retail Africa said the complex would have an eclectic mix of value for ...
Being sectional about a title.(Property)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THE Sectional Titles Act provides for the division of buildings. In such scenarios there is separate or joint ownership of the building, together with ownership of common property such as gardens, driveways, pool, and so on. When buying a sectional title unit, it is ...
The three angels of Cheshire Home.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: RONELL NAIDOO During this holy month of Ramadan three sisters aim in giving more to the Cheshire Children's Home in Chatsworth than they normally do. Visiting the home every weekend for the last eight months, Razia Bobat, 43, of Asherville, in the banking ...
You can help by serving.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... IN THE pre-apartheid era, the Indian community was well known for self-help and starting their own social/welfare/cultural/religious groups and were totally reliant on volunteers. Examples were the Child Welfare, the Indian Society for the Blind, and State-aided schools and vernacular ...
oct: BREAST CANCER MONTH.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is arguably the most-researched cancer in the world. It is by far the greatest 'fear factor' women around the world may come face-to-face with sometime in their lifetime. Breast cancer has a very favourable ...
WARNING!(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... This is what you can do to safeguard yourself: Breast Self Examination (BSE) to identify any changes in the breast Have annual check-ups Mammogram (once a year after age 40) Eat a balanced diet full of fruit and vegetables Exercise ...
Rose Park for play.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THE revamped Rose Park in Lenasia Extension 5 was officially launched last Wednesday by veteran local activist Isu Laloo Chiba. The park is expected to become a major community rallying point, with its new children's playground equipment and a rose-lined pathway at the entrance ....
frequent questions.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... Can a blow or injury to the breast cause breast cancer? No. But such injuries often draw attention a pre-existing lump in the breast. Has excessive use of alcohol a connection with breast cancer? Yes. There is evidence to suggest that regular use of ...
Samaj builds funds for the blind... R50 000 handed in for major project.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THE Transvaal Hindu Seva Samaj (THSS) boosted the fundraising efforts of Tiba, an organisation in Lenasia committed to assisting the blind and those with vision impairment, with a donation of R50 001 last Monday. Handing over a cheque to the president of Tiba, Ebrahim Patel, ...
It's make-or-break time.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: JOLENE MARRIAHML Sultan Secondary School, in Chota Motala Road, Pietermaritzburg, is aiming for a hundred percent matric pass rate this year. They attained 99.3% last year. When POST visited the school late last week, the corridors were bustling ...
GANDHI IN REEL LIFE DEBATE.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THE film Gandhi My Father, which has had mixed reactions across the globe because it shows a different, very human side to the great leader, who is almost always deified whenever movies are made about him, inspired a Lenasia teacher to organise a public debate on the issue. ...
Lotus fm on the drive to fight hunger.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... EVERY five seconds a child dies because he or she is hungry. It was this shocking fact that spurred Lotus fm's weekday afternoon drive show team of Rakesh Ramdhin and Pravina Maharaj to align themselves with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in a campaign to fight ...
A beauty queen who loves her job.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: JOLENE MARRIAH MISS India South Africa 2007 finalist Trisha Kissonduth believes the "secret to feeling good is looking good". The 19-year-old beauty of Munnireddy Road, Northdale, went on to be one of the national finalists after she was voted second princess ...
Dad, 44, needs kidney.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: CANDICE SOOBRAMONEY A GAUTENG father of three, diagnosed with chronic renal failure, is desperate for possible donors to get tested. Chris David, 44, pictured, of Midrand, a payroll administrator at an advertising company, was diagnosed with the condition last ...
WHAT IS BREAST CANCER?(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... Breast cancer is a general term for different types of cancer that develop from breast tissue cells. When abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled manner they can form a mass of extra tissue, or tumour, which can be benign or malignant. ...
BREAST AND LYMPH NODES.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... The breast contains 15 to 20 sections, or lobes. Each lobe has many smaller lobules or glands. Ducts transport milk from the glands to the nipple. Stroma (fatty tissue and ligaments) surrounds the ducts and lobules. The breast is supplied with blood and lymph vessels ....
BREAST CANCER.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... What causes breast cancer and who is at risk? The cause is unknown and may include several genetic, environmental, nutritional and hormonal factors. The following risk factors have been identified: Female gender: 11% of women develop breast cancer. (European figures ...
Death knell for beach apartheid in durbs.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... APARTHEID took a serious bashing according to the POST of December 15, 1989. Durban's Addington Beach, the last bastion of beach apartheid in the city, was due to be opened to all races that week. POST reporters visited the area and spoke to swimmers and discovered ...
Care Centre takes community to heart.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: RONELL NAIDOO OPERATING for the last 27 years, the Phoenix Advice, Dawah and Care Centre in Bridgevale Crescent, Rydalvale, Phoenix has been assisting the public by means of education and food. During this holy month of Ramadan, naan and haleem is being ...
Montarena Secondary wins.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: RONELL NAIDOO TEN pupils of Montarena Secondary in Montford, Chatsworth, have made their school proud by winning a Department of Transport competition, whereby the teenagers had to design a model of the school and the main road leading to the learning facility. ...
Rajesh goes out of bounds in his new Volvo.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... AN EFFERVESCENT smile spreads across his face as three of his favourite "girls" make a bee-line toward him. He nonchalantly acknowledges their presence as they greedily linger, craving additional attention. Being an actor has perks! Casually dressed in jeans, a T-shirt and ...
Kenya-born poet an articulate orator.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... AS A CASCADE of words and sentences ebb and flow from her lips, it is obvious why Peter Rorvik of the Centre for Creative Arts had invited her to Durban. Kenya-born poet Shailja Patel is an articulate and knowledgeable orator. Her tinged American brogue adds colour to the Royal ...
Winnie the Pooh-pourri.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... HOWDY kidz! There is a proverb by William Shakespeare (the famous playwright and author) and it goes something like this, "to err is human, to forgive is divine". In last week's column I mistakenly left out a question for the High School Musical 2 competition. See ...
Nikita does movies.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Maanwi Malik New Delhi: Delhi girl Nikita Anand, who won the Miss India Universe 2003 crown, is ready with her first full-fledged film Dil Dosti Etc but says she didn't use the pageant as a gateway to Bollywood. Produced by Prakash Jha and directed by Manish ...
Jack Ace inUnited's pack.(Sports)
Oct 03, 2007 ... ACES United had a knack of coming up trumps during their days in the South African Soccer League (SASL). Apart from being a professionally run outfit, the opposition also had another hurdle to overcome - Aces had a jack in the pack. Now 79, David Jack spoke to POST about his ...
Okapi Knife not found.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... A HANDYMAN and his co-accused, labelled as liars by a Durban High Court judge, were convicted of the senseless November 18, 2006, murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances of a 73-year-old Durban granny on Friday. Zwelithini Accasius Cosmos Gumede, 33, a former handyman, ...
Academic status forFed football.(Sports)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THE historical significance and the role played by the non-racial South African Soccer League (SASL) and the Federation Professional League (FPL) will form part of a thesis by Irish Phd student Gareth Fulton which he has loosely titled "Revolution and Civil Society - Soccer and Politics in ...
United to play Cape team.(Sports)
Oct 03, 2007 ... WHILE Maritzburg United started their campaign in the country's second division (Coastal Stream) on a positive note after their 1-0 victory over visitors Western Province at the Harry Gwala Stadium on Friday night, this week's away fixture to Hanover Park will be a true test of their ...
Curry-loving duo are spiritual.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: JOLENE MARRIAH UNLIKE most teenage boys who look forward to their mother's curry, Merebank twins Luven and Lushen Moodley lost their mother to cancer seven years ago. The 16-year-old duo of Surada Road was nine when their mum Vasagee, 47, lost her battle with ...
Make your child's life better than your childhood.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... FROM the time your child is born until the time he or she is ready to walk out into the world no longer tethered to your side and free from your reach, your most important job is to improve the generational status, and perhaps legacy, of your family of origin. Simply put, the ...
Faithful Davids reach 50.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: JOLENE MARRIAH THE Davids of Westcliffe, Chatsworth, believe a mature relationship is the secret to a happy marriage. Twelve years older than his bride, Naransamy David, then 29, decided he needed to tie the knot. When he laid eyes on the young Ruth, then 17, ...
POST readersshow they care.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: JOLENE MARRIAH POST readers have once again come to the rescue. This time for 19-year-old Adalane Dharanlingam (pictured with her mother Rita), of Trayfern Place, Phoenix, who was born with cerebral palsy and had her hip dislocated in 1994 on her way to school. ...
Religious discourseHarikatha makes SA debut.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Post Reporter For the first time in South Africa, an ancient traditional form of religious discourse through story telling and song will take place when India-trained singer Karthiegasen Pillay renders a programme in true Harikatha fashion. Entitled Andhra ...
October is to celebrate our aged.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: VERUSCHKA MUNGROO THE month of October is dedicated to the aged around the globe where hundreds of organisations locally and internationally will celebrate their wisdom. In view of their 10th year anniversary, the Pakco Frail Care Centre, in conjunction with ...
Moonilal scoops music "Oscar".(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: RONELL NAIDOO MUSICIAN Vikesh Moonilal, 35, was declared winner of the South African Traditional Music Awards in the Indian album category. The Awards evening was held at the International Convention Centre on Saturday night. Moonilal won the award for his CD ...
Constitutional Court judges' comments on teen killer case.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... SHE is known as South Africa's youngest convicted killer and received a three-year house arrest sentence, which ended in the second week of June this year. The legal arguments which were made at the 16-year-old teenager's murder trial in the Pietermaritzburg High Court and the ...
Bad weather playing havoc.(Sports)
Oct 03, 2007 ... WEATHER patterns of late are spot on for this time of the year. Big easterlies followed almost immediately by strong south westerly winds, accompanied with rain, is almost a weekly occurrence. In other words, if you are not one of the diehard group of fishermen who ...
TEEoff.(Sports)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BEGINNERS must take note that grounding your club in a bunker during your back swing is a no-no. A two-shot penalty will be imposed by your marker (player marking your score card) if your club head comes into contact with the sand. Often your marker may not have sight ...
Racist agitation will come to nought.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... NO ONE knows the name of the Indian who, several thousand years ago, invented the concept of the nought. Nothing! Zero! Symbolised by the figure 0. That ancient mathematician, for that is what he must have been, though nothing else is known about him, by inventing the nothing, ...
Probe into principals.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THE disciplinary hearing into fraud allegations by a suspended principal at a top performing secondary school in a northern suburb in the greater Durban area, is still pending. It is alleged that the principal, whose name has been with-held by POST because he has not appeared in ...
shrine to rafi.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Prasun Sonwalkar London: Some critics call Indian singer Mohammad Rafi a mere "qawwal", while millions revere him as the epitome of romance and solace - and now a Birmingham-based fan has built a shrine to his idol who he sees as nothing less than a saint. ...
luxury gifts for cricketers.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Murali Krishnan New Delhi: It has always been a windfall of swanky automobiles - and ensuing controversies - for cricketers. And Team India's stunning Twenty20 victory has provided another occasion for them to show off those gleaming machines. First it was ...
India's nightingale turns 78.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... New Delhi: She turned 78 on Friday but singing legend Lata Mangeshkar's voice still has the Midas touch and even today the melody queen is churning out hits. This year Lata offered two back-to-back rare treats to her fans - she released a ghazal album, Saadgi, and a devotional ...
new york's taj.(Leisure)
Oct 03, 2007 ... New York: A giant sand sculpture of the Taj Mahal in midtown Manhattan has been attracting large crowds. Created by well-known sand sculptor Sudarsan Pattnaik, this yellow Taj model stands 10 feet tall on a 15 feet square base at the busy Port Authority Bus Station near Time ...
Teaching - a noble calling gone awry.(News)
Oct 03, 2007 ... THE cries of indignation and anguish from some teachers and some parents following the almost daily accounts on the state of schooling have become all too predictable. The trashing of more than a 100 year-old tradition of black and Indian education, in particular - the arbitrary ...