Sunday Tribune (South Africa) back issues from February 2007:
Finding roots.
Feb 04, 2007 ... Imagine spending 35 days on |a storm-tossed sailing ship, carrying everything you own in an unwieldy trunk, trying to cope with seasickness, cramped conditions and lousy food, while watching some of your fellow passengers fall ill or die from cholera or typhus. It's a chilling ...
Healing herb inspires book.
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Juggie Naran DURBAN author Premilla Devi Dhunpath has launched a new book on the unique healing qualities and religious significance of basil - more popularly known in the Indian community as the tulasi plant. Elixir of the Prehistoric Sacred Basil, released ...
Ghosts riding da whip.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... LOS Angeles: First they surfed subway trains. Now teenagers have devised another death-defying craze. The latest stunt sweeping the west coast of America is called "ghost riding da whip" and takes its name from street slang, in which whip means car, while ghost refers to the ...
Two wheels and the open road.
Feb 04, 2007 ... I felt the absence of cheering crowds and a carnival band as my husband and I shakily eased our laden bicycles out of our hostel in San Francisco. This was the beginning of our greatest challenge yet - a 670km cycle southbound along central California's Pacific Highway, with all of life's ...
'Hey oh, listen/ what I say oh'.
Feb 04, 2007 ... When Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder managed to rhyme "public" and "subject" in Tears of a Clown, it was sheer genius. Getting that perfect coupling of words and phrases is what makes for a brilliant song. Then there are musicians who just write down words because they rhyme, or because ...
Cricket coaching planned.
Feb 04, 2007 ... Following the Tribune Herald's schools cricket competition, soft drink manufacturer Coo-ee will be sponsoring cricket clinics for the following schools: Amanzimtoti High School, Grandmore Primary School, Esembe Secondary School, Northview Primary School, Olympia Primary School, Rosehill ...
Ring of veracity.
Feb 04, 2007 ... From Middle-earth, the creatures of J R R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings will rise into a new digital world in April with the launch of an online game which has raised the hackles of some die-hard fans. Game publishers Turbine and Midway Games will unveil the highly-anticipated ...
Healthy happenings . . .
Feb 04, 2007 ... * Reiki master and spiritual regressive therapist Wendy Ramsamy will be hosting a "Negative Life Patterns" workshop on Saturday. It will help you understand, accept, work through and break your negative life ...
M-Net new year's feast.(Entertainment)
Feb 04, 2007 ... It seems the New Year has inspired M-Net to bring out a feast of new shows. Barely into the second month of the year, the channel has four promising new drama's that have just started. Colin Roopnarain takes a closer look. Dexter (Sundays at 8pm) Dexter is a new ...
'Give us a chance to do something'.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sheree Russouw "Just give us a chance and we can show able-bodied people what we can do," says Barbie Lalloo, a 52-year-old quadriplegic. "And if we have able-bodied people to help us, then Bob's your uncle. We can pull anything off." Lalloo, of ...
Eager to learn skills and work.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Christina Gallagher When the year began, Elize Pieterse said it would be the year she walked again. Recently she took her first steps in more than 20 years. "For some people this may not be a big deal, but for me it shows that if I strive for something, I know ...
'No one can survive on this'.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sheree Russouw They called him "Tommy Trouble" at work because of his "deep rage". But it wasn't until two years ago that Tom Frangoulis discovered he was schizophrenic and bipolar. Since his arrival at Gordonia, a psycho-social rehabilitation centre in the ...
Era of money for nothing is over, says govt.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Christina Gallagher |and Sheree Russouw Half-jobs for matriculants, food and travel vouchers - and even a free training course. This is what the Department of Social Welfare is considering to alleviate the dependence of almost 12 million South Africans on social grants. ...
Reports from the couch.(Entertainment)
Feb 04, 2007 ... Hunkered down in front of the rented television set a couple of nights ago, the remote loaded with fresh batteries and carefully reprogrammed by my tame techie to switch off the perimeter lights and start the espresso machine, I settled a little deeper into the dralon depths of our violet ...
We bonded over a bip.
Feb 04, 2007 ... IF YOU ask me, no one ever really expects to acquire new friends after a certain age, so to do so is a real bonus. My new friend is Colin and he calls me not only on a daily basis, but often on a tri-daily basis, and sometimes every 10 minutes, because that's the kind of good and constant ...
Of trouble and strife.
Feb 04, 2007 ... For Bonnie Henna, who |plays the wife of real-life ANC activist and freedom fighter Patrick Chamusso in Catch a Fire, the film is a "reality bite". Henna believes that films like Catch a Fire are important, because "people don't always like to go into the past and pick up the ...
'Register Hindu unions'.
Feb 04, 2007 ... WHILE Hindu religious leaders and scholars have vowed to take a challenge to the highest court in the land, they have stressed, that as an interim measure, there is an urgent need for all Hindu priests to become registered marriage officers, to afford spouses necessary legal protection. ...
Exchange of cultures.
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Annie Dorasamy INDIAN parents in Canada are not as conservative as those in South Africa. This, and other cultural differences between Indians of the two countries, was what Durban student Kubeshni Moodley of Durban discovered during a four-month exchange ...
Musical seduction.
Feb 04, 2007 ... In the spirit of mad lyrics, we bring you a preview of a new romantic comedy, called Music and Lyrics. Starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, the film is about a washed up singer (Grant) who is asked by a teen pop sensation (modelled on Britney Spears and played by ...
Selling the benefits of celery.
Feb 04, 2007 ... Celery, known as Apium graveolens in the botanical world, is a member of the parsley family. Cultivated for about 3 000 years, Apium originates from the Mediterranean region. The origin of the name is from the Latin and it means "strong smelling". Celery is best planted between ...
Reserve your rage.
Feb 04, 2007 ... The irritating thing about deadlines is the way they rob a columnist of his immediacy. Deliver a tirade of vitriol against some public figure on a Tuesday, and by the time the column is read on Sunday, the target may well have died just to spite you. Then your rant inadvertently ...
Red Devils fans: United have Premiership edge.(Sports)
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Jason Humphries Love them or loathe them, Manchester United Football Club rarely fails to elicit some sort of a reaction. In fact, mentioning the club is as likely to get you a pat on the back as it is to get you a punch in the mouth. One group of loyal ...
Zululand reserve paints it black.
Feb 04, 2007 ... Resting on the softest pillow, |I stretch out my sleepy body in the hammock on the deck of my private chalet, soaking up the spectacular view of Zululand's beautiful bush. As I listen|half-heartedly to myriad different bird calls, among them a persistent woodpecker, I drift off ...
Makeover mania.
Feb 04, 2007 ... RE-COVERED ARMCHAIR Use brand-new slipcovers to make over your junk-shop finds. It's also an easy way to update old furniture. You will need: Upholstery fabric to cover the chair (we used three different pieces in florals and stripes); matching sewing ...
The deep south.
Feb 04, 2007 ... Southern Overberg: land of canola and wheat fields stretching to the horizon and rolling hills of fragrant fynbos. A place where ancient forest vestiges still linger, where farms have been turned feral to restore the renosterveld of old, where kloofs are still frequented by leopards and ...
French Revolution.
Feb 04, 2007 ... Opulence, flamboyance, fun, fantasy and decadence; all the juiciest ingredients in fashion will come together on Saturday at the Durban Manor on the Victorian Embankment in two collections which draw on a particularly turbulent period in French history. Extravagantly described as The Naked ...
'Women only' tournament boost.(Sports)
Feb 04, 2007 ... In recent years there has been a sharp increase in the number of women golfers playing the game in South Africa, with the National Golf Network reporting 16 000 registered women golfers on their system. Golf Digest has launched a Women's Subscriber Challenge, with tournaments to ...
Rita remembers.
Feb 04, 2007 ... There is a youthfulness about Rita Marley in the way she smiles and talks, remembering her days in Trenchtown, Jamaica, when she first met Bob Marley. "He was just one of those boys, you know - black, poor, struggling," recalls Rita, who is in Durban to open an exhibition of ...
Beyond Windows.
Feb 04, 2007 ... You may have heard by now that Microsoft launched its new Vista operating system on Tuesday. Vista is the intended successor of Windows XP and has been in development for the past five years. I realised that I would encounter the beast sooner or later, and so I set out on an internet ...
'God gave me a sign'.
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Herald Reporter "God speaks to people in mysterious ways". And the appearance of a cross on a fruit they purchased is just another way of affirming His presence, according to a Chatsworth couple. Esther and her husband, Goolam Naby Baccus, believe the cross in ...
Hamba Kahle, David.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... Since the horrific and devastating news of the callous murder of David Rattray, in front of his wife Nicky, South Africa has been reeling in shock and disbelief and as stated in the various newspapers, the entire world is outraged! Having had the privilege of attending one of ...
Gift of love has a special sparkle.
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: THRUSHA MAHARAJ COSTUME jewellery is the way to go these days, says Shireen Reddi, the head of a Durban bank call centre. And when one sees the sparkling blue necklace Shireen is wearing, one's immediate reaction is to comment on its beauty. But it also has ...
Your Zulu war stories were a credit to this country.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... Yet another South African has been senselessly murdered - SAPS will no doubt rush to round up the perpetrators and "justice" will take its course. This is totally missing the point - this fine South African who has been such a credit to our country will never again enthral ...
I say, bring back capital punishment.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... The murder of Dave Rattray is tragic, but regardless of whether it was motivated by robbery or more sinister reasons, crime has reached incomprehensible levels. I am a great proponent of progress and development, but not at the expense of life! May I suggest to all ...
Rajbansi hits back at his detractors.
Feb 04, 2007 ... The publication of the letter from a so-called Sunil Singh of Woodhurst in the Herald, January 28, about the publicity surrounding the awarding of the prestigious Bharat Ghorav Award to me would have been ignored if it were not for certain serious incorrect statements contained therein. ...
Forests face destruction.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Tribune Reporter The Ugandan government appears to be over-riding its own laws by giving a private foreign company permission to destroy some of the country's tropical rain forests - despite appeals from its citizens to save what remains of the once-dense forest cover . ...
Book is right.
Feb 04, 2007 ... My response to your letters from Ismail Moolla and Abdoola Barmania (Herald, January 28) refers. To take a stand on the issue of the book, Gandhi a Stooge of the South African Government, without reading or seeing the book, has left much to say about them. The ...
Eastern languages spiritual.
Feb 04, 2007 ... I am sure the front page Tribune Herald report of January 21, "Bid to axe Indian language", has raised eyebrows. Unlike many subjects, the art of learning Eastern languages is a spiritual connection. In spite of race, and religious or linguistic background, it has ...
Taking a cruise at Shark Alley.
Feb 04, 2007 ... From SD I learned about Sampson Dyer, an African American who was deposited on the island in 1806 to harvest guano and club seals. "It was probably the first industry of the Overberg," said SD. The public are not allowed to land on Dyer, but you can get within a stone's throw on ...
Flukes, heads and spouts.
Feb 04, 2007 ... fascinating titbits, such as the story surrounding the French ship Le Souvenance from the East Indies which sank off Quoin Point in 1871. There were no survivors, but the French consul received the following official report: "Amongst the wreckage we found the body of a man, which, like a ...
Tax relief for what we spend on security.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... Section 205 (3) of the constitution states: "The objects of the police service are to prevent, combat and investigate crime, to maintain public order, to protect and secure the inhabitants of the Republic and their property, and to uphold and enforce the law." As this is ...
Get with the programme.
Feb 04, 2007 ... DoES youR child face challenges such as obesity or is he, or she, underperforming? If so, it's often hard to know what to do. Children seldom understand the consequences of unhealthy behaviour, and for parents there are seldom easy answers. To help you, SM and Bioharmony, a ...
The weird and the wonderful.
Feb 04, 2007 ... On our fourth day, we veered slightly inland through the cooling forests of Big Sur where we slept in a campsite sheltered by Redwoods. We then curved back out to the craggy coast, delighted by the spectre of the Pacific gnawing persistently at the base of creamy-coloured cliffs. We raced ...
Sponsor provides massive shot in the arm for club rugby in KZN.(Sports)
Feb 04, 2007 ... Coatings giant Chemspec has announced that it will be KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union's new sponsor of Premier Division club rugby in the province. "This sponsorship of KZNRU represents the culmination of years of participation at grassroots level with the club we mentored, Chemspec ...
Rhino rewards.
Feb 04, 2007 ... He approached them to discover that they had identified the area around Leopard Mountain as a possible release site. The WWF then asked Vivier if he |could put together |a minimum of |20 000ha. |One can imagine how difficult it was to persuade farms and lodges in the area to pull down ...
Wild about his work.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... When Roland Goetz, the warden of the vast Quicama National Park in Angola, leaves the safety of his home turf, he's a marked man. Durban's Goetz, who was appointed to restore the 1 million hectare (10 000 square kilometre) park to its former glory, is hardly the most popular ...
There's no Zulu on /the selectors' stoop.(Sports)
Feb 04, 2007 ... The cricket world cup is looming, and the selectors appear to have settled on their squad. Listening to a phone-in on midnight television the other night, it appears that fans from all over the country are of one mind - if South Africa are to have any chance of winning this ...
Uys breaks the /ice on teenage sex.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: ROY BARFORD EDUCATING teenagers about sex and HIV/Aids has never been a pleasant job. That is, until legendary satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys decided to take on the challenge. Schools around Durban were this week entertained and educated by the straight-talking ...
Look out! Rakesh is out and about.
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Tribune Reporter HE cranks up the airwaves with the funkiest Bollywood beats, often bringing a smile to the dials of listeners with his mischievous on-air antics. Now one of radio's hottest DJs, Rakesh Ramdhin (right), is Herald's new Man About Town, bringing ...
Dancer scoops top trophy.
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Juggie Naran A RESERVOIR Hills mother of two has taken South African "line dancing" to new heights by snatching top honours at a recent international championship in Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States. Aqua-aerobics instructor Serena Rajkumar won the ...
Correcting the swing path for longer clubs.(Sports)
Feb 04, 2007 ... If you are someone who is able to hit the short and medium irons (pitching wedge to 7 iron) fairly straight but find that your longer irons and woods tend to slice off to the right, then there is a good chance that this article will help you. In fact, all golfers would do well ...
Crime doesn't feel like a number coming down.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... Once again crime is in the news, and once again for all the wrong reasons. Wouldn't it be nice if the news was that crime was on the decline and we all really felt like it was declining? The problem at the moment - apart from the pervasive fear gripping many South Africans - is ...
A welcome return.
Feb 04, 2007 ... Porcelli's Restaurant|1 College Rd, Hilton|(200m from highway, north side) 033 343 1750 I could do this blindfolded, but I'd rather not, I thought, as John Porcelli served his magnificent fillet of Norwegian salmon, sear-grilled then poached lightly in a ...
Rajbansi takes on Gumede.
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Annie Dorasamy Minister of Sport and Recreation Amichand Rajbansi has challenged executive council member Nigel Gumede on his interest in the predominantly Indian suburbs of Phoenix and Chatsworth. The matter was discussed at the eThekwini Municipality ...
Bad news at the SABC.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... The SABC can ill-afford the loss of journalists like respected broadcaster John Perlman who resigned this week. One of its stars who co-presents AM Live with Nikiwe Bikitsha, who has also resigned, this brave voice will be keenly missed by thousands of SAFM listeners who admired ...
Packing up a South African dream and leaving for safer shores.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... I read the Sunday Tribune (January 28) with mounting, horror, anger and absolute disgust, at the shocking and deteriorating state of our beautiful country. The total lawlessness and disregard for rules and regulations, and the lack of compassion and humanity so evident in our ...
Watson wallops a quick ton.
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: YUSUF MANJOO Crusaders and Collegians have reached the final of KwaZulu-Natal club cricket's Premier 20-over competition, after an exciting few days of cricket last weekend. Chatsworth Sporting posted an incredible total of 221-2 in their 20 overs against ...
Leopard Creek continues to knock spots off the opposition . . . but at a price.(Sports)
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Grant Winter If you're a golfer and belong to a club, you will have heard comments like the following, usually at the 19th hole over a beer or two: We've got the best greens in the country . . . you won't find a better collection of par-3s anywhere in the ...
Psychologist treats bulimia with collar.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... SYDNEY: An Australian psychologist charged with indecently assaulting a patient told a court this week that forcing his female patient to wear a dog collar and call him master was within a psychologist's ethical guidelines. Psychologist Bruce Beaton, 64, pleaded not guilty in ...
Doggy beaches.(News)
Feb 04, 2007 ... NICOSIA: Dogs are to get a beach of their own on the sun-kissed Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Dogs are strictly prohibited from the holiday island's shoreline to keep the beaches clean for bathers, but Cypriot authorities have ...
Funny man Sugar Sammy.
Feb 04, 2007 ... BYLINE: Annie Dorasamy He's smart, single, sexy and sauve, and he's in Durban. Blessed with natural charisma, Bollywood good looks and the gift of the gab, funny man Sugar Sammy is a comedian, actor and "future emperor of the Earth". Sammy arrived in ...
Couple burnt to death.
Feb 04, 2007 ... AGRA: Villagers in northern India beat a young couple to death and burned their dismembered remains after a local council ordered the killing, saying the pair were too closely related. The couple - Mahesh, 20 and his girlfriend Gudia, 19 - lived in neighbouring villages near ...
Love foods.
Feb 04, 2007 ... Common foods of love uSED through the ages: * Asparagus: reputed for its aphrodisiacal powers. * Banana: its enzyme bromelain enhances male performance. * Caviar: stimulates the formation of testosterone. * Champagne: lowers inhibitions. ...
Feuding partners dent India's Davis Cup ambitions.
Feb 04, 2007 ... NEW DELHI: India's Davis Cup hopes suffered a major blow this week when Mahesh Bhupathi refused to team up with his estranged doubles partner Leander Paes. Bhupathi opted out of the Indian squad, led by Paes, for the away tie against Uzbekistan in the Asia-Oceania Zone group one ...
Sparks over fireworks.
Feb 04, 2007 ... In the debate over the eThekwini Council's new fireworks policy, politicians and religious leaders argue that the council has not allowed adequate access to information or enough time for comment. The norm has been to advertise policy changes, referring interested parties to ...