Pretoria News (South Africa) back issues from August 2007:
It's time to control birth rate and save the world.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... We are at a time when climate change is a reality, and we are being made aware of the facts and possibilities. We now talk about recycling, conserving and reusing more than ever before. New projects are being considered in terms of the Carbon Footprint that will be produced, as ...
Courts are toothless in the face of animal abuse.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... A couple of months ago we had a "slap on the wrist" sentence for a farmer who killed a child "in error" as he intended shooting a dog. Now we have a magistrate who has freed a clearly dangerous man, who first took the time to fill a chainsaw with petrol before sawing off the ...
For hospitals, it's all about the bottom line.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... No wonder so many medical aids have either gone out of business or scaled down their services, all because of the hospital scam. How disgusting. My mother-in-law is with Transmed. Their services are so limited that her children have to provide financial support. ...
Life Healthcare is innocent of charges.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Response to the article titled "Hospital rip-off: Ouch! Eina! Eish!" (Pretoria News, July 25). Life Healthcare strongly objects to the article, which appeared in major newspapers across the country and contains several serious allegations against the private hospital industry relating to ...
Those responsible belong in jail.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The front-page article "Hospital rip-off: Ouch! Eina! Eish!" (Pretoria News, July 25) refers. The matter involved hospitals apparently receiving medical supplies from suppliers at greatly inflated prices. It is claimed that the hospitals bill medical aids at the inflated prices ...
Biggest problem is our voting system.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Corruption is rife in South Africa. We despair. The ruling party, with President Thabo Mbeki as the captain, has already disappointed many people - black and white. Leaders have become extremely arrogant. They do not listen to the electorate, compromising ...
Dancers take on new style and prove that it rocks.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Refilwe Thobega Something new and funky hit the local dance scene at the weekend with the National Ceroc Dance Championship. It was the first time this competition was held in the country and it took place at the Pretoria Country Club. Ceroc is an ...
New junk food regulations are an excellent idea.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... I believe the regulation of the fast and junk food industry is an excellent idea ("Regulations trash junk food", Pretoria News, July 30) My six-year old son is battling with his weight. ...
Local runners do city proud by winning the Washie.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... So, you thought doing a marathon as a training run in preparation for Comrades Marathon was over the top. Well, try using Comrades as a training run in preparation for the famed Washie 100 miler (160km) which is run from Port Alfred to East London on an annual basis. ...
SMS 'stop' to leave spam dead in its tracks.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... It's proving to be a good year for consumers fed up with being hit from all sides by spam - marketing messages they neither ask for nor want. The latest "leave me alone" tool to come our way are new regulations - effective from today - that make it compulsory for companies that ...
Teen 'angel' saves fire victims.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken For four Pretoria residents, the fiery hell of Mpumalanga and the teenage "angel" who came to their rescue will never be forgotten. Trapped in two dams, the four spent hours shivering in freezing water as they waited for help while the firestorm ...
Is 'patience' likely to fix SA issues?(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Be patient. That was all our president had to say to his people before jetting off to the Ivory Coast to check on the progress of his mediation efforts there (which seems to be going well; President Laurent Gbagbo ventured into the rebel-held areas for the first time in years, and even ...
Into the flames and shredders went all hope of answers.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Whether FW de Klerk and other top members of the National Party (NP) government were innocent or guilty of condoning or even ordering mass murders and other human rights abuses may never be finally proved. Largely because De Klerk, in an act historians and archivists would ...
SA farmers now patrol border.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Vigilantes have launched a campaign to stop thousands of impoverished Zimbabweans crossing the border illegally into South Africa. A special report by Sky News's Africa correspondent, Emma Hurd, on the actions of a group of white farmers, has been screened across the world. ...
Armed robbers get the loot in cash-in-transit heist.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken A gang of armed robbers made off with about R300 000 in cash and eight shotguns during a cash-in-transit heist north of Pretoria. The 10-man gang launched their attack early yesterday morning as a Fidelity Cash Management Services van was ...
Suspense builds, then it all fizzles out ...(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Carte Blanche, on Sunday night, came up with a doozie of a story - and a lot of hard work went into this fascinating doccie, although the telling of it did drag at times. Having watched the extraordinary investigative documentary (two years in the making) on the deaths and, ...
Revamped bebop with no Jazz.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... What the hell is a band with the name no Jazz doing playing at a jazz festival? I'll try and explain. I have come up with two reasons why jazzfests throughout the world use pop, rock, soul, hip-hop and, in general, non-jazz acts. One: The sad lack of jazz innovators ....
Eclectic jazz mix that ties all bonds.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... While conducting this phone interview with guitarist, composer and arranger Kobi Shefti, the leader of the Israeli band Common Bond, I asked if he knew Harold Rubin. He suddenly opened up and says: "OF COURSE. I had a long musical relationship with Harold and we have made three CDs ...
Gearing up for the ultimate swing.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Count Basie Orchestra has won 17 Grammys, and their leader has promised that when they get here, they will swing harder than ever, which means that after 30 years we are going to hear a big band in full flight, and nothing is more exciting than that. In my telephonic ...
Decorex is designed to be enjoyed.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Decorex Joburg, now in its 14th year, takes place at Gallagher Estate in Midrand from August 8 to 12. With more than 650 exhibitors, the finest furnishings, finishes, kitchens, bathrooms and accessories will be on show. Decorex Joburg won the Exhibition Association of ...
Your last chance to bid and save.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Today is the last day of The Star and Pretoria News BidnSave online auction. From 8pm the auction will accept no further bids and those whose bids are highest will be declared the winning bidders. They will be notified by e-mail of their winning bids and given details of how to ...
Prince doubles the fun with exotic Twinz.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Prince is dating a set of identical Caribbean twins, it has been claimed. The Purple Rain singer - who is to play a series of shows at London's The O2 Arena starting this week - has been romantically linked to his backing vocalists, the exotic duo Twinz. Twinz - who ...
Shears cuts own slice of happiness.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears is to marry his boyfriend in a flamboyant New York ceremony. The outlandish star recently bought an apartment in New York with Chris, ...
Christina runs out of steam.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Christina Aguilera was ordered to cancel two of her world tour dates after collapsing backstage. The Dirty singer, who is reported to be four months pregnant, suffered ...
He just would not commit.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Jessica Alba split from lover Cash Warren because he wouldn't marry her. The Sin City actress, who reportedly called time on their two-and-a-half year romance last week, grew tired of waiting for the movie producer to propose. A source told the New York Daily ...
No mommy, no wedding for Usher.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Usher has flown to Atlanta to save his relationship with his mother. The Confessions singer reportedly called off his wedding to pregnant fiancA[c]e Tameka Foster at the last minute on Saturday, because his mum, Jonetta Patton, wasn't going to be there. Jonetta, who ...
She's waiting to take it all off.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Catherine Zeta-Jones wants to appear naked in a film. The Hollywood beauty insists she has no problem stripping off on screen, and is just waiting for the right role to ...
Whoever leads SA, the transition must be smooth.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Americans have an interesting political system. It holds many checks and balances to ensure that democracy emerges as the winner. For instance, they elect their president directly. He is elected for four years, and may serve two terms. The political representatives in the ...
Finding the essence of realness.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Sister Bettina. The Macarena. Achy Breaky Heart. These songs ring the cultural alarm bells to tell us that no matter how sophisticated and evolved we believe we are, we're not. Most people are not interested in furthering themselves culturally, because it's too much like hard work and, ...
KB FOR BB.(Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Helen Herimbi From Sunday an all-new season of Big Brother Africa (BBA) starts on DSTV. The second African version of this hit show promises to pack just as much punch as before. This year it will be Channel O presenter and 5FM jock, Kabelo (KB) Ngakane, ...
Bone marrow transplant her only hope.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Barbara Cole When little Rebecca Stringer's specialist told her parents, Sarah and Jurgen, to come and see her, they knew it was not good news. They received the news that they had feared: Rebecca (4) was no longer in remission from acute lymphoblastic ...
Steyn banned for two weeks.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: VATA NGOBENI Blue Bulls flyhalf MornA[c] Steyn escaped severe punishment last night when he was handed a two-week ban for a spear-tackle on Sharks flank Jacques Botes on Saturday. Already out of the Blue Bulls team to play against Boland on Friday evening, ...
Treasury drill has CBD gridlocked.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken Morning peak hour traffic ground to a halt in the city yesterday when the National Treasury conducted an emergency drill. Tshwane Metro Police officers blocked off roads in the CBD and motorists were forced to wait as Treasury workers "rushed" ...
Spies may have inherited a killer blood disease.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: MIKE GREENAWAY Pierre Spies withdrew from the World Cup squad after it was detected that he could be suffering from the same rare blood disease that killed his father and grandfather. Pierre Spies senior, like his son a fine rugby player and athlete, died of ...
Suspect too sick for nuke trial.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Swiss engineer Daniel Geiges is suffering from colon cancer and will not be available for the next eight months to attend his high-profile nuclear arms smuggling trial, which was due to start in the Palace of Justice yesterday. A very thin Geiges (66) yesterday briefly appeared ...
Arthur unhappy over drink allegations.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Stuart Hess South African coach Mickey Arthur has slammed suggestions that a culture of drinking has pervaded the national cricket team. "Definitely not," replied Arthur when asked whether a drinking culture existed within the national team. "Graeme (Smith) ...
The life and times of this British Bulldog.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... n Born on March 17 1942 in an army garrison in Hampshire, while his father was fighting in World War 2. n Spent his childhood travelling around the country from Hampshire, to Bristol to Devon, while his father worked in different jobs. n The family eventually settled ...
What they have to say about him.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... We asked some prominent soccer personalities in South Africa to give us their thoughts on outgoing Premier Soccer League chief executive officer Trevor Phillips. This is what they had to say. Irvin Khoza (Orlando Pirates, PSL chairman): He has brought a face to South African ...
'I only held the hammer'.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Hammanskraal man yesterday told the Pretoria high court that his fingerprints were on the hammer that was used to batter an elderly couple to death because his co-accused had asked him to hold it while he ransacked the house. Michael Maluleka (34) and Peter Raseboka (31), of ...
MEC compensates couple.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The MEC for health in Gauteng has agreed to pay R103 488 in damages to a Johannesburg couple who claimed that their first child, a baby boy, died in his mother's womb while she was waiting for a caesarean section to be performed. Kristien and Benjamin van Wyk, of Suidheuwels in ...
CCMA will make result of nursing spat public.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration will make public the outcome of former registrar Hasina Subedar's case against the SA Nursing Council within the next two weeks. Subedar is suing the council for more than R1.2 million for not renewing her contract. The ...
Rape of nurses: he blames drugs.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER While two nurses who nearly died in a prison attack two years ago waited outside a courtroom in the Pretoria high court, their alleged attacker said he could not be held responsible for his actions as he had used drugs on the day of the incident. ...
Sundowns start their African safari.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: KGOMOTSO SETHUSHA Instead of sulking following being booted out of the Charity Cup by the League, Mamelodi Sundowns jetted out to Tunisia last night to honour their Caf Confederation Cup fixture against CS Sfaxien this weekend. The Brazilians have been in the ...
Cheers to Phillips after a decade in the hot seat.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Jonty Mark Trevor Phillps was hoping for a well-deserved lie-in yesterday morning, after officially completing his stint as the chief executive officer of the Castle Premier League. Instead, he found himself locked in 8am talks with the league's main sponsor, ...
Pirates itching for revenge.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: TSHIFHIWA LUVHENGO Floyd Mbele, the CEO of Orlando Pirates, yesterday said another victory over Kaizer Chiefs and winning the Telkom Charity Cup on Saturday at the Mmabatho Stadium (12pm) will restore confidence and belief in the players ahead of the new season. ...
Metro council launches Women's Month.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Tshwane Metro Council yesterday launched its 2007 Women's Month, which coincided with a memorial lecture in honour of struggle heroine Frances Baard. Executive mayor Gwen Ramokgopa gave the keynote address and paid tribute to Baard, one of the 20 000 women who marched to the ...
Boy's killer wants to tell the court why he deserves mercy.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: FATIMA SCHROEDER and DIANNE HAWKER Convicted murderer Theunis Olivier wants to address the Cape high court today before he is sentenced for the murder, kidnapping and indecent assault of six-year-old Steven Siebert. Yesterday, Olivier was found guilty on all ...
Inferno turned the night into day.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman As a deadly inferno fuelled by gale-force winds bore down on her family home, a brave teenager risked her life to save more than a dozen panicking adults. "The fire was everywhere, we didn't know where it came from," said Helen Alant (15). "It ...
Nuclear power: we can learn from others' mistakes.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Many of the elements of the argument and debate around the future of nuclear power in South Africa are strangely metaphorical - both in terms of the fundamental chemistry underlying nuclear reactors and of the broader environmental, social and sustainability concerns. The ...
F1 spy saga case goes on appeal.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sapa-AP Formula One's governing body will hear an appeal against its decision not to impose sanctions against McLaren for obtaining confidential information from rivals Ferrari. FIA president Max Mosley said yesterday he was sending the case to the body's ...
Spies' exit changes focus.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Jake White had it all worked out some time ago: Pierre Spies at No 8, Schalk Burger at No 6 and Juan Smith at No 7. And when the English legs tired in Paris, add Danie Rossouw in the No 19 jumper and Bob Skinstad wearing No 20 to finish off the job. White, ideally, wants a five ...
Adu signs for Lisbon.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Lisbon - Talented US footballer Freddy Adu has joined Portuguese club Benfica Lisbon, the club announced yesterday. The former European champions are said to have paid e2-million (about R18.3-million) for the 18 year old, who last played for Real Salt Lake. Milan - AC Milan ...
FW de Klerk can't be charged, says aide.(News)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Angela Quintal FW de Klerk cannot be prosecuted for the 1993 Umtata (now Mthatha) raid, in the same way that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair cannot be charged for "collateral damage" in Iraq, says ex-presidential aide Dave Steward. He was reacting to ...
Cyclist dies in hospital.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Johannesburg - South African cyclist Ryan Cox (28) died in the Kempton Park Hospital at about 5am today, 702 Eyewitness News reported. Cox rode for Team Barloworld, but was not part of the team for the Tour de France. He underwent a vascular lesion operation in Europe three ...
Aspiring artists given a hand.(Entertainment)
Aug 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Munyaradzi Vomo The Ifa Lethu Foundation was established in 2005 to restore the once forbidden artworks created in townships during apartheid era and to bring art closer to the South African youth. During the recent school holidays the foundation ran a ...
Mr Smooth Operator.(Motoring)
Aug 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Neville Beeton If you've ever felt intimidated at the thought of getting behind the wheel of a luxury sedan costing almost half a million grand, relax. Remember the reason you've just coughed up the equivalent of Zimbabwe's GDP for a year to own a Lexus is that you're ...
Mazda3 MPS is red hot.(Motoring)
Aug 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Denis Droppa A high-performance Mazda has never had the same cachet as a Golf GTi or a Mini Cooper S, but here's one that might bring the brand front and centre into the ranks of thrill-seeking drivers. The Mazda3 MPS (it stands for Mazda Performance Series) ...
To the Windsor Manor born.(Entertainment)
Aug 02, 2007 ... I can't decide whether it was Shaleen Surtie-Richards's candour or her penchant to sneak in a wisecrack every so often that won me over, but she did just that during our tete-a-tete. When Tonight got hold of her, she answered: "I'm doing all right, but I'm dying for a smoke ....
It's a marriage between fashion and art.(Entertainment)
Aug 02, 2007 ... Fashion TV Dining Lounge WHERE: Brookfield Office Park, c/o Middle and Dey streets, Brooklyn Tel: 012-346-1395 Hours: Mondays to Sundays from 11am till late Businesswoman Lucy Anastasi has just opened a fashion and art gallery called ...
Forthcoming Mini Cooper hits wagon trail.(Motoring)
Aug 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Motoring Staff Mini's 21st-century interpretation of the cheeky little 1960s Traveller station wagon, the Mini Clubman, will be here in South Africa in the first quarter of 2008 with the same two 1.6-litre engines as the recently-launched hatch. It's based on ...
Chevy SUV will Captiva(te) you.(Motoring)
Aug 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Mike Winfield Oh great I thought (rather ungraciously) as I opened the invite to the launch of the new Chevrolet Captiva. Just what the world needs - another SUV. But, having now driven the car I'll be the first to admit that if you're in the market for a ...
Jeep takes on soft-roaders with Patriot.(Motoring)
Aug 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Motoring Staff The Chrysler group's new Jeep Patriot is the fourth Jeep model to be introduced to South Africa in the past year, others being the Commander, Compass and Wrangler. A compact SUV based on the Compass launched earlier this year, the Patriot ...
Baby Panda grows horns.(Motoring)
Aug 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Minesh Bhagaloo Fiat South Africa have three competitors in the "under 4 metres long" or A/B segments, namely the Uno, the Panda and the Grande Punto. And they are aggressive about these products for a number of reasons, but interestingly enough claim they have very real ...
Celebs live in drug denial.(News)
Aug 02, 2007 ... Celebrities are more likely to deny they have an addiction because they feel protected from life's problems and must hit rock bottom - often a run-in with the law - before admitting they need help, experts say. With society allowing the rich and famous to be held less ...
The hope to hit the jackpot is addictive, just like drugs.(News)
Aug 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: helen Grange It's just after lunchtime on a Thursday and casinos are doing a roaring trade as usual. The car parks are packed and the slot machines are spinning perennially, the intermittent rainfall of coins sending some gamblers' spirits up a sharp, if short-lived, ...