Pretoria News (South Africa) back issues from February 2009:
'Great kisser' Cleese can't take age jokes.(Entertainment)
Feb 02, 2009 ... John Cleese has dumped his 27-year-old girlfriend. |The Monty Python star (69) ended his relationship with US-born comedienne Barbie Orr, because he is sick of her joking about his age. Orr - who has been gleefully discussing her older man's new teeth and hair plugs - says she ...
All that Scarlett needs is love.(Entertainment)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Scarlett Johansson is "in love with love". The He's Just Not That Into You star, who married her boyfriend Ryan Reynolds in a secret ceremony in September, is still crazy for Ryan, but is not sure if the romance will fade in time. ...
Snogging makes Isla snicker.(Entertainment)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Isla Fisher says kissing makes her giggle. The star can't help laughing when locking lips, whether it is onscreen, or with fiance Sacha Baron Cohen. She is quoted as saying: "I am so immature I still giggle whenever I have to kiss ...
Holly loses out to Hef's past loves.(Entertainment)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Holly Madison had a "good chance" of marrying Hugh Hefner. The 82-year-old Playboy founder considered making his former girlfriend - who is now dating magician Criss Angel - his wife, but was put off by his previous bad experiences. Hugh ...
THE BOLD AND THE BLOODY.(Entertainment)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Stephanie Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful) might be in need of a nip/tuck ... THE REASON: In rubbing so many people up the wrong way, this matriarch clearly had it coming. She cost her husband, Eric, his company, threw his former mistress, Jackie Marone, over a balcony, is ...
meeting of minds.(Entertainment)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Another year is upon us and as I edge towards my 30th cycle on this planet, the time has come for me to reveal the dark secret I have kept close to my bosom for most of my semi-young life: I possess the power of psychic insight. "What a crock!" I hear all the cynical ...
Which came first, 'Psych' or 'The Mentalist'?(Entertainment)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Continued from Page 1 The Guardian and The Devil Wears Prada fame) is a crime consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation, who's purported to possess "other-worldly" powers. But whereas Shawn is an average Joe simulating his psychic faculties, Patrick is a ...
Gwen set to stay put in house.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Mogomotsi Magome Tshwane executive mayor Dr Gwen Ramokgopa has not moved out of her official residence as was claimed by the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) yesterday. Ramokgopa's spokesperson Tiny Mokoena said Ramokgopa would stay in the house until the Tshwane ...
A hearty African welcome for the Voetspore crew.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The mission of the series Voetspore, screened on SABC2 at 6pm on Fridays, is to show that anybody can travel through Africa. "You don't need a scroll signed by Nelson Mandela for delivery to the president of Benin," says producer Johan Badenhorst, who has spent the past decade ...
Don't miss these episodes.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Episodes left in the series broadcast on Friday nights at 6pm on SABC2: Episode 17 (6/2):Passed the Ninjas to Dolisie: From Brazzaville they leave for Dolisie. On their way they encounter two big obstacles. Episode 18: 13.02: The men of Pointe Noire: Here they meet a ...
Council's plan to integrate informal trade.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: LESEGO MASEMOLA THE city's informal traders are set to play a more significant role in business as the Metro Council plans to formalise their businesses into micro to medium enterprises. Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa yesterday said the city would host a summit in May ...
Government to consult public on dog racing.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Corlia Kruger THE public will be consulted for the second time by the Department of Trade and Industry on the possibility of legalising greyhound racing in South Africa. The consultations will be held in February and March in Gauteng, Free State, North West, ...
The gentleman who pioneered transformation.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Zelda Venter Presiding over the divorce of Nelson Mandela and his former wife Winnie Mandela, sentencing the Hani-killers to death and being instrumental in appointing to the Bench advocate Ismael Mahomed, who later became the Chief Justice, was all part of the career of ...
Suspected DRC rebel leader held in city.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken A suspected rebel leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested after he crashed his car in Hatfield in an apparent drunken driving accident. The 30-year-old man, who told police he was the former commander of a rebel faction in that ...
A simple man with a knack for money.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Dries de Beer The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder (Bloomsbury, R258,95): The title of the book refers to how a snowball can grow if it is rolled along. The snowball is a metaphor of how savings can grow if invested and ...
Gang using prostitutes as bait bust.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken POLICE have arrested a gang of suspected murderers and rapists allegedly using prostitutes to lure victims to the outskirts of Pretoria. Five men, who police say are linked to numerous rapes, murders, hijackings and armed robberies, were ...
Freed crime victim ponders action against cops.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Hanti Otto A 64-year-old victim of an attempted robbery who ended up spending Christmas in jail after he was arrested on a charge of attempted murder for stabbing a robber with a pocket knife has had charges against him withdrawn. Eddie Brown walked out of ...
Many a slip between the hand and the hold.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Airlines don't consider|compensating passengers at all if they pack "valuables" such as electronic items, jewellery or cash in their check-in baggage. Keep your valuables with you, is the golden rule, especially in South Africa. But what if you pack such valuables into your hand ...
Faulty nappies give little comfort.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A bad batch of Huggies nappies has a few parents mad. The hellopeter consumer website features a rash of complaints about broken sticker tabs, which render the nappies useless in most cases. Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark has its consultants responding to every online ...
TAC to get report after inmate dies.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER The Minister of Correctional Services has been ordered to furnish the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) with copies of a report regarding an investigation into the death of an inmate at Westville Prison who died of an Aids-related illness. Pretoria ...
TUT workers slammed over bid to involve students.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... THE Tshwane University of Technology's (TUT) governing council has slammed striking workers for inviting students to join them in their protests. "Council has taken note of the industrial action by organised labour that led to a disruption of the activities of the university. It ...
Alarm over grim state of court archives.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER Smelly, dirty and wet. This is how the basement area of the Pretoria High Court in the city centre can be described these days. Personnel working in the basement where court files - some dating back 20 years are kept in archives - are fed-up with ...
A more readable book on Buffet.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Buffet The Biograpy The extraordinary story of the richest man in the world by Roger Lowenstein (Duckworth R170,83): THIS is another biography of Warren Buffet. This book was written by a veteran financial journalist and though not authorised by Buffet, the author was at least ...
What's stalling Zuma's trial?(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... ANC president Jacob Zuma's lawyers have proposed August 12 as the date for his latest - and potentially last - court bid to quash the fraud and corruption case against him. And a key basis for Zuma's permanent stay of prosecution application will be his often repeated complaint ...
Students defy rains to flaunt creative talents.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Mogomotsi Magome Thousands of University of Pretoria (UP) students defied the heavy downpour on Saturday to take part in the annual Tuks Rag event. The event, held at the beginning of every year, aims to allow students to showcase their creative and technical ...
Van Zyl will have to go even faster.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: NEVILLE KHOZA Louis Jacob (better known as LJ) van Zyl, the country's top 400m hurdles athlete, will have to improve on his performances after a disppointing run in the 400m race at the LC de Villiers stadium in the second Yellow Pages series at the weekend. ...
Nigerian held over drugs.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A 28-year-old Nigerian national will appear in the Pretoria North Magistrates' Court today on charges of possession and dealing in drugs after he was arrested by police on Friday. The suspect was arrested in possession of drugs worth R28 000 in his black Toyota Tazz after he ...
Cops hunt man after woman dies.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Police are looking for a man suspected of killing his 42-year-old lover in Diepsloot Extension 2 yesterday morning. According to police spokesperson, Bonginkosi Msimango, the couple had an argument the previous night. The man then assaulted the woman until she collapsed, before ...
It's all systems go as SA Open makes a return to the ATP circuit.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Nazli Thomas THE countdown is over and today, some of world tennis's most talented players will take to the courts at Montecasino for day one of one of the most anticipated events on this year's ATP Tour - the SA Open tennis tournament. The South African ...
Usual glitz and glamour at J&B Met.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kgomotso Moncho THE J&B Met was blessed with lovely Cape Town weather at the weekend and that's something to be grateful for. There were no clouds in the sky as beautiful people gathered for the 31st time at the Kenilworth Race Course for a fantastic horse ...
Girl (16) dies after fall.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A 16-year-old girl jumped to her death from the fourth floor of a Sunnyside flat on Saturday. She was at her boyfriend's flat when she asked him to bring her a glass of water. When the boyfriend returned she was not in the room, and then he noticed a mob of residents ...
Makonese signed to add stability to the Bucs defence.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Jonty Mark Orlando Pirates have bolstered their defence ahead of this afternoon's transfer window closure, with the signing of Zimbabwean centre back Zvenyika Makonese from Santos. Bucs coach Ruud Krol confirmed the transfer this weekend, after his team's ...
Azapo, APC offer Africanist alternatives.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Christelle Terreblanche BLACK Consciousness offshoots Azapo and the African People's Convention (APC) have launched their party manifestoes, offering voters socialist democratic alternatives with increased state intervention in the economy and a strong Africanist ...
sport on tv.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... TODAY Cycling: Tour of Qatar, stage two, Khalifa Stadium - Al Khor Corniche, 1.35pm, SS6 Rugby: Varsity Cup, Development match, Fort Hare v UWC, 12.45pm, SS1; Shimlas v NMMU, 2.30pm, SS1; Cape Town v Stellenbosch, Cape Town, 4.30pm, CSN/SS1; Potchefstroom v Pretoria, ...
Justice Minister blocks embattled Hlophe's return from special leave.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: NATASHA JOSEPH CAPE Judge President John Hlophe is not allowed to return to work because the conditions under which he was granted special leave last year have not been met, Justice Minister Enver Surty said yesterday. Hlophe now has to explain to Surty why he ...
sport in brief.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The deadline for entries for this Saturday's popular McCarthy Toyota half marathon has been extended until tomorrow. The run will start at Rietondale Park in Pretoria. This year will be the 26th time the event is being presented by one of the city's oldest running clubs, Magnolia Road ...
Lead Scorpions investigator in Zuma's graft case quits.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Karyn Maughan ONE of the lead Scorpions investigators in Jacob Zuma's corruption case has quit. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Tlali Tlali yesterday confirmed that "since the beginning of this year (Scorpions' special investigator) Isak du Plooy ...
Adams says he won't quit Portsmouth.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Tony Adams insists he has no intention of walking away from Portsmouth despite his side's slump into the Premier League relegation battle. Adams was already coming under increasing pressure before the 3-1 defeat at Fulham saw Portsmouth slide down the table - just one point ...
Arthur expects a backlash from the vanquished Australians.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum Shortly after he and his band of merry men had touched down at OR Tambo on Saturday, Mickey Arthur said that he was expecting a backlash from the Australians when they arrive in South Africa soon. What he may not have expected, though, was that ...
Mistakes in Motata case.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Botho Molosankwe A witness in Judge Nkola Motata's case could not give an explanation of how he got his calculations wrong while working out the alcohol percentage in the judge's blood sample. Another witness admitted to making a mistake of labelling the blood ...
Down and out Titans feel the sting of the Cobras.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: mwp and sapa DEFENDING champions the Nashua Titans lost by 16 runs to the Western Cape Cobras when a four-wicket burst by three veterans derailed their innings in the Standard Bank Pro20 match at Newlands in Cape Town yesterday. Captain Justin Ontong ...
We can survive the economic downturn.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A week ago it might have been possible to hope that the current financial crisis would not inevitably lead to a devastating global economic recession. But over the past week, one of the most intense and depressing of the World Economic Forum's 30 years of annual meetings of the world's ...
Strong support for ANC.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: SIBUSISO NGALWA Businessmen, sportsmen, academics and traditional leaders came out to endorse the ANC's manifesto and pledge their support for the ruling party at a glittering gala dinner addressed by party boss Jacob Zuma in Johannesburg on Saturday night. ...
Is Madagascar a victim of the economic slump?(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... John Donne's famous Meditation XVII instructed us that "no man is an island entire of itself" and therefore, that we should not "send to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee". And yet, not far off the African and particularly southern African shore, there is an ...
ID strong on crime fight, clean energy, grants.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: AZIZ HARTLEY BOOSTING police staffing to 200 000, recruiting 5 000 social workers to help heal crime-hit communities, positioning the country as a leader in renewable energy, and introducing a minimum social grant funded through taxing luxury goods, tobacco and alcohol. ...
Boesak warns against squabbles.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Caiphus Kgosana CHANTS of "Boesak for Premier" reverberated inside the Rocklands Civic Centre hall in Mitchell's Plain as anti-apartheid cleric Allan Boesak returned to the venue where the United Democratic Front was formed 25 year ago, this time to a greatly reduced ...
First leg win gives SuperSport the advantage.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: CHARLES BALOYI SuperSport United(1) 3 (Carelse 35 min, 60 min Salmon 76 min) Curepipe Starlight0 SuperSport United's dream to conquer Africa continued with a five-star performance over Mauritian champions Curepipe Starlight with a ...
Ameobi spares Newcastle's blushes.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Newcastle United avoided another dose of derby despair in the English Premier League as Shola Ameobi's penalty rescued a 1-1 draw against local rivals Sunderland yesterday. Joe Kinnear's side trailed to Djibril Cisse's first half strike at St James' Park but Ameobi lashed home a ...
Zulu prince shot after rally.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: SIPHO KHUMALO, Political Bureau and SAPA HOURS after ANC president Jacob Zuma appealed for political tolerance in KwaZulu Natal, three ANC members, including a member of the Zulu Royal House, were shot in Nongoma in northern Zululand yesterday evening. Both ...
Torres brace keeps Liverpool's title aspirations alive.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: sapa-afp STRIKER Fernando Torres scored twice in the dying minutes against 10-man Chelsea to keep Liverpool's title dream alive in a dramatic finale at Anfield yesterday. Rafa Benitez's side looked to be heading for another frustrating draw as Chelsea held ...
India mixing it up in double triumph.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza say their historic Australian Open mixed doubles success yesterday will give the sport a huge boost back home in cricket-obsessed India. Bhupathi and Mirza became the first Indian pair to win a Grand Slam mixed doubles title in Melbourne when they ...
Old people die in blaze.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Twenty-three people have died in a fire that destroyed a wooden old people's home in Komi Republic in north-west Russia. Preliminary evidence yesterday indicated the blaze began in the smoking room. Three of the aged survived, as did the staff. The blaze raised renewed concern over lax ...
scoreboard.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Cricket Pro20 Series MATCH Cape Cobras v Titans Cape Town Cape Cobras D Brand c du Plessis b Mbhalati 21 A Puttick st Kuhn b Tahir 35 H Davids c van Jaarsveld b Joubert 9 R Levi c van Jaarsveld b ...
Beaten Bulls sweating on Du Preez's fitness.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: VATA NGOBENI IF ever a victory existed from losing than the Bulls will claim to be the first to prove the existence of that statement. The Bulls may have lost 20-16 against the Cheetahs on Friday evening in Polokwane but the loss served to do more for the ...
ANC MP shot at KZN rally.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: SIPHO KHUMALO, Political Bureau and SAPA AN ANC MP and two other people have been shot and wounded in an apparent ambush following a rally in northern Zululand that saw the defence force called in after clashes between supporters of the IFP and the ruling party. ...
Gwen stays put in house.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Mogomotsi Magome Tshwane executive mayor Dr Gwen Ramokgopa has not moved out of her official residence as was claimed by the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) yesterday. Ramokgopa's spokesperson Tiny Mokoena said Ramokgopa would stay in the house until the Tshwane ...
Monitors of Zim deal start work today.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Peta Thornycroft ONE of the anchors of the Zimbabwe unity deal is a monitoring committee tasked with resolving existing and emerging disputes due to begin work today. The 12-member joint monitoring committee (JOIMC) - eight from the two Movement for ...
Zuma convoy blamed for death.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: GUGU MBONAMBI and Sapa A HUMMER which was part of ANC president Jacob Zuma's motorcade knocked over and killed a pedestrian in Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal, yesterday. Police Director Phindile Hadebe said, however, that Zuma was not in the vehicle when the ...
Exploring with sight and sound.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2009 ... BYLINE: Diane de Beer AS IF putting theatre on stage is not difficult enough, the 2009 drama season of the Tshwane University of Technology's (Tut) Department of Drama is set to kick off with a real headbanger. Lecturer Dr Marth Munro, who facilitates Soundshapes and ...
Parliament now an ANC buffer against prosecutions.(News)
Feb 03, 2009 ... IF ever there was a matter with which parliament could shrug off the epithet of "rubber stamp", it is the consideration of President Kgalema Motlanthe's recommendation that National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli be fired - unprecedented in the life of our nascent democracy. ...
Bullying on the rise at schools.(News)
Feb 03, 2009 ... BULLYING and harassment (teasing) is an ever growing tendency in our schools today, especially in private schools where children come from widely diverse financial backgrounds. Bullying and harassment are an unpleasant form of violence prevalent in our schools. They ...
Launch of school sport project.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2009 ... BYLINE: LESEGO MASEMOLA THE Gauteng provincial government has launched a project to promote and rekindle the culture of school sport in the form of a School Sport Mass Participation Programme (SSMPP) . The programme was launched in Mabopane last Friday by the MEC of ...
No diplomatic row over women.(News)
Feb 03, 2009 ... I REFER to the article titled "Two women 'rescued' from envoy's home" in the Pretoria News of January 29. May I point out that no 'diplomatic dispute' exists between the embassy of the Republic of the Philippines and the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. Our two ...
Time for Motlanthe to show muscle.(News)
Feb 03, 2009 ... All eyes will be on Parliament on Friday when President Kgalema Motlanthe addresses the nation. Some observers say they're not expecting any fireworks. Motlanthe will certainly reflect on the ANC government's achievements since it took power 15 years ago. South Africans don't ...
Chickens are coming home to roost.(News)
Feb 03, 2009 ... We hate to say "we told you so". We warned and in fact many leading figures in the country also added their concerns to the pre-election war-talk that the ANC embarked on recently. It is this war-talk, in our view, that has led to the current situation in KwaZulu- Natal where people are ...