Sunday Tribune (South Africa) back issues from May 2007:
Nurturing indigenous trees.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Chris Dalzell, curator at Durban Botanic Gardens, answers your gardening questions. Trimming a cycad I've had a cycad in my garden for the past 36 years. The leaves have very sharp points and I need to trim it, but don't know how. I have staghorns growing on it which ...
The best of the books.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Unfashionable though it may sound, men write better books than women - at least according to the experts, the staff of Britain's biggest specialist book chain, Waterstone's. The company asked its 5 000 staff to name their favourite five books written since 1982, the ...
Junk for kids and it's all good.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... One is a cosy bedtime read about a family of tiny people who live beneath the floor; another takes you into the world of a 14-year-old heroin user; and a third enacts an elaborate fantasy of demons and witch-clans. They are among 10 books recently nominated in the UK ...
Man behind his many masks.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... "Acting is still enjoyable, but there are no more challenges any more for me," announces Anthony Hopkins with a grin. "I'm much more interested in painting and composing music these days. I've become what I always wanted to be, a jobbing actor. I do my thing. I work hard, but I ...
Of Mokaba and McBride.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... I note it is proposed that Ridge Road becomes Peter Mokaba (kill the boer kill the farmer) Road. Will this make North Ridge, which does not join Central Ridge, but Essenwood, Earl Haigh and Rosebank, North Peter Mokaba or will it retain its geographical ...
Rates hike blues.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... What recourse do we citizens who cannot afford the eThekwini council's massive hike in rates and water and electricity tariffs have? Should we lose our houses, cars ...
Boat-dancing at the Bat Centre.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Swedish-American artist Jacquelyn Thunfors adores South Africa and Durban so much that she is on her fourth visit here, this time to stage an exhibition, Birth Mother of Us, at the Durban University of Technology gallery. Thunfors has also written a book called ...
Call for all to take part in cultural road show.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Annie Dorasamy The Golden Aid Bureau, an organisation aimed at facilitating the moral regeneration of the country, has called on stakeholders including government departments, the business sector, community organisations and the media to be part of a cultural road show. ...
Doomed to repeat history.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... I wish to express my strong dissent to your (the ANC's) wholesale plan to rename scores of streets and buildings in the Durban area. Kurt Vonnegut claimed that "history is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again". Your committee's ...
It's simple, lay a charge.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Come on guys, its simple, if you witness reckless driving, by police, ambulances or politicians, simply record the registration number of the offending vehicles, and open a charge of reckless driving at the police station closest to where the ...
Help end bile bear cruelty.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... How wonderful to read about Lawrence Anthony's efforts to rescue the animals in the Baghdad Zoo (SM, April 22). The accompanying photograph of the sad brown bear brings to mind the fact that Animal Asia Foundation is campaigning to end bear bile farming in China before the 2008 ...
Toti horror revisited.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Many years ago I was a Sunday School teacher to a beautiful child with long blond hair and a shy smile who was walking in a shopping mall in Amanzimtoti, happy to at last be at the coast on holiday, when a bomb ripped through the centre. She fell to the ground but as she seemed ...
Rajbansi blasted over 'distorted' Madiba comments.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Annie Dorasamy A conversation Minority Front (MF) leader Amichand Rajbansi had with former president Nelson Mandela about street renaming aroused much criticism at a meeting of the eThekwini council's executive committee. Opposition parties argued that they ...
Why Capt Smith is a genuine hero.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... I would like to register my strong opposition to the renaming of the following roads: Smith Street. Smith Street was named after Capt Thomas Charlton Smith, who was sent to what was then Natal in 1842 as a result of a request to the British Government by Inkosi Faku of the ...
SA schools sitting on a time bomb.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Juggie Naran A PROMINENT KwaZulu-Natal education psychologist has warned that South Africa could be sitting on a time bomb similar to that of US Virginia Tech mass killer Cho Seung-hui, because of the high number of pupils who are victims of bullying. ...
Surf puts designers on pins and needles.(Entertainment)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Rebecca Naidoo So what do Surf washing powder, designers, models, stress, deadlines and R100 000 in prizes have in common? What South African viewers love best; their very own home-grown reality show which, in this case, is the Surf Fashion Your Future ...
Serious actress Tabu wants to make people laugh.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Tabu says she wants to make people laugh after spending years making people cry. The talented actress, who uses only one name, is known for serious, strong character roles in Indian cinema. Tabu also plans to write a Hindi-language film ...
It's singing, but not like you've heard it.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Myrtle Ryan When choirs from 10 schools take the stage today at Makaranga Gardens in Kloof for the Music in the Hills concert, they will use sign language for one of their songs. In a setting of rolling lawns and huge spreading trees, Richard Cock will ...
Book offers a new picture of the Berg.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Where we spent our childhood sometimes defines what we do later in life. So perhaps it's natural that John Wright has chosen to write a book on the Drakensberg. Equally relevant is his love of history, for this is an integral part of Tracks in a Mountain Range, which he has ...
Cards found.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... A driver's licence, bank and medical aid cards and other documents in the name of D M Schwulst have been found. Shola Mohammed says he ...
Go ahead, JUMP!(Entertainment)
May 06, 2007 ... Starring Corbin Bleu (High School Musical) and Keke Palmer (Akeelah and the Bee), Jump In! revolves around Izzy (Bleu), the teenage son of a Brooklyn gym owner who is known around the neighbourhood as a promising young boxer. His neighbour, Mary (Palmer), is the determined ...
Ship them off to the Gulag.(Entertainment)
May 06, 2007 ... It may intrigue you to know that during the one or two hours in the week when I'm not engaged in my professional television watching duties, I write a regular food column for a leading agricultural weekly. As a result, when my Russian roulette with the remote activates BBC Food, my ...
The Quick Pique.(Entertainment)
May 06, 2007 ... The Show: Jozi-H, a gripping medical drama highlighting the lives and struggles faced by an eclectic, international group of doctors. Where? At one of the world's highest profile emergency medicine facilities, Johannesburg Metropolitan Hospital. Yes, it's set in a fictional hospital, but ...
Tips on global gratuity practices.(Lifestyle)
May 06, 2007 ... The tip. It's such a small word, but this tiny yet open-ended call on our wallets causes more perplexity than any other aspect of foreign travel. Tipping is a jungle of unspoken rules and potential offence, and a one-way ticket to humiliation. In fact, the only people as easily embarrassed ...
Old dog, new trick.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... There are many words to describe a man who wears large green steel earrings named Ethel and Dave. But if that man is comedian John Vlismas, the better ones to use are acerbic, quick-fire and funny. They sum up why audiences the world over, from Durban to London, love the ...
Cavtat: a pearl in its own right.(Lifestyle)
May 06, 2007 ... Truman Capote famously said of Venice that visiting the city was like eating a whole box of chocolate liqueurs all in one go. I feel a bit like that about Dubrovnik. Beyond doubt, Croatia's "Pearl of the Adriatic" is breathtakingly beautiful - a jewel encased by city walls and, beyond ...
Worried to death.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Accomplished worriers, the ones who went to the Woody Allen school of catastrophising, have something new to fret about: New research suggests that it is possible to worry oneself into an early grave. In a study to be published in next month's issue of Psychological Science, ...
Flying fearlessly.(Lifestyle)
May 06, 2007 ... Being afraid to fly is no laughing matter. However, several downloadable, web-accessible programs for your MP3 player could help. The downside of such downloads, including the three reviewed below, is that you cannot listen to them during take-off and landing, when they may be ...
When kicking the printer is fruitless.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Yesterday I got that old sinking feeling again. Just when I thought all was running pretty smoothly IT-wise, no response was the stern reply from my printer when I needed to print something urgently. The ex-printer, an HP Deskjet, was very unhappy and still wasn't ...
Catch chaos in a nifty web.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... CELLPHONE back-up www.mobyko.com If you've ever lost your cellphone, or had it stolen, then you'll know that it's not so much the loss of the handset that grates as the loss of all the information. Most phones come with software to upload this kind of ...
I have a nightmare.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Comrade Joe WAS having the worst day of his career. How, he wondered, could he have ended up in this much trouble, when a few short weeks ago it had all looked so promising? Indeed, a few short weeks ago he was barely important enough to have a career at all. He was just Comrade ...
Green and cuddly.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Babies don't really need to be bathed every day. In fact, washing them only every second day helps preserve their body's natural oils (and you'll save water and energy needed to heat the water). On alternate days, a thorough wiping of the face, hands and nappy area will suffice. ...
On the roof of Damaraland.(Lifestyle)
May 06, 2007 ... Elvis legs is what rock climbers call it: When your legs suddenly start shaking uncontrollably while you're trying to balance on a smooth granite wall hundreds of metres above the ground. I've got Elvis legs here on this ledge where I'm standing, as I try to grip tiny holes in ...
Oh my! Win a hamper full of books.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... WIN WIN WIN Penguin is offering four readers a chance to win a hamper, each valued at around R1 000. To win call 082 231 5791 between 10am today and 5pm tomorrow. Please leave your name and contact details, and preferably cellphone numbers. Four names will be picked at random ....
Not just a silly face.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... IF YOU ask me, as it is in your interests to do, as I know the answer to almost everything, including the beginning of time (it was brought to Earth in a bird's beak*) men aren't that useless. I know there are two TV programmes - BBC's The Week the Women Went and ITV's Mums on ...
Model Moss or plain Kate.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Supermodel, alleged coke addict, muso Pete Doherty's squeeze and waifish style icon. Love or hate her, Katherine Ann Moss is an object of fascination. Object, because somewhere along her life's journey she has morphed into a brand that has made her a household name . . . and ...
Families flock to theatres for feel-good movie.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... The long weekend saw families queuing at cinemas to watch the latest fun film from Yash Raj Productions, Tara Rum Pum. This is one of those feel-good movies about life, family values and ambition combined in a wholesome entertainer satisfying viewers young and old. ...
An injustice to vets.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Frank Chemaly's one-sided article on his experience at his vet in last week's Tribune infuriated me. He tars vets with one brush and creates the impression that they are all a money-grabbing, uncaring bunch of shopkeepers. My experience has been the opposite. My wonderful vets, ...
East meets West - wow!(News)
May 06, 2007 ... The advert for the East meets West fashion show displayed a picture of a woman's back, then right on down to her upper thigh. She wore a red g-string and had mendhi (tattoo) on her left shoulder. She was covered with what looked like chiffon, with just enough exposed to intrigue. ...
Be wary when changing . . .(News)
May 06, 2007 ... I object to the proposed changing of these road names: Ridge Road: The name is neither offensive or inappropriate, and is named after the geographic feature along which it runs. Botanic ...
Enough with the tokenism!(News)
May 06, 2007 ... I have followed the public debate in the media about the Proteas' World Cup disappointment with interest. Predictably, many South African Indians have criticised the complete absence of any Indian players in the Proteas squad. But the truth is, we don't have a ...
Tackle the taxis, Cele.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Mr Bheki Cele is quite correct and the National Road code is drive left and overtake on the right. It would be truly great if our traffic police could enforce this as it would keep slow moving trucks and taxis (that are not already screaming down the emergency yellow lane) in ...
Earth, water and blue sky.(Lifestyle)
May 06, 2007 ... About 100 rivers begin in the Canadian Rockies. Clear, icy flows from melting glaciers trickle down the mountains, creating headwaters to rivers that feed into three oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic. The thousands of lakes here take on every colour in the ...
'Pahad supine to Uncle Sam'.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Even though the government remains committed to the protection of the rights and dignity of its citizens, it is not in a position to intervene when foreign governments refuse entry to South African nationals, says Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad. In February, ...
Quota label handicap.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... PRIOR to the selection of the squad for the World Cup, Haroon Lorgat, convener of selectors, announced that seven players of colour would make the squad on merit. When the squad was announced the inclusion of (Roger) Telemachus, (Loots) Bosman, (Robin) Peterson and (Charl) ...
A bent business.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Seemingly, the ICC have engineered a situation which renders Muttiah Muralitharan "untouchable". It is glaringly obvious that umpires have been instructed to turn a blind eye to even the most outrageous of Muralitharan's illegal deliveries. Effectively, cricket's ...
How the West was faked.(Lifestyle)
May 06, 2007 ... At one end is the towering face of the 3 459m-tall Mount Victoria, which straddles the Continental Divide. The other two sides of the lake are lined w th trees and hiking trails. The first white man to see this lake was Thomas Wilson, a horse packer for the Canadian Pacific ...
High rate of teenage pregnancies.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Craig canavan Some shocking statistics regarding the prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa were presented this week at the 19th annual World Congress on Fertility and Sterility at the Durban International Convention Centre. Speaking on the ...
Forest of masts and pine trees.(Lifestyle)
May 06, 2007 ... The gracious waterfront Church of St Nicholas has his painting of the four evangelists over its main altar, with more of his works on display in the Pinakoteka - the art gallery - next door. But, Bukovac apart, there is a host of other treasures in the town, testament to an impressively ...
Debaters head for world championships.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Annie Dorasamy Three Grade 12 Phoenix pupils have been chosen to represent South Africa at the international debating championships to be held in South Korea and the Czech Republic. Krelin Naidoo, Quintin Moodley and Simone Mavapersad, who recently attained ...
Hindus want probe into fireworks saga.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Juggie Naran The South African Hindu Dharma Sabha has called for an investigation into the saga of the eThekwini Municipality's controversial proposed fireworks policy. A "mystery" sample copy of a massive petition organised by the Sabha against the policy ...
Classy classical acts.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: NISHLYN RAMANA Classical and jazz lovers can look forward to some wonderful music over the next few weeks at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the City Hall. Tomorrow, the free midday concert at the Howard College Theatre will feature pianist Liezl-Maret ...
Inspiring gifts from the guru.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: THRUSHA MAHARAJ Karnartic singer Kamani has a soothing and engaging voice which she has put to good use by becoming a versatile performer who is able to sing in Tamil, Telegu and Hindi. Kamani did her voice training in Chennai, India, after she was awarded a ...
SA Muslims bring relief aid to Chad.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Annie Dorasamy Islamic Relief Worldwide officials this week opened an office in Chad. The organisation works in more than 20 countries, including Mali and Niger, on projects ranging from emergency relief to long-term development. Besides poverty, they focused ...
Jireh's explosion of fun in Phoenix.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Comedy, dance and music to get you clapping is what you can expect at the Dance and Drama Explosion, put together by a group of young people from Jireh Assembly Ministries. The group has picked top artists from KwaZulu-Natal, including the New Hope Drama team, Faith Revival ...
The spring roll mystery.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Casuarina Chinese Restaurant, Hillcrest Shopping Centre, Hillcrest, 031 765 3915. Yang Restaurant, Heritage Market, Old Main Rd, Hillcrest. 031 765 5114. I became a little over-excited this week when my best-fed brother-in-law claimed I had ignored a Chinese ...
Indian speedster paves the way for young dreamers.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... ALMOST a decade ago I once rode with my friends to the Blue Lagoon on Durban's breachfront. They spent nearly an eternity studying the cars and comparing engine parts while I had to be excited watching the paint drying. I never joined the bandwagon because I've had a good few ...
India exorcising demons.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: YUSUF MANJOO IT is back to school for the Indian cricket team and Ravi Shastri is the newly-appointed manager. After their disappointing first round exit in the World Cup the Indians regrouped in Kolkata over the past few days. Tomorrow they will make the ...
Language chop is wrong.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... With reference to "Outrage as languages dropped" (Herald, April 29). It is a bad state of affairs that it is the Indian languages that are being chopped. I suggest they also chop the 12 or 13 official African and European languages, such as English and Afrikaans. ...
Dim sum delights.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... In America, most cities that have Chinatowns have dim sum tea parlours. Cantonese for "heart's delight" or "a bit of heart" (depending on the translation), dim sum includes an exotic variety of small, mouthwatering snacks. Carts loaded with a variety of hot, steaming dishes, are wheeled ...
Be still, peasants! 'Tis King Mike.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... Peasants and serfs of Durban, sorry eThekwini, be still, do not dare to complain! King Mike has spoken. Don't you know, ignorant lot, that the City Fathers know what is good for you? So you end up ...
These musicians 'roque.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: Nishlyn Ramanna Different musical traditions and styles have their own distinctive worlds, from the arrangementsof their melodies, harmonies, rhythms and textures, to the venues in which they're heard and the kinds of listeners they attract. In the past week alone, I've ...
Bodi crosses fingers for his 20/20 vision.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... BYLINE: YUSUF MANJOO GOOLAM Bodi, the first cricketer of Indian descent to be selected for a South African limited-overs squad, may soon get the opportunity to represent his country during the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup, to be played in South Africa in September. ...
Durban holds its breath in the calm before storm.(Property)
May 06, 2007 ... IN a storm of publicity in 2003 it was announced that Durban would eventually get its waterfront, and an ambitious six billion rand world class waterfront scheme was launched to the public. The Point development would capitalise on the uShaka Marine World project, and the vision was to ...
'Wonder if the ANC is proud of Reddy'.(News)
May 06, 2007 ... With reference to the letter by Visvin Reddy in the Sunday Tribune (April 29). Reddy must be ever grateful that Amichand Rajbansi gave him the opportunity of meeting Nelson Mandela. Even now, as a member of the ANC, he hasn't had that kind of a privilege. ...