Pretoria News (South Africa) back issues from April 2009:
Solomon Mahlangu remembered; April 6 marks the 30th anniversary of the MK cadre's execution.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Mogomotsi Magome This year marks the 30th anniversary of the execution of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) cadre, Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, who was hanged in 1979. Mahlangu's death sentence sparked an international outcry, but even that was not enough to convince the ...
Irresistible night at the opera.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Riek van Rensburg PRINCESS MAGOGO COMPANY: Opera Africa WHERE: South African State Theatre Opera WHEN: Till Saturday RATING: HHHHI Opera Africa's Princess Magogo, by composer Mzilikazi Khumalo and librettist ...
Win wedding stationery and Unity Candles worth R7 000.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Wedding Expo in conjunction with the Pretoria News is giving one couple the chance to win everything they need for their dream wedding. A prize worth R70 000 is being offered. It includes a honeymoon and a wedding gown. Planning, accessories and make-up also form ...
Singing draws no red ink.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Jennifer Hudson wanted to be a tattoo artist. The singer would have opted for a very different career if she hadn't made it as a singer and actress. "My second choice was to be a tattoo artist because I also ...
A model of tact is Macy.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... William H Macy claims that his wife, Felicity Huffman, is the sexiest actress on the TV show Desperate Housewives. The actor doesn't understand why Felicity (who plays stressed-out mother Lynette) gets less ...
Kicked while he's down.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hugh Hefner is selling his house. The Playboy Magazine founder is reportedly putting his $27 million (R263m) five-bedroomed property on the market, amid rumours that he has hit a financial slump. Hef's private property is not to be confused with the notorious Playboy Mansion ...
Role out the saris.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Naomi Campbell is set to star in a Bollywood movie. The British supermodel wowed casting directors during her recent appearance at the Fashion For Relief fundraiser held in Mumbai last week and now ...
King, Prince in concert thriller.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Michael Jackson will sing with his eldest son on the opening night of his London residency at the O2 Arena. The 50-year-old singer plans to invite 12-year-old Prince Michael I onstage to perform during the ...
Bus boon to keep the 2010 wheels turning.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman The Department of Transport has committed itself to supplying more than half of the 1 000 buses needed to transport 2010 football fans to match venues across the country. Government public transport also received a welcome boon with the signing ...
Soul, R&B, hip hop and all that jazz.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Therese Owen The annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival gets under way today in Greenmarket Square with a surprise appearance by Diane Reeves at the popular free concert. The US songbird will be joined by the Afro-jazz outfit The Incredibles Brass, the ...
Fest's coming up Rosies ...(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Don Albert Gone are the great names in jazz, the pioneers, the artists who created this musical art form. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane - the list goes on ad infinitum. Today, most jazz fests are ...
Fans in for treat with Grammy-winner Reeves.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Munyaradzi Vomo Speaking to jazz songbird Dianne Reeves is like listening to poetry. Her laid-back tone is as gentle and rhythmically hypnotic as her singing voice. The icon, whose blues sound has a strong jazz foundation, is a headliner at this year's Cape ...
You'll be Zapped right off your feet by this Mama.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kgomotso Moncho Marie Daulne, the founder and leader of the group Zap Mama, is a citizen of the world, a nomadic spirit, shall we say. She is based in Brussels, Belgium, but says she's a child of the universe. "I'm not a nationalist, I'm a human being. I fit ...
Always Pata Pata.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Theresa Smith alhough she will never again grace our stages with her luminous presence, Miriam Makeba's presence looms large. This year's photographic exhibition in the Duo Tone gallery at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival concentrates on the jazz icon who died ...
Faulty stove causes raging fire.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Marvin Malaka A SUNNYSIDE cafe was destroyed by fire on Monday night after a chip fryer overheated and set the place alight. According to the assistant manager of Camo Cafe, Mahomed Tory, they tried everything to stop the fire, but the blaze was too strong. ...
'A dastardly, senseless and abominable act'.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... This is a statement by the chairman of the UN special committee against apartheid, Leslie O Harriman, on the execution of Solomon Mahlangu on April 6, 1979. The special Committee against Apartheid has learnt with deep sorrow and indignation the news that the racist regime of ...
CELEBRATING SIX AMAZING WOMEN.(Life)
Apr 01, 2009 ... April marks the fifth anniversary of Glamour magazine, and the introduction of its Women of the Year awards. Designed to celebrate women's achievements in fields as diverse as technology, style and charity, they are set to become a great annual event in line with Glamour's ...
Estee killer deserves life - prosecutor.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER LIFE behind bars is the only appropriate sentence for the callous killer of the petite Faerie Glen ballerina Estee van Rensburg, prosecutor JP Marais argued yesterday in the Pretoria High Court. The plea followed the conviction of 31-year-old ...
Pride as judge's wife is admitted as advocate.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Mogomotsi Magome The admission of Thuli Mavundla, the wife of Pretoria High Court Judge Moses Mavundla, as advocate will encourage black women from previously disadvantaged backgrounds to enter the legal profession. This was according to a delighted Judge ...
A lesson about leatherYou can't be too careful - be sure you get what you pay for.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... There are some delicious bits in the Consumer Protection Bill - yes, the one which is still awaiting a presidential signature in order to become law. One of the less-quoted bits falls under the section on consumers' right to fair and honest dealings and it essentially compels ...
My tip for Trevor: please/stick to bookkeeping.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Trevor Manuel's comments about the Dalai Lama prove his ignorance. My advice to Mr Manuel is that he should stick to bookkeeping. That is his job. He should not interfere with things ...
De Klerk paystribute to Viljoen.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... I would like to pay tribute to the late Dr Gerrit Viljoen. He was a valued colleague and a good friend. He made outstanding contributions to good government as a member of the cabinet during my presidency as well as that of P W Botha. As Minister of Constitutional Development, up until his ...
ANC rules, not serves.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... There is a new trend that seems to be applied with great zeal by the ruling party, threats and intimidation. People are forced into supporting the ANC, or face losing their social grants and homes. We, the members and supporters of the Alliance of Free Democrats (AFD) and ...
Transparency is clearly the best policy for Zuma and NPA.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... SHOULD the National Prosecuting Authority drop charges against Jacob Zuma? South Africans are divided on this question, as are the country's political parties. The ANC believes these charges should be dropped because they have the potential to destabilise the country. But is ...
Intelligence service in a bad light.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Once again, dirty political tricks have tarnished the image of the South African intelligence community. Three years ago, the Billy Masethla/hoax e-mail scandal rocked the South African intelligence sector, causing the then minister for Intelligence Services, Ronnie Kasrils, to instigate ...
Habana, Matfield fit for Bulls crusade.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: VATA NGOBENI If there ever was a time when Bulls coach Frans Ludeke needed to call upon his big guns it is now. Springbok lock and regular captain Victor Matfield and Springbok flyer Bryan Habana have been passed fit for their crunch encounter on Friday against the ...
Two shot dead after cops surprise gang.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken BARELY 24 hours after two policemen were shot dead in Diepsloot, near Pretoria, police gunned down two suspected robbers and critically injured a third in a lunchtime shoot-out in Soshanguve yesterday. One of the robbers' two cars crashed into a ...
Hard taskmaster Capello cracks the whip.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Sapa-AFP MIDFIELDER Frank Lampard believes Fabio Capello's refusal to pander to the egos of England's pampered superstars has played a key role in putting the team on course for the World Cup finals. After the indulgent reigns of Sven Goran Eriksson and ...
Comrades gets a raw deal.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... It's not that the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) have resisted bending over backwards to accommodate other sporting codes and even politicians of late. They have moved the running of this world famous KwaZulu-Natal epic away from their once regular date of the June 16 ...
The battle for promotion and relegation hots up.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: CHARLES BALOYI It's the top teams versus the bottom teams in the National First Division Inland Stream round of fixtures this weekend. It's also getting tight at the top ... and the bottom. The top four teams will battle it out with four bottom ...
Els had a hand in teaching Oosthuizen.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen will next week become the first former member of the Ernie Els & Fancourt Foundation to play in The Masters. Courtesy of his climb into the top-50 in the official world golf ranking, 26-year old South African Oosthuizen has qualified to make his ...
Marali looking for a left hook.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum Zolani Marali will attempt to become a four-time world champion tomorrow night when he takes on Mexican Gamaliel Diaz at Emperors Palace, but two weeks ago, in a conference room inside the resort complex, Marali was a confused, hurt and worried man. ...
Hopefuls get a chance of playing in the Soweto Open.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The South African Tennis Association (Sata) yesterday announced that a pre-qualifying tournament for the upcoming Soweto Open men's and women's events will be held for players from previously disadvantaged communities. The tournament will be played at the Arthur Ashe Tennis ...
Bubka's son heading for Soweto.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... When one hears the name Sergei Bubka, one automatically thinks of the great Ukrainian pole vaulter who broke the world record an astounding 35 times, and not tennis. But it is Sergei Bubka Jnr, the 22-year-old son of the athlete, who will be in action at the Soweto Open that begins at the ...
Nurse shot dead in front of her young daughter.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken A PRETORIA nurse was gunned down in front of her four-year-old daughter moments after she arrived home after completing her nightshift. Given "Mama Phumi" Mathoko (35) was shot five times by a masked assailant as she walked into the garden of her ...
Brutal Mams killers get life.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER Spontaneous clapping of hands, cheering and singing broke out yesterday, seconds after the brutal killers of three Mamelodi schoolgirls were each sentenced to two life terms behind bars. Ephraim Mkhali and Vusi Maphai, who minutes before being ...
ELV laws brought under the microscope by the IRB members.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Sapa Some of the ELVs will be retained, some abolished and some are to be deferred for "further examination." And there could even be more (minor) additions. That is the crux of a media release from the IRB yesterday after senior stakeholders from the ...
We just don't need Benni.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... SOUTH AFRICA doesn't need Benni McCarthy. And I have 101 reasons why I say so. We don't need the man who was part of the 2006 Bafana Bafana World Cup flop in Germany with McCarthy picking up unnecessary yellow cards and then missing important matches. We don't need a ...
Chiefs still in the hunt to win the title.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: NEVILLE KHOZA AFTER a 4-3 beating by AmaTuks in the Nedbank Cup, Kaizer Chiefs have another daunting home fixture to tricky Free State Stars on Saturday at Olympia Park (3pm) desperately needing to get back to their winning ways. Mathematically, Chiefs still ...
Slaughter of rhinos, lions turns luxury home into boneyard.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken A SUSPECTED smuggler living in an upmarket Pretoria suburb has been arrested for slaughtering lions and rhinos at his luxury home. Police made the discovery yesterday after city officials received a tip-off that wild animals were being killed and ...
Proteas determined to break the mould in ODIs.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: PATRICK COMPTON THE contest between South Africa and Australia in this golden summer has taken on a remarkable symmetry. South Africa won the Test series Down Under by 2-1, lost the Pro20 series 2-0 and won the one-day series 4-1. Now, back on South African ...
DA lashes out over 'spy tapes'.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: CHRISTELLE TERREBLANCHE The DA has lambasted the Inspector-General of Intelligence for giving "grossly inadequate" reasons for not launching a probe into the spy tapes claims around Jacob Zuma's prosecution. The party intends to make a fresh appeal to the ...
Nehawu wants Madisha charged.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... NEHAWU has vowed to pursue criminal charges against former Cosatu president Willie Madisha, whom it accuses of defaming the union. Nehawu has already instituted a civil claim after Madisha said at ...
AWB killers in court action to have pardon bid upheld.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: XOLANI MBANJWA Six Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) members, who were jailed for the murder of a black man, launched a joint action yesterday against a legal challenge from civil rights groups that want to stop President Kgalema Motlanthe from granting pardons for ...
Holomisa slams church after snub.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: SIVUYILE MANGXAMBA United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa has lashed out at the Rhema Bible Church for refusing to give him the same chance of addressing its congregation as was given to ANC president Jacob Zuma. In a letter addressed to Pastor Ray ...
Casino group didn't bet on ACDP rejecting R100 000 donation.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Caiphus Kgosana GAMING and leisure group Tsogo Sun has expressed surprise at the decision by the African Christian Democratic Party to hand back a R100 000 donation in election funds made by the company. The ACDP revealed yesterday it had rejected the cash ...
Santana dumps Bafana for Downs.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: HOSEA RAMPHEKWA In a groundbreaking deal, Mamelodi Sundowns boss Patrice Motsepe broke the bank to land the signature of Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana, whom he appointed as coach|yesterday. The Pretoria News learnt that Santana and Motsepe agreed to terms ...
Titans just two points from the title.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: MOHAMMED SHAKEEL ABOO The Nashua Titans will not only start their final SuperSport Series match against the Highveld Lions as clear favourites and the local lads will arrive at the Wanderers knowing that gaining just two points against their Gauteng neighbours will ...
Hundreds in last-minute bid for gun licences.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Hazel Sambo Midnight last night was the last time gun owners could apply for the renewal of their firearm licences. "This is it. Finished and klaar. There will be no more extensions under any circumstances," said Director Jaco Bothma, who has been heading the ...
Police rage at fatal shooting of colleagues.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Jacques Breytenbach MONDAY night's "brutal murder" of two policemen in Diepsloot, allegedly by a Zimbabwean national wanted for a list of crimes, including armed robbery and murder, has sparked widespread condemnation, especially among top-ranking officers in the SAPS. ...
Hlophe hearing should be open, media tell court.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: LOUISE FLANAGAN THE Hearing on Judge John Hlophe's battle with 13 Constitutional Court judges should be open as a matter of public interest and since the details of the case are already well known. So argued South Africa's main newspapers in their call for ...
Winnie gets green light to stand in poll.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: XOLANI MBANJWA ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been given the green light by the Electoral Court to stand as a candidate for Parliament in the elections, despite her conviction for fraud. The Electoral Court dismissed an appeal by the Freedom Front ...
All three found guilty in Dube's murder.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Botho Molosankwe |and Baldwin Ndaba A day that started with an escape attempt ended in jubilation for the Lucky Dube family as three men on trial for his murder were all found guilty. Two of the accused - Sfiso Mhlanga and Mbuti Mabe - had arrived at the ...
Zuma ruling remains on ice.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Karyn Maughan, Angela Quintal and Carien du Plessis JACOB Zuma and the ANC were forced to put the champagne on ice yesterday after the National Prosecuting Authority held off announcing whether the man poised to lead the country would remain criminally accused. ...
Europe's finest battle to reach SA.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Sapa-AFP Europe's fight for 13 World Cup places hots up today with seven months to go before the end of qualifying for South Africa 2010. Nine group winners and four runners up from a two-leg play-off slot into place at the 32-nation football jamboree from ...
Sharks expecting a physical confrontation from the Hurricanes.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: MIKE GREENAWAY Sharks coaches John Plumtree and Chris Boyd were not that long ago the coaches in charge of Wellington, the New Zealand Provincial Championship incarnation of the Super 14 team in Durban to play the Sharks on Saturday (5pm), so when the pair warn their ...
Brutal killers of Mams girls get life.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER Spontaneous clapping of hands, cheering and singing broke out yesterday, seconds after the brutal killers of three Mamelodi schoolgirls were each sentenced to two life terms behind bars. Ephraim Mkhali and Vusi Maphai, who minutes before being ...
Rhinos, lions 'slaughtered' in city.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken A SUSPECTED smuggler living in an upmarket Pretoria suburb has been arrested for allegedly slaughtering lions and rhinos at his luxury home. Police made the discovery yesterday after city officials received a tip-off that wild animals were being ...
Portugal leave Bafana out in cold.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Sapa South Africa were given another harsh lesson in their preparation for the coming Fifa Confederations Cup when they were beaten 2-0 by Portugal in an international friendly in Lausanne, Switzerland, last night. Bafana Bafana, who were outplayed by their ...
Council has a lot to answer for.(News)
Apr 02, 2009 ... At Metro Watch we are inundated every week with letters from irate residents who are sick and tired of being shoved from pillar to post in their quest to have some or other municipal matter resolved. We take those complaints to the Tshwane Metro Council and try to find a ...
Visit the Wedding Expo at the Dome.(News)
Apr 02, 2009 ... The Wedding Expo is on at the Dome in Northgate this weekend. Hundreds of exhibitors will be displaying their wares to give you an idea of just what is available when planning your wedding. Opening times are from 9am to 5pm daily and entrance is R70 per person at the door. The ...
Greens guide.(Sports)
Apr 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: BGN SENIORS ASSOCIATION BOWLS GAUTENG NORTH Congrats to everyone who helped make the the Inter-District tournaments such a huge success. Well done to vice-president Pine Pienaar who had to deal with power cuts and falling trees, but coped with ...
Mahlangu: a man ahead of his time.(News)
Apr 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Mogomotsi Magome As the youth take part in the celebrations to honour and commemorate the 30th anniversary of Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu next week, they must remember what he stood for and what made him an important person in the country's history. That is the ...
Change of council bank accounts.(News)
Apr 02, 2009 ... The Tshwane Metro Council is closing some of its old bank accounts at Absa and FNB. These bank accounts belonged to the former councils of Pretoria, Akasia and Centurion and ratepayers who still make internet payments into ...
Illegal connections ruin our lives.(News)
Apr 02, 2009 ... l RESIDE in Mamelodi East Extension 6. My concern is that Phomolong informal settlement people are turning our daily lives into a living hell. For the past three weeks we have struggled with power blackouts due to illegal electricity connections from the street poles. Surely ...