Pretoria News (South Africa) back issues from April 2008:
An age-old story for our times.(Entertainment)(Theater review)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Kgomotso Moncho Egoli - City Of Gold Director: Itumeleng Motsikoe Writer: Matsemela Manaka Cast: Phillip Tindisa and Kholofelo Kola Venue: State Theatre, Momentum WHEN: until April 20 Rating: HHHHI ...
Creative energy fuels an arts festival that has loads of potential.(Entertainment)(Concert review)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A Afrikaans is the language that drives this arts festival and yet there is a need, says the new CEO, to broaden the scope and the landscape so that they don't get stuck in their own orbit. Brilliant Jaco Bouwer, a director who enjoys challenges, and who found a play ...
$30-million to feel like a virgin.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Madonna will only perform Like A Virgin again for $30-million. The star, who is set to embark on a tour, is tired of singing her early hits and has no desire to include them in her set lists. She said: "I'm not sure I can sing Holiday or Like A Virgin ever again - ...
Told ya those lines would start to show.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Kate Moss is set to be dropped as the face of Rimmel London. The 34-year-old model has fronted campaigns for the make-up company since 2001, but bosses now want to replace her with someone younger. A source told Britain's Daily ...
Music is the food of lovers.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Johnny Depp has directed lover Vanessa Paradis' new music video. The actor also seemingly makes a cameo appearance in the video for L'incendie, which translates as The Fire in English. The video shows Paradis dancing on a stage of ...
Double trouble.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Pregnant Angelina Jolie is struggling to carry her twins - because the babies are so heavy. The actress finds the burden of having two tots inside her ex-hausting. A source close to Angelina, who has three adopted kids, Maddox (6), Pax ...
New legal policy.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Traditional courts will be banned from inflicting corporal punishment on offenders in terms of the new Traditional Justice System Policy Framework. The policy framework seeks to ensure that traditional court systems comply with the constitution. Justice Minister Brigitte ...
Religion plays a big role in our lives.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Religion is close to the hearts of people the world over. It knows no boundaries - whether you are male or female, rich or poor, famous or infamous, it makes no difference. Millions upon millions of people from every corner of the world participate in some form of worship - ...
Staying true to Russian roots.(Entertainment)(Dance review)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Tammy Ballantyne THE SLEEPING BEAUTY CASTS: Angela Malan/Oleg Kharyutkin, Sarah King/Lee Fennel and South African Ballet Theatre CHOREOGRAPHY: After Marius Petipa CONDUCTOR: Graham Scott, with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra ...
Fraud case resumes.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A new trial date for the fraud and corruption case against former Mpumalanga director-general advocate Stanley Soko is expected to be announced when he appears in the Nelspruit regional court today. The case was postponed to allow his co-accused, axed Mpumalanga Economic ...
True to tradition, Khama is born to rule Botswana.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Sapa-AFP The incoming president of Botswana, Ian Khama, is a man born to rule, both as the son of the country's founding father and as the head of its largest tribe, the Bangwato. Khama (55) will be inaugurated as the diamond-rich nation's fourth president ...
Controversial defeat could prove blessing in disguise for Bulls.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: VATA NGOBENI The narrow and controversial loss to the Blues has done more good than harm to the Bulls. At last, the defending Super 14 champions have come to realise that they have been playing way below their potential. Also, they know now that ...
Madiba magic works for Fordyce.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The Celebrity Art Project is done and dusted, with R141 850 raised for Child Welfare from the sale of 46 celebrity artworks. The top price of R23 000 was fetched by painter Catharina de Bliquy. Among the amateur artists, it was Bruce Fordyce who achieved the best price of R10 ...
Colour blind: that must be our ideal.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Even after nearly 14 years of non-racial democracy, this country is still deeply embroiled in the awful legacy of apartheid, with debates such as "how black is black?" still raging. The latest tirade comes from the defeated former SA Rugby vice-president Mike Stofile, who was ...
Zimbabwe and Taiwan - polls apart, quite literally.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Two elections held in the past 10 days epitomise divergent trends, the first of which was held in far-away Taiwan on March 22 and the second in neighbouring Zimbabwe last Saturday. The Taiwanese election, which saw the election of a new president and a change of government, ...
Loyal fans bid farewell to a great dance show.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Refilwe Thobega For loyal fans it was hard to say goodbye to the reality dance show - Dans Dans Dans. But it must have been a lot harder for the contestants themselves to say goodbye to what has been like a family and a home for them for the past three months. ...
Minister has 14 days to pay damages.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER The minister of safety and security has been given 14 days to pay a damages claim of R117 000 issued nearly a year ago by the Pretoria magistrate's court to a Rietfontein mechanic. Gerhard Combrink turned to the Pretoria high court for help after ...
Key decisions ahead for ANCYL.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: IBUSISO NGALWA In 2004, Fikile Mbalula stepped up to lead the ANC Youth League, succeeding the high-flying "Gucci leadership" of his predecessor, Malusi Gigaba. Despite having served two terms as secretary, Mbalula was relatively unknown at the time. ...
Help these people help you.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Staff Reporter The first phase of a study aimed at finding out more about the lives of ordinary South Africans is drawing to a close. Titled the National Income Dynamics Study, it differs from previous surveys in that it will follow participants lives over an ...
Dad claims damages after son is bullied at school.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER A Rooihuiskraal parent is claiming R150 000 in damages from the parents of three pupils who apparently bullied his son for nine months at a Centurion primary school. The father, who can't be named in order to protect his young son, stated in ...
St Alban's back on the ball.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: CHARLES BALOYI The basketball team of St Alban's College showed their true class in brushing aside seven schools to finish unbeaten at the Durban High School tournament at the weekend. The city school upset hosts Durban High 67-65 in the final to be crowned ...
Cash-in-transit heist gang steal a big load of nothing.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman A gang of robbers perfectly executed a cash-in-transit heist yesterday, escaping with several cash containers. They were all empty. At about 11.45am several men pounced on a Red Eagle Security van on a service road behind the Bon ...
Robbery accused identified during parade.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Hanti Otto Four of the five men accused of shooting at people at a braai in Faerie Glen were apparently pointed out by the complainants during an identity parade, the Pretoria regional court has heard. Police Captain Peet van der Spuy told the court yesterday ...
Thrill-seekers at risk from poor safety standards.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Sheree Bega and Mzwanele Mkalipi Poor levels of inspection and the lack of thorough safety standards are putting thrill-seekers at risk on fun rides in amusement parks across South Africa, says an expert. Engineer Roelf Mostert said South Africa lagged behind ...
ANC rushing crucial Bill through.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: JOHN YELD The public has been given just a few days to comment on a crucial aspect of the final version of legislation now before parliament that will have a far-reaching impact on the management of South Africa's environment - and specifically on mining. ...
SA's aerobatic champ aims to fly sky high at contest.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken World renowned South African aerobatic champion Glen Dell is set to take the global air racing fraternity by storm. Dell (45), who has been flying for nearly 30 years, has become the first South African and southern hemisphere aerobatic champion ...
City dentist wins appeal over legal age of consent.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... While it is in line with the constitution to set a legal age of consent to sexual activities, the distinction between that of boys and girls amounted to unfair discrimination and is unconstitutional. This was the finding yesterday of the supreme court of appeal (SCA) after an ...
Castro Jnr tells SA of energy revolution.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman The solution to South Africa's energy crisis could come from Cuba. Yesterday, physicist Professor Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart - son of former Cuban president Fidel Castro - presented a lecture on nuclear energy and the convergence of new technologies at the ...
Free portal the gateway to a better education.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Kelly Duncan and Hanti Otto The Department of Education has launched the Thutong Education Portal in Pretoria to improve the reservoir of knowledge available to pupils. The portal was developed four years ago to create Internet access for South African ...
Girl (3) shot in robbery doing well.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman Three-year-old Dannica Stanley, who was shot while her pregnant mother was trying to protect her, is recovering well in hospital. Dannica and her mom, Cliester, were wounded during a robbery at their home in Kestrel Avenue, Rooihuiskraal at the ...
Sharks land in Wellington to begin 'tour of terror'.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: MIKE GREENAWAY The Sharks landed safely in the New Zealand capital of Wellington after a fairly painless journey from Johannesburg via Sydney, but there remains a concern over Ryan Kankowski's twisted ankle and if he cannot play against the Hurricanes on Saturday, his ...
Mhlongo apologises for stamping on Ertugral.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: TSHIFHIWA LUVHENGO Mamelodi Sundowns defender Benson Mhlongo yesterday apologised to Muhsin Ertugral for his disgraceful behaviour towards the Kaizer Chiefs coach following his side's 5-4 win on penalties in the Nedbank Cup last 16 on Sunday at King's Park in Durban. ...
Sundowns running out of sponsors.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: TSHIFHIWA LUVHENGO Hot on the heels of the announcement by principal sponsors MTN that they will not renew their contract with Mamelodi Sundowns this year, kit sponsors Diadora are also said to be on their way out, leaving the defending Premier League champions worringly ...
Bok doc saves Kiwi.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A New Zealander on a flight from Sydney to Wellington last night had mixed fortunes when he had a heart attack midway over the Tasman Sea. Luckily, he had two doctors close at hand in the form of the Sharks' Dr Craig Roberts and loosehead prop Dr Jannie du Plessis. ...
Uncertainty hangs over Tendulkar.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: IQBAL KHAN The Indians are still not 100% sure whether master batsman Sachin Tendulkar is in or out of their squad for the second Test against South Africa, starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Tendulkar is carrying a groin strain - which he picked up during ...
SA's magnificent seven at the Masters.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Grant Winter Next week's Masters at Augusta National Golf Club - the first of this year's four golf Majors - will have a record seven South Africans in the 94-man field. Six has been a regular number in recent times but now Richard Sterne - winner of the ...
Stander's Epic adventure ends in agony.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum Absa Cape Epic leaders Songo.info were forced to pull out of the race during the third stage yesterday after South African Burry Stander's knee would carry him no more. The 20-year-old Stander pulled out of the race at the second waterpoint ...
Zimbabweans brave deep river for new life.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: XOLANI MBANJWA Human rights organisations believe the level of the crocodile-infested Limpopo River has been deliberately raised to deter illegal crossings into South Africa. Thousands of Zimbabweans cross the river separating South Africa and Zimbabwe daily ....
Bok coach ready to sign after constitution changes.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: ASHFAK MOHAMED The delay in officially appointing the entire Springbok coaching and management team may finally come to an end this week. Bok coach Peter de Villiers is about to sign his contract after the South African Rugby Union agreed to change their ...
Shelter shock for foreigners.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Mogomotsi Magome Displaced foreigners from Atteridgeville are upset about the condition of their temporary shelter in Marabastad. The foreigners - forced to flee their homes after fighting broke out in the Brazzaville informal settlement recently - were ...
Pityana hits out at Zuma.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: SIBUSISO NGALWA and SAPA Unisa principal Professor Barney Pityana has launched a scathing attack on ANC president Jacob Zuma, describing him as a "flawed character" with no backbone. Addressing the annual general meeting of the Law Society of SA in ...
Mugabe is penning his victory speech, claims Zanu-PF rep.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Moshoeshoe Monare The opposition is claiming an imminent win, but President Robert Mugabe is preparing his victory speech. This is according to Zanu-PF spokesperson and politburo member Nathan Shamuyarira. In an interview with Independent ...
Harksen tells of model wife, bestseller, film deal.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: karyn maughan Jurgen Harksen is a free man, "very much in love" and ready to make a plea-bargain deal with South African justice authorities. In an exclusive interview yesterday, the convicted fraudster, whose controversial donations to the DA rocked the ...
Big putts drop as young Welshwoman leads battle Royal.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Grant Winter Twenty-year-old Breanne Loucks is Great Britain and Ireland's No1 women's amateur golfer. So it was not surprising to find her top of the second round leaderboard in the Sanlam South African strokeplay championship at Royal Johannesburg & ...
There'sa gentleside to rugby.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Sometimes, in certain places, things just happen in rugby football that make you proud to say you have an association with this game. Take the Blues v Bulls match in Auckland this last weekend. Two teams desperate for victory simply smashed the living daylights out of each other ...
Maties down Tuks in a thriller.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The University of Stellenbosch (Maties) won their FNB Varsity Cup semi-final 47-44 against the University of Pretoria (Tuks) in Stellenbosch last night. The scores were 44-44 at the end of regulation time. During extra time Maties scored a penalty to run out eventual 47-44 winners. Maties ...
Reds full of confidence for Arsenal clash, claims Rafa.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Rafa Benitez claims Liverpool secured the perfect confidence-booster ahead of tomorrow night's Champions League clash against Arsenal by sending Merseyside neighbours Everton to a 1-0 defeat at Anfield at the weekend. With the first-leg of the all-English quarter-final against ...
Injury woes for United and Roma.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: SAPA-AFP AS Roma and Manchester United could be handicapped by injuries when the pair meet in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Rome's Stadio Olimpico today. Roma's captain and talisman, Francesco Totti, is almost certainly out of ...
Kuznetsova heads strong Fed Cup line-up.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... World No 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova will lead Fed Cup champions Russia in next month's semifinal against the United States in Moscow. In the absence of Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova, who will skip the April 26-27 tie, captain Shamil Tarpishchev also named world number six ...
Storm over McBride's legal bills.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Anna Louw An Ekurhuleni metro councillor has called for the municipality's city manager to resign over metro police chief Robert McBride's legal costs. The costs - allegedly amounting to R6.9 million, paid to Roshan Dehal, of Dehal Attorneys in Durban - are ...
Baby blues not an issue for megastar Davenport.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Sapa-DPA Besides her tennis racquets, tennis mum Lindsay Davenport has to consider baby clothes, nappies and detergent when she hits the road with infant son Jagger. And with the 31-year-old a surprise winner over world No 2 Ana Ivanovic at the Miami Masters, ...
Cara gets Olympic wildcard.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Six-time Grand Slam doubles champion Cara Black was one of four players given a special invitation to compete at this year's Beijing Olympics. The Zimbabwean, who has won four major doubles titles and two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with her brother Wayne, is currently the ...
Now Venus aiming for cloud 10.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Venus Williams became the first player to reach the quarter-finals at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne by beating 17-year-old Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 yesterday. Williams is a three-time champion, but her most recent Key Biscayne title came in 2001. A ...
Mugabe 'toppled'.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Fiona Forde Morgan Tsvangirai has toppled Robert Mugabe from his 28-year presidential perch, according to the first reliable indicators from Saturday's poll. The Zimbabwean Electoral Support Network (ZESN) last night released data that shows that the ...
Zuma moral character flawed, says Pityana.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: SIBUSISO NGALWA and SAPA Unisa principal Professor Barney Pityana has launched a scathing attack on ANC president Jacob Zuma, describing him as a "flawed character" with no backbone. Addressing the annual general meeting of the Law Society of SA in ...
Want respect?You gotta grin and bare it.(Entertainment)(Theater review)
Apr 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Helen Herimbi The original male strippers, The Chippendales, always manage to get the ladies' hearts aflutter. And while theirs is a hard job - having to strut your stuff while topless, trying to pull off wearing nothing but a bowtie and tight-fitting pants (that will ...
From crucifixion to checkmate.(Entertainment)
Apr 02, 2008 ... Cito's first introduction to theatre was through Jesus Christ. To many a trained actor and singer, the role of Jesus Christ (in Jesus Christ Superstar) would be daunting. But Cito, who had never acted before in his life, embraced the challenge. By the time the musical toured ...
Research shows link between disease, genes.(News)
Apr 02, 2008 ... Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable and rapidly finding genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases. It is a payoff from a landmark achievement completed five years ago - the identification of all the building blocks ...
Michelle mania boosting Obama.(News)
Apr 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: SAPA-AP The fan's voice is urgent, her eyes are wild. She is 40 years old but is shrieking like a teenager at her idol. "SIGN MY BIBLE! Can you sign my Bible?" Nzati Mbengi begs, waving the book over her head as she and the crowd surge forward. The ...
Need to renew your licence? Expect a long queue!(News)
Apr 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman Anyone trying to renew their driver's licence can expect to wait in a queue - but it is nowhere as bad as five years ago during the conversion to credit card licences. Tshwane Metro Police spokesperson Mel Vosloo said they were experiencing ...
Reitz to accommodate ANCYL.(News)
Apr 02, 2008 ... The ANC Youth League's outgoing leadership will use the infamous Reitz men's hostel at the University of Free State (UFS) when they gather for their conference from today. Youth League spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said they would be making use of all the residences at the university ...
Bulls now building on inner belief.(Sports)
Apr 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: VATA NGOBENI If the loss to the Blues was turning the corner, just imagine what the result will be when the Bulls have finally completed that turn. The mood in the Bulls camp at their current base in Perth suggests that the Bulls have new impetus and coach ...
Slash tells Amy to get off highway to hell.(Entertainment)
Apr 02, 2008 ... Slash has warned Amy Winehouse not to destroy her career with drugs. The former Guns N' Roses guitarist, a reformed alcoholic and drug abuser, thinks Amy should stay away from illegal substances if she wants to make the most of her incredible talent. He said: "Amy is ...
Family can be a real killer.(Entertainment)
Apr 02, 2008 ... Lindsay Lohan's father blasted her for agreeing to star in a film about murderer Charles Manson. He thinks his daughter, who will play cult member Nancy Pitman in Manson ...
Is love child Ledger's?(Entertainment)
Apr 02, 2008 ... Heath Ledger may have fathered a secret love child. The actor, who died in January, had an affair with the unnamed married woman when he was just 17 years old. ...