Pretoria News (South Africa) back issues from September 2008:
Genaro gets a little outside help to clean up his act.(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Linda Sokhulu returns to soaps as a traditional healer in Rhythm City. She plays Inyanga Ziyanda, who is brought in by Bernard to help David Genaro (Jamie Bartlett) rid himself of evil spirits. Many will remember her as Cleo Khuzwayo, from Generations. Since leaving the SABC1 ...
Between docs and a hard place.(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Since she made her debut as Zieg Combrink's mistress, Stefanie Louw has been unable to liberate herself of the "other woman" tag. And while Rolanda Marais doesn't agree with the morally questionable decisions of her character, she realises that is what gives Stefanie so much ...
Sex so good he saw the heavens.(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Matthew McConaughey's father died having sex. The Fool's Gold actor's mother, Kay, made the revelation in her new book, I Amaze Myself! and also admits she ensured James McConaughey was taken from the house naked following his death. She said: "On Monday mornings, he and I often ...
Heavy with more than just child.(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Ashlee Simpson has bought six pairs of size zero jeans to motivate her to lose weight. The singer - who is expecting her first child with husband Pete Wentz - is reportedly so worried about shifting her post-pregnancy kilos that she purchased the tiny trousers to help her stay ...
Meet Ange the incubator.(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Brad Pitt wants to have "two more" children with Angelina Jolie by next year. The actor - who recently welcomed twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline with Angelina into the ...
Naomi's a Brazil nut.(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Naomi Campbell's new boyfriend has reportedly bought her an $18,5-million penthouse flat in Brazil. A source said: "Naomi told billionaire Vladimir ...
Jacko gets shot.(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Michael Jackson is rumoured to be appearing at the MTV Video Music Awards. The Thriller singer, who turned 50 on Friday, is reportedly in talks to present an award with his sister Janet at the ceremony which takes ...
A track record for F1 master.(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Nicole Scherzinger has written a song for her British racing driver boyfriend, Lewis Hamilton. Nicole has recorded I Think I'm in Love for the Formula One ace, but is unsure whether to include it on the new Pussycat ...
Gossip revolution grips TV.(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... It's the hottest show to hit television screens in the US since Sex and the City first held audiences in the throes of Manolo Blahnik-inspired admiration, and it's fast acquiring cult status in the UK. But for all the hype that now surrounds Gossip Girl, magazines and other ...
So you think you can handle Nigel?(Entertainment)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Munyaradzi Vomo The producer of the smash- hit shows Pop Idol and American Idol is heading to South Africa. Nigel Lythgoe will join the So You Think You Can Dance SA team on its first live episode on Saturday. He is also the show's creator. After a ...
Jabu - the 'whitie' who loves being a taxi driver.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: LESEGO MASEMOLA Cobus Hanekom is doing an unlikely job for a white man. The 45-year-old is a minibus taxi driver ferrying passengers between Pretoria West and the city centre. It took him two years to decide to take up one of the jobs many see in a negative ...
'C-Max used as crime HQ'.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken South Africa's most secure prison, C-Max, is allegedly being used as a centre to plan criminal activities. The Pretoria News has established that there have been a number of serious security breaches at C-Max prison over the past six months. The ...
Too many excluded from social security.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... My son turned 16 last week. He would have been just over a year and a half on April 27, 1994, the day I voted for the first time. On that day, I imagined a very different society for him and for his older brother. I didn't imagine we would still be living in a country with the ...
Innovation keeps project on the rails.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman South African technological innovation is solving Gautrain construction dilemmas and is pioneering techniques that will be used across the globe. Civil engineers constructing the close to 100 piers that will support the viaducts, or elevated ...
Gautrain turns to heavy metal in African first.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman The Gautrain project has witnessed a series of "African firsts" involving several heavyweights in the construction sector. A 400 ton and 118-m long launching girder will arrive in Pretoria in the coming months for the construction of the ...
Genocide survivor turned legal eagle says that God is the true hero.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Hanti Otto "People need to look up to God and the future instead of just staring at the problems surrounding them. "If my life story can help others to rise above their circumstances, then I am very happy." So said former Burundi refugee turned ...
City ANCYL slams local party brass.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: PATRICK HLAHLA The Tshwane Metro Council and the ANC's Regional Executive Committee (REC) have come in for heavy criticism from the ANC Youth League (Tshwane Region). Sipho Komane, the ANCYL's chairman, accused the REC of not supporting the current National ...
Parents urged to register kids on time.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: LESEGO MASEMOLA Parents have until the end of September to register their children for starting school next year or moving to another school. The official registration period for all learners started in June and the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is ...
Book lunches back with thriller writer.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Diane de Beer For those book fanatics who have been wondering about the absence of our book lunches this year, we're back! It is eight years since Pretoria News and WritersSpeak started the book lunches at the Sheraton Pretoria. We have met wonderful authors who have ...
Gated suburbs: council and residents still split.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER Tshwane Metro Council last week withdrew notices to seven gated communities in which they were informed that they had to immediately remove their access control structures. But the council and the gated communities are far from seeing eye to eye ...
Pachas know food, people.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Diane de Beer Pachas, Club 2 Centre, 22 Dely Road, Hazelwood Pretorians and Pachas are familiar with one another. It is more likely than not that if you have lived here for a number of years, you would have made your way there or been invited to have a meal at ...
Book lunch menu.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Here's a perfect example of the type of food you can expect at Pachas as well as being on the menu for the day of our book lunch: STARTER: Butternut soup or Seafood crepe or Watermelon, rocket, feta and olive salad ...
Will the real Mrs Moeketsi please stand up? It's an extremely chilling prospect - as you read this, someone could be indulging on a lavish spending spree in your name.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... ID theft is a particularly nasty form of white-collar crime. Having got their hands on documentation that supposedly proves they are you, the fraudster assumes your identity - and your sound credit rating. Then they set about wrecking that credit history, running up a pile of debt in your ...
salary slip should not show.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Employers must carefully consider what personal information they reveal on payslips when the Protection of Personal Information Bill becomes law. This is because employers are unwittingly playing into the hands of identity thieves by providing many personal and financial details on ...
What to do.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... There's been an incredible 150% increase in the incidence of identity document fraud since this time last year, says Pat Cunningham, executive director of the SA Fraud Prevention Service. The service is a non-profit association dedicated to the prevention of financial crime. ...
Home Affairs spoils girl's dream to be a doctor.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jacques Breytenbach However bright she may be and however much she studies, Grade 12 pupil Nkateko Ndlovu will not achieve her matric this year or the next, and so reach her dream of becoming a doctor. Thanks to the Department of Home Affairs, this Nelmapius ...
Relief over good news on inflation front.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... At last, a little good news on the inflation front after all the bad news of the last couple of years. Though CPIX - the inflation measure the Reserve Bank uses to decide on monetary policy - rose to a new high of 13.4% a year in July from 11.6% in June, and producer price inflation beat ...
Sunny skies forecast for the start of spring.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jacques Breytenbach Winter woolies are so last season while T-shirts and shorts are back with a vengeance. The old raincoat in the back of the closet does not have to be dusted off any time soon, as meteorologists are forecasting a dry and warm spring for the capital. ...
Chiefs drop three home points.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Manyehlisa Lehohla Kaizer Chiefs(0) 1 (Gert Schalywyk 46) Thanda Royal Zulu(1) 2 (Bernard Parker 20 and 56) Kaizer Chiefs were handed a shock home defeat by Thanda Royal Zulu in their opening Premier League match against of ...
Bad start to new season for Chiefs and Pirates.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Nkareng Matshe Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates are having a blue Monday today after a bruising weekend from which they got further evidence that the Absa Premiership remains as difficult as ever. Both Soweto giants lost their opening matches of the new ...
Bok fans love it when a plan comes together, but questions remain.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: peter Bills Whatever the explanation for Australia's decision to treat Saturday's Test match as little more than a game of beach rugby in the sunshine, certain facts are undeniable about the home side's performance. Despite their coach's denials, manifested ...
Phosa calls for stop to ANC infighting over power and wealth.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Siyabonga Mkhwanazi ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa has appealed to members to stop destroying the ruling party in their contest for power and wealth. He was speaking at the weekend at the funeral of defence secretary January Masilela who died in a car ...
Returning Springboks will boost Blue Bulls in Durban.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: VATA NGOBENI The Blue Bulls are likely to be at full strength with the return of their Springboks for their Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Durban this Saturday. Victor Matfield is expected to take over the reins as Blue Bulls captain from Wikus van ...
Take old medicines to chemists for destruction.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The only way to safely dispose of unused and expired medicines is to return them to a pharmacy. National Pharmacy Week begins today and pharmacists around the country will help consumers safely get rid of unused medicine and potentially dangerous syringes and needles. ...
Bid to revive Zim talks appears doomed.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Basildon Peta Zimbabwean negotiators returned to Harare again this weekend after another unsuccessful attempt by President Thabo Mbeki to achieve an agreement on a power-sharing unity government. But Mbeki has succeeded in persuading President Robert Mugabe to ...
Mpofu flails in latest legal challenge.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Baldwin Ndaba Dali Mpofu, the suspended group CEO of the SABC, told the Johannesburg High Court that Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri was the person who appointed him and, therefore, the only person who had the power to dismiss him. On Friday, ...
STANDINGS.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... P W DLF APts Wits1100203 Thanda1100213 Arrows1100103 Platinum1100103 Sundowns1100103 SuperSport1100103 Ajax1010111 ...
Eleven violent deaths in city over weekend.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Mogomotsi Magome Eleven people died in three separate incidents - a road accident, a burglary and a failed robbery - in the city over the weekend. On Saturday evening, nine people died in a head-on collision between a taxi and a truck on the corner of Rosslyn ...
Snuki Zikalala is accused of barring pro-Zuma reports.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Siyabonga Mkhwanazi Hardly two weeks after returning from suspension, SABC news head Snuki Zikalala is accused of removing two political reporters from covering Jacob Zuma because of their apparent allegiance to the ANC president. The two political ...
Four killed as foul weather hits the Cape of storms.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: CARYN DOLLEY Hail, downpours, crashing waves, snow, plummeting temperatures and gale-force winds have for two days battered the Cape metropole and surrounding areas causing widespread disruption, from power outages to flooding. Four people, including a ...
'Thief' dumped on rail track, decapitated by train.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Solly Maphumulo and Mzwandile Nkosi A man accused of house breaking was decapitated by a train after being beaten up and dumped on railway tracks. He was also doused with petrol and set alight. Yesterday morning the police found the man's head about ...
Verdict on corruption commission.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: ANEL POWELL The City of Cape Town will know today whether the province's Erasmus Commission, set up to probe allegations of spying within the council, is deemed legal by the Cape High Court. KwaZulu-Natal High Court judges Chris Nicholson and Kevin Swain are ...
Businessman, columnist dies.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: YUSUF MOOLLA Influential KwaZulu-Natal businessman Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo (64) died on Friday from a heart attack at his home in Amanzimtoti. He had been fighting an illness for a while. Dhlomo was appointed secretary general of the then Inkatha Yenkululeko ...
Foreign aid is no simple task.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Peter Fabricius The debate about the effectiveness of foreign aid in boosting the development of poor countries is probably interminable. There are so many variables - and, perhaps more important, so much high emotion - involved. But when you examine efforts ...
Davydenko and Jankovic through.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Russia's Nikolay Davydenko advanced to the fourth round of the US Open yesterday, defeating 27th-ranked compatriot Dmitry Tursunov 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 after two hours and 26 minutes. Davydenko, now 5-0 against Tursunov, will next face the winner of the match between Luxembourg ...
Nigerian president ill.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Abuja - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, who has a chronic kidney problem, is receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, a source in the presidency said yesterday, reviving concern over his health and ability to govern. Some Nigerian newspapers reported he had a renal transplant in ...
Surveys show silent hunger 'tsunami'.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Lyse Comins and David Canning A series of surveys have shown the devastating impact of rising food prices on poor households - particularly in rural areas. While the price of all food rose by an average of 17.8 % in the year to June (according to Statistics ...
'C-Max prison used to plan criminal activities'.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken South Africa's most secure prison, C-Max, is allegedly being used as a centre to plan criminal activities. The Pretoria News has established that there have been a number of serious security breaches at C-Max prison over the past six months. The ...
ANC bid to battle infighting.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Siyabonga Mkhwanazi The agenda of the ANC's meeting today will be dominated by the infighting tearing the organisation apart and threatening its chance of winning next year's elections. The infighting will detract the ANC's national working committee (NWC) - ...
CAPE OF STORMS.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: CARYN DOLLEY and agencies Gail-force winds, hail, snow and plummeting temperatures have brought disaster and death across the country. Runaway fires in KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga left hundreds homeless and claimed the lives of at least 10 people. ...
back together AGAIN.(Entertainment)(Theater review)
Sep 02, 2008 ... When the playwright pays homage to your acting with the words: "With no disrespect to earlier performances, yours are the authentic Johnny and Hester" you can take a celebratory bow. But Dorothy Ann Gould and Michael Maxwell (who hadn't been on stage for 26 years) are not ...
Students turn junk into art.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Fashion students at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) yesterday showcased designs made of waste material at the Pretoria Show. The outfits were made out of refuse bags, bottles, plastic and newspapers with the aim of raising awareness for recycling. The project ...
Blind pupils to teach Braille.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Seventy-seven blind pupils have been trained to act as Braille facilitators by the Kha Ri Gude (Let us Learn) South African Literacy Campaign. The students, all unemployed matriculants, attended a workshop at the St George's Hotel near Pretoria to ...
There's just no getting Petrick down.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Mogomotsi Magome When Petrick Selepe was diagnosed with a common bone cancer, osteogenic sarcoma,12 years ago, he felt the world was turning against him. Soon after the diagnosis, he was told his left leg had to be amputated, a big blow for an enthusiastic ...
Ruling in favour of gay teacher is questionable.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... The ruling against the Moreleta Park Dutch Reformed Church in favour of the gay musician is a sad one and raises serious questions. Does it imply that an organisation can no longer uphold its values? Does it mean that the minister of a christian church who leaves his wife and ...
Tell us something we don't know, Gutto.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... I am very much disappointed about the utterance made by Professor Shadrack Gutto at the Tshwane University of Technology during his lecture sessions. It is clear that the professor is irritated and uncomfortable with the appointment of Jacob Zuma to the helm of the ANC. He has ...
Visit to jail highlights evils of crime.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: LESEGO MASEMOLA One wrong decision can have tough consequences: that is the warning prisoners have for schoolchildren going on prison tours. Tearful and emotional pupils from Hoerskool Zwartkops listened attentively as inmates shared stories on their past ...
Church loses case ... but has God?(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... The Dutch Reformed Church vs Johan Strydom case has been decided. The church in Moreleta Park lost its case, but did God lose His? It stands to reason that many Christian churches will now do some soul-searching at least in two areas. First, they will need to be very careful and ...
Reckless journalism causes more harm than good.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... The reports on the SA Navy by Karyn Maughan in the Pretoria News of August 28 and 29 cannot be left unchallenged. It must be categorically stated the SA Navy is neither scuppered nor sinking. That it faces a wide variety of challenges is true. This is not unlike most, ...
Mini cricket still identifying future talent.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: MANYEHLISA LEHOHLA About 2 500 boys and girls gathered at the Tshwane University Technology's cricket grounds for the annual regional Bakers Mini Cricket festival over the weekend. This event formed part of marking the company's 25-year involvement in South ...
Parole board in a fix over 'early' Scott-Crossley release.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... The parole board in Barberton, Mpumalanga, has promised to address a backlog in hearing parole cases following an outcry over the release of Mark Scott-Crossley. Scott-Crossley, who was involved in the murder of labourer Nelson Chisale whose body was fed to lions, was released ...
Spare a rand for the less fortunate.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... A report suggests that 25% of the world's population live in poverty. This is a worrying figure. In South Africa, the levels of poverty are very high and we must all unite to improve the situation. You will remember "Operation Hunger" some years ago. It was a national campaign ...
Small screen guest spot toopen doorsfor Jen.(Entertainment)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Jennifer Aniston is reportedly set to return to TV. The actress - who shot to fame starring as Rachel Green in the hit US TV show Friends from 1994 to 2004 - is said to be in talks to appear in a high-profile show on US TV network NBC, which aired Friends. A source told ...
Big, fat Greek trip.(Entertainment)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Eddie Murphy chartered two private planes to transport his friends to Greece. He is said to have demanded two airborne vehicles for the trip - one for adults and one for kids. However, while stars are cutting down on their jet use ...
No bed of roses.(Entertainment)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Jessica Simpson says she has a wind problem, but her gas smells like "roses". The singer - who will be releasing her debut country album Do You Know, later this year - ...