Sunday Tribune (South Africa) back issues from January 2008:
HOTTIE OF THE WEEK.(Entertainment)
Jan 06, 2008 ... We first tuned in to Las Vegas, Monday nights on SABC3, 9pm, because it starred the super-hunky Josh Duhamel. But we soon realised the the fast-paced drama set in one of the world's biggest casinos, was actually a pretty fun show. Sure, it features lots and lots of skin and busty babes, ...
Hopelessy devoted to.(Entertainment)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: Rupert Christiansen Desperate Housewives has no illusions. It numbers the mightiest among its fans: Laura Bush has admitted to sitting up in bed watching it wistfully, while George snores contentedly at her side; and Tory shadow education secretary David Cameron has ...
Immediate, truthful, news.(Entertainment)
Jan 06, 2008 ... Boom! Bang! Splatter! Yes folks, it's the latest wannabe-democrat in the third world disappearing in a shower of sparks, a flash of flame, a giant smear of immediately televised blood. In this case, as we all know, the victim was Mumtaz Benazir Bhutto, a fine Western-educated grand dame, ...
All aboard for BA.(Lifestyle)
Jan 06, 2008 ... I had watched couples dancing perfect tangos on cobblestoned streets, I'd eaten the juiciest of steaks and befriended my local newspaper vendor, but it was only after a hell ride with a short-tempered public bus driver that I felt I had truly seen Buenos Aires, the zany capital of ...
Claim clause trips teacher.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: AGIZA HLONGWANE A DURBAN woman is seething with anger after her insurance company rejected her claim to have her accident-damaged bakkie fixed and a R16 000 storage bill settled. Meanwhile, the short-term insurance ombudsman has warned people to read the ...
Rob Burns's traffic reports top-notch.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... I believe every South African would join me in thanking SAfm's Rob Burns on his excellent daily road ...
Hats off to brave police.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... This letter is dedicated to the brave men and women of SAPS who risk their lives daily for the rest of us. When dealing with crime, the police are accused either of doing nothing or too much. They are expected to use no more force than is necessary to overcome the ...
Fear and terroir.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... "I'll have a molecular reconstruction of an omelette with fungal flavenoids, please, and a glass of Frankenstein's genetically modified 2008 pinot noir." This order for a chemical mushroom omelette and a glass of genetically re-constructed pinot noir is now not just possible but ...
Wireless Christmas trees.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... Last year saw the introduction of what is probably the perfect Christmas tree for gadget freaks. Luckily for my budget, I came across the device only after Christmas, while researching the Consumer Electronics Show which will be on in Las Vegas this week. The show ...
It's the membership's choice.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... Ismail M Moola's letter, "Integrity not a prerequisite of the A-list", of December 30 refers. Like him, I am concerned about the moral backbone of our country and the confidence that South Africa and, indeed, the world will have in the ANC. However, it is not Jacob Zuma who has ...
'Al Capone'/ reference/ rooted in/ prejudice.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... Now that Jacob Zuma has been formally charged and his trial date set down for August 14, the media owes it to his integrity and human dignity to report fairly and objectively on the facts. With the international interest in the outcome likely to be heightened, it would be ...
Back to the future.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... "Mark my words: a combination airplane and motorcar is coming," blurted an overexcited Henry Ford back in 1940. "You may smile, but it will come." Although Ford's "flying car speech" illustrates that in predicting the future of technology a person is almost certainly doomed to ...
Going for goji.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... Our love affair with |growing fruit and veg has hit new heights, thanks to the campaigning work of green gardeners and foodies, and increased awareness that what we eat affects the way we look and feel. It is now widely understood that fresh fruit and vegetables contain the ...
2008.(Lifestyle)
Jan 06, 2008 ... China It may look like an enormous building site at the moment, but by August 8 China's Communist leaders are confident that Beijing will have been transformed into the most dazzling city ever to stage the Olympic Games. The opening ceremony, deploying the artistic ...
Lose it this year.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... The Caveman Diet Think Paleolithic Man on the Atkins diet - lots of lean protein, the odd berry, nut, or green shoot and absolutely no chocolate cake. You then crack and binge on baguettes, thereby scuppering your past two weeks of abject misery. But you will have ...
Garden paths in poor state.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... While visiting Durban with my sister from Vancouver and my wheelchair-bound mother during the festive season, we visited the various botanical gardens in and around the city. We were greatly impressed with the excellent state of the Durban Botanical Gardens and its free ...
Development worries.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... It is with great concern I read of a new development, Ridgeside at Umhlanga ("Sweet prospects from cane lands", Property Guide, December 30) whereby another 140ha of pristine farmland is to be turned into office parks and residential complexes. Apart from more damage to the ...
A laughing stock in world's eyes.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... The election of Jacob Zuma as ANC president is obviously what the majority of ANC members want. However, this is going to cause both the party and South Africa acute embarrassment should Zuma become president of this country. Here is a man charged with fraud, corruption, money ...
Tara a star by far.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... Sitting on the balcony of the Fataars' huge old farm house in Hillary, downing a gold tequila while swatting a mosquito, I look over to the lithe mochaccino-coloured girl leaning against the wall. Her hands are tousling her brother's messy dreadlocks, her bare feet are dirty and caked in ...
Stink over Kariba fish in UK shops.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: REBECCA CAMBER LONDON: A major supermarket chain has outraged British human rights activists by selling fish from Zimbabwe. The campaigners said it was wrong to fly in food more than |8 000km from a country where millions were on the brink of starvation. ...
The List for 2008.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... OUT Ecotourism Bodyguards named Tiny who used to be linebackers 25 and denuded Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer Wanting to be president since you were 5 Young Frankenstein musical Grocery-store orchids ...
Europe to US in under an hour.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... LONDON: Wealthy Europeans who fancy flying to Australia in less than four hours, or to America in less than one, might not have to wait long for their dream to come true as defence group EADS has started testing rockets for its space tourism project. EADS's space unit, Astrium, ...
Hope springs internal.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... What more is there to say about resolutions? All the how-to you need appears in the January issues of women's magazines. Reward your progress, they simper helpfully, as if self-reward hasn't been the problem all along. Only 10% of people who make resolutions actually succeed, ...
From bad to verse.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... As the New Year inex'rably looms on the turn Of a world holding course under gravity's thrall, There are sibyls who essay the future to learn; By the scrying of depths in a crystalline ball. But my balls, alas, are none made of glass; ...
Sellers attract selective buyers.(Property)
Jan 06, 2008 ... For some time now I have been saying that the market has swung from being a sellers' market to a buyers' market. If there was any doubt, this should have been swept away by the latest interest rate hike that brings the prime rate to 14.5%. If you really want to be pessimistic, ...
Kaif-Kumar partnership gets tongues wagging.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... British-born KATRINA KAIF enjoyed great success in 2007, with hits such as Namaste London, Apane, Partner and Welcome. This week Kaif rang in the New Year with her boyfriend, controversial Bollywood heart-throb Salman Khan, at his family farmhouse in Panvel. Kaif ...
Drink less, live better.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... WHEN you are looking to 2008, why not adopt a philosophy of moderation for alcohol use. In fact, why not start tonight and wake up free from headache and regrets about what you did the night before. Unfortunately, South Africa is a country where binge-drinking is common. And ...
eThekwini's inaction over illegal signs disappointing.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... The letter from Tony Ball ("Call for citizen action", Sunday Tribune, December 30), about illegal signs, refers. On November 23, our organisation, the Upper South Coast Conservancy, was officially appointed by eThekwini Municipality as a contractor to legally remove unapproved ...
Grant Zuma legal amnesty.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... I would like to propose that a resolution be put forward in parliament when it assembles again in a few days time to allow ANC President Jacob Zuma to apply for legal amnesty in respect of the charges that he is now facing. The legal challenge he is confronting pales into ...
Life on the Edge is fab and fickle.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: Steve Connor It takes a lot to admit you have changed your mind about something, but dozens of scientists, scholars and intellectuals have done just that for a New York-based website that describes itself as an influential online salon for free thinkers. This ...
Borges, beauties and buses.(Lifestyle)
Jan 06, 2008 ... The driver noticed an attractive woman strolling down the pavement and made a statement you often hear from men in Buenos Aires. "The women are beautiful in Buenos Aires, don't you think?" "Yes, mucho," I said. The old man next to me chuckled. ...
Doing the traffic tango.(Lifestyle)
Jan 06, 2008 ... school pupils after they had spent the morning misbehaving. The children huddled together and held a brief discussion. Moments later they pinned little notes of protest on their pencils, stating their refusal to carry on with lessons until their break was restored. The driver ...
A safer New York.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... NEW YORK: Less than 20 years ago, it was the murder capital of the US. But now the murder rate in New York has fallen to its lowest ...
No need to speak your mind.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... IT has always been a source of |wonder how far science has brought mankind - the discoveries and knowledge which have propelled us forward so. While our advances in understanding and sophistication are regularly disappointed by human greed, jealousy and other such base ...
Good, clean fun.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BY most accounts, the festive season beach invasion seems to have gone better this year. As inland sun-seekers and bathers prepare to leave to start the year, eThekwini authorities must be thanked for improved controls that have seen cleaner, better patrolled beaches and beachfront ...
All crime is not equal.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... FOR diplomats and foreign correspondents, a posting in South Africa once meant the challenging and attractive mix of much to report on in the third world while enjoying modern-day comforts. Now, judging by the number and nature of attacks on diplomats resident mainly in ...
No words for the new SA.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... ONE would have thought that having said it before, it would not be repeated. But it has been, by the same voice: that blood will spill when Jacob Zuma is brought to court. Whether Cosatu leader in KwaZulu-Natal, Zet Luzipho, meant it as a warning of explosive emotions rather ...
Death defying rejuvenation.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... LONDON: A secret formula created in a Soviet laboratory is behind one of two new "miracle" anti-ageing creams. Both of the products claim to kick-start dormant stem cells into rejuvenating the skin. Amatokin is being made by US firm Voss. It claims to "dramatically ...
Saving lives through adventure.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... Kingsley Holgate's expedition was travelling in the Western Sahara when the |e-mail arrived: "If you can get to Casablanca in time, we can fly you home for Christmas." This was the Christmas present closest to Holgate's heart, so the race was on. Holgate described ...
Peeling back the corners of our world.(Lifestyle)
Jan 06, 2008 ... know head farther south to Guatemala and Belize. Not only do they have some of the finest ancient Mayan sites in Central America, they also have a thriving modern Mayan culture (and a clutch of relaxing hotels). Top of the must-see list is the ancient city of Tikal, ...
World awaits.(Lifestyle)
Jan 06, 2008 ... be allowed to forget that in 2008 the title goes to Liverpool (and Stavanger in Norway, the judges clearly showing unashamed bias towards rain-lashed ports). This is good news, for one thing Merseysiders do well is throw a party - for exuberant evidence, just go to the Grand ...
New notion of vacation locations.(Lifestyle)
Jan 06, 2008 ... revolutionaries) ended as long ago as 1990, and coffee has recently been supplanted by tourism as the main source of earnings. Americans are waving their plastic there, building new apartments on the Pacific Coast and restoring old mansions in Leon and Granada. That ...
University scholarships up for grabs.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... The Consulate General of India is offering scholarships to South Africans to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Indian universities. The scholarships are for 2008/9 and are aimed at candidates wanting to further their education in fields other than engineering and ...
Boys make Kosi /a safer destination.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: CHRIS MAKHAYE SIZWE Ngubane is a Grade 11 pupil at Manguzi's Star High School, but when the school holidays start he swops his school uniform for a navy blue |tour guide uniform. The 16-year-old is one of more than 90 schoolboys working as guides in a unique, ...
Scientists put finger on handy arthritis indicator.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... london: Women with long ring fingers may be at greater risk of developing arthritis in their knees, researchers say. Typically, women's index and ring fingers are a similar length. Men tend to have longer ring fingers. But scientists have found that women with ...
Fighting spirit all in the genes.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... LONDON: When Sir Winston Churchill declared in his great speech, "We shall fight them on the beaches", there is no doubt he was speaking from the heart. It would, however, seem he may also have had some help from his DNA. Scientists believe they have discovered the ...
Dentist's sex ads start row.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: DAVID WILKES |and NEIL SEARS A BRITISH dentist who placed nude pictures of himself on a dating website is under investigation following a complaint by his ex-wife. Christopher Nicoll, 39, sought liaisons with women and couples in an online advert where he ...
Stars nailed for 'pseudo-science'.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: Fiona MacRa LONDON: When your name's Nicole Kidman or Gwyneth Paltrow, everyone wants to hear what you have to say. But before holding forth on their favourite remedy, celebrities should get their facts straight, experts say. The two Hollywood ...
Plunderbra leaves mule sagging after drug bust.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... LONDON: When a slim but busty woman was stopped as she tried to enter Britain, customs officers discovered a new item of underwear - the Plunderbra. With secret pouches placed in each cup, up to [pounds sterling]50 000 (R680 000) worth of cocaine can be concealed as traffickers ...
Communal living offers more security.(Property)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: Property Reporter Crime statistics released by the South African Police Service show that robberies at residential premises are on the increase - which is likely to fuel demand for communal living, according to Mike Bester, Chief Executive of Realty 1 International ...
Saying hello to 2008 in India.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... LAST year the likes of Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Akon, Aerosmith, Mr Big and rapper 50 Cent performed in India. Is India becoming the party capital of the world? However, all the performances were just opening acts for the biggest party. Every club and hotel in ...
Press in firing line.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... New York: Sixty-five journalists were killed in direct relation to their work in 2007, the highest death toll in more than a decade, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a report. For the fifth year, Iraq was the world's deadliest country, ...
Rocky rules the roost despite threat of pots and pups.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: Myrtle Ryan Rocky the rooster is possibly the best-known resident of Durban's North Beach. When he fails to greet the dawn with his lone cockerel chorus, residents in the area make frantic phone calls to find out if he is still alive and strutting. ...
A better life for all? Not likely.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... Rather naively, I assumed that the ANC leadership contest would be settled at Polokwane and that the newly elected leadership could focus on getting South Africa working. I was wrong. Far from focusing on campaign promises of "A Better Life for All", the Mbeki and Zuma factions ...
Pageant dream for mom.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: ANNIE DORASAMY Doting mom and businesswoman Keshni Yelumalay-Chetty had nothing to be shy about when she became the winner of the 2007 Mrs India South Africa pageant. Chetty, 29, a Gauteng mother of two, beat 12 other finalists in the contest held at ...
Activist continues to mobilise others.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: SHAN PILLAY A former KwaZulu-Natal anti-apartheid activist returned home to present a cheque for R60 000 this week to three organisations on behalf of Action for Southern Africa. As the secretary of the Wales committee of the NGO, Hanif Bhamjee helped raise ...
Black people love Rajbansi and the MF.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... I would like to meet this Ramesh D Jethalal, whose letter was published under the heading "MF's racial politics injurious to Indians" (Sunday Tribune, December 30). This DA lackey has not attended Minority Front meetings nor its functions and should apologise. I am an African ...
Windows will let weasel watchers pop by.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: Myrtle Ryan The cute stars of this show don't take kindly to anyone trying to cuddle them and are happy to dish out a nip or two. So little is known about the African striped weasel it has been listed as data deficient. Nor are zoos clamouring to ...
Troops ordered to strike at opium trade.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... LONDON: Foreign troops in Afghanistan could be ordered to risk their lives to combat the country's opium trade after Nato's top soldier warned this year will be another record one for poppy growers. Gen Dan McNeill said he would take Nato's mandate "to the limit" to support ...
New Year rush to terminate post-festive pregnancies awaited.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: Tribune Reporter DRUNKEN one-night stands over New Year will bring a record number of abortions among teenagers. A mix of binge drinking and unprotected casual sex will also mean a sharp increase in sexually transmitted diseases. The warning from ...
Switchboard's demise means . . . Greensleeves.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... The electronic computer age is not very kind to senior citizens. Most elderly folks were not involved with word processors, computers, cellphones and the internet and this modern age has made no provision for them. Business have done away with the switchboard operator and people ...
Top cop caned for views on Ecstasy.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: Agiza Hlongwane KWAZULU-Natal anti-drug lobbyists have reacted with anger to claims by a top UK policeman that the designer drug Ecstasy, which kills 50 people a year in Britain, is safer than aspirin. Now dubbed as "the most idiotic police chief in Britain", ...
Sutcliffe out of touch.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... Les Vincent's letter, "A clean sweep is required for city" (December 23), was correct and beyond question. While the gentleman is citing the decay of the city centre as his reasons for his conclusion, my problem is lack of service excellence in the neighbouring townships and ...
Save daylight and electricity.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... With all the talk of saving electricity, and weird forms such as wave power, not to mention switching geysers off, has Eskom ever considered using something that costs nothing and is freely available? It's called daylight. Some countries have daylight saving for half ...
Politicians promise boost for sport, education.(News)
Jan 06, 2008 ... BYLINE: DOREEN PREMDEV It's a brand new year and Kwazulu-Natal politicians hope it will bring good tidings. Their new year's promises include making primary school education free, having a stadium built in Phoenix, developing sport on a mass scale and getting government funding ...