Sunday Tribune (South Africa) back issues from September 2008:
Ben and beachbliss out.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... All night long branches cracked, leaves rustled and my tent was occasionally lovingly caressed. It was not some would-be lover with a passion for canvas. It was Ben, a wild elephant who spent much of his day and night swaying contentedly alongside the tent. His nightly munchings were a ...
THE THREE TENORS.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... In 1990, they appeared together for the first time at the Baths of Caracala in Rome the night before the World Cup final: Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and Jose Carreras captured the public's imagination completely. We'll never see their like again. Or will we? Because now ...
Why should state pay Zuma's legal costs?(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... RECENTLY there was a report that the state had budgeted R11 million to pay for Jacob Zuma's legal costs. Could it be that his legal team is encouraging him to keep on appealing for the case to be drawn out as long as possible, because, after all, it is the legal team that ...
Growing strong inside.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Is your child insecure about trying anything new for fear of failure, overly self-conscious or anxious, excessively fearful, easily influenced by peers, always trying to get attention, or an underachiever who is always blaming others for failures? If he or she exhibits some or all of these ...
Healthy happenings.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Aromatherapy Liza Thomas is running the following courses in Glenwood: Introduction to aromatherapy essential oils, Tuesday from 9am to 11.30am, cost: R250; How to make beauty products using essential oils, September 16, at the same time. Cost: R350. Call Thomas at 031 206 0600 ....
Why I love the Cape.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... South Africa's Western Cape is very much a home from home for me. I moved there when I was one and lived there until I was 12 - I still have more relatives there than I do in Britain. To this day, I have an abiding love for the area - known as Cape Province when I was a boy - and I go back ...
Street beast culture comes at a price.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... NOT only the rich are splashing out on cars these days. Accessory shops say car styling is catching on - a culture few outside the circle of car styling enthusiasts will understand. It is a world of bling and extravagance, DVD players in car seat headrests and shiny, spinning ...
oh chips!(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... All of us have secrets. Sometimes shameful secrets. I, for example, have to confess to yearning for tinned Vienna sausages, especially when the tin has been in the fridge and the brine becomes slightly jellied. Disgusting, maybe. At least I don't have a ...
Illegal camps threaten park.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Newly-carved four-wheel-drive tracks criss-cross the northern section of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, while "unauthorised dwellings" are springing up in what were once pristine surroundings. Residents of Kosi Bay claim they are the Cinderellas of the park, but given the ...
Trotter trail.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... I must confess I have no saddle-sores, no blisters . . . not because I am such an expert rider or a fit hiker, but because I did it the easy way, only walking small sectors of the trail, and never mounting a horse at all. Still, even from a 4x4, the potential delights were ...
Are we there yet?(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Having noted this, we feel it is only fair we give you our family holiday tips, which we can fully endorse, having come up with them in the first place. Yes, a celebrity endorsement would have been better (see below), but the one celebrity we tried - Deborah Meaden from Dragons' ...
New show of the week.(Entertainment)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Take a bunch of sexy young starlets (Blake Lively, above), an outrageous TV show that's best described as Dawson's Creek meets Sex and the City, throw in more pop culture references than a Tarantino flick, and, yeah, you've got Gossip Girl (Go! channel on DStv, Wednesday at 6.30pm) In more ...
Mama Mia and the fishy flirt.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... The fisherman could have been emulating a character in the movie Shirley Valentine, except it was long before that wonderful film about an older English woman holidaying on a Greek island hit the screens. Mum and I were on the Algarve in southern Portugal, where many local men ...
Sink or swim at supper.(Entertainment)
Sep 07, 2008 ... We are all so grateful for the blessings of television. No other source manages to trigger quite as much conversation, especially for those of us who are just a little shy. Being a conversational nightmare myself, at a recent dinner party, my host, fully aware of my anti-social skills, put ...
Tree chugger.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... When I told people I was going to Tasmania, even seen-it-all Aussies, they said, "Ah, you'll like it there. It's like Britain in the 1950s." I was expecting a genteel sort of place with comfy boarding houses dressed with lace curtains. It doesn't seem much like that ...
Heeding a trunk call.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Imagine being able to identify more than 600 elephants by marks on their ears, tusks, skin and legs. Even those of us who love these intelligent, family-oriented mammals tend to see them as grey tanks with tusks. But, when you live with them for three months every year, as does ...
Time to play all day.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... AlL right, listen up. clear your diaries for next weekend, because come Friday, September 12, there should be just one destination in your head - The Hilton Arts Festival, at um, Hilton College, just after 'Maritzburg. This year, instead of perusing the programme and picking out ...
So many roles, so much to do.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... It's clear that Jailoshini Naidoo thrives on biting off more than she can chew. Not only does she run her own successful events company, but she also hosts weekly features on Eastern Mosaic, is a regular compere and guest speaker at functions and has acted in four major ...
Try this at home.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Hetzner South Africa has been hosting local websites since 1999 and has recently launched a new tool to make it easier for people to build their own sites and to add content to them. The browser-based SiteBuilder tool is available at an extra charge with all the Hetzner hosting ...
FLUENT ZULU.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... THE Bat Centre was swarming with hip-hop heads. Representing Johannesburg that night three years ago were Prokid and Mr Selwyn, there to promote their debut albums. In response, the Durban underground hip-hop movement had deployed Zuluboy as the curtain-raiser. He seemed to ...
get twiTching.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... The Madikwe Collection will be hosting dedicated birding weekends at some of its lodges within the Madikwe Game Reserve. On November 14 and 15, and 28 and 29, several lodges will set a vehicle aside just for twitchers. There will be special birding activities as well as prizes ...
bush rush.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... THE entabeni safari conservancy, situated in the World Heritage Waterberg Biosphere of the Waterberg region of Limpopo Province, boasts spectacular scenery with mountains and waterfalls and terrain which varies from bushveld to unspoilt ravines. Less than a three-hour drive ...
Students with high aspirations.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: MASOOD BOOMGAARD AVIATION is becoming a popular career choice for many KwaZulu-Natal youngsters, according to the managers of a flight school in Virginia, north of Durban. Ahmed Hassan of Pegasus Aviation said an increasing number of matriculants was ...
The clbuttic mistake.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Matthew Moore President Abraham Lincoln was buttbuttinated by an armed buttailant after a life devoted to the reform of the US consbreastution. This is not an extract from an essay by a particularly poor history student, but a selection of the nonsense phrases ...
Burning up the accolades.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Mike Collett-White Oscar winners Kim Basinger and Charlize Theron play mother and daughter in The Burning Plain, an intense story of love and betrayal in the directorial debut by acclaimed Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. The film is the first of five ...
Wheels keep turning.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Thought of as an indulgence, fashion hasn't exactly been known to flourish during times of economic trials. But it is going to take more than an economic meltdown or eco ideology to halt its wheels from turning. Fashion designers are, after all, the masters of adaptation and ...
SNAPPED UP.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BRENT Stirton was arguably the most envied photographer in the world when he was hand-picked by Angelina Jolie to take exclusive pictures of baby Shiloh in 2006. But the former Durban technikon journalism student is no gonzo-style paparazzi snapper. Instead he's ...
Dig this, Wild Thing . . .(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Dear Minister Sonjica, Just a note of support from a poorish white person, to remind you to keep your chins up in this time of tribulation. I say "poorish" because I know that, democratically speaking, I qualify as a prima facie elitest. I was raised in an enclave of ...
Another full house for 1949.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... FOLLOWING its 12-week success at Durban's Playhouse Theatre in 2002, Ronnie Govender's classic play, 1949, is being staged there again. The opening show was sold out. TV presenter Jailoshini Naidoo performs like the star she is in the play, which has been described as ...
Luxury living in Mozambique.(Property)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Property Reporter Mozambique has for years enjoyed popularity among South Africans as a tropical holiday retreat for those wishing to escape the pace of modern life, although visits tended to be more for those who liked roughing it. Backpacking, biking or ...
Inter-district teams set for fierce battle.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: MERVYN NAIDOO BATTLE lines have been drawn and the stage is set for today's intriguing inter-district match between Safa Chatsworth and Durban Central's selected senior football teams. This ground-breaking match will see two of the largest affiliates from the ...
Agents take over offices.(Property)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Sales agents of two Homenet offices in KwaZulu-Natal have shown their faith in the brand by taking ownership of the offices. In Pinetown, Homenet Wade and Quine was bought by agent Annatjie Angelo and, on the Bluff, Homenet Abbott was taken over by agents Cathy Bledsoe and ...
Home buyer falls foul of voetstoots clause.(Property)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Property Reporter Property buyers have no right to renege on sale agreements if building alterations have not been officially approved - unless this fact has been deliberately and fraudulently concealed by the seller, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. ...
Fudging, ringing, cheats!(Sports)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: simon osler A fortnight ago we ran an article on amateur golfers winning local club events but not entering their scores and thus protecting their handicaps. The feedback from our readers was astounding, as it appears many players are, to put it bluntly, cheating. ...
Shilpa says she is waiting to say 'I do' to Raj.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Bollywood's golden couple, ABHISHEK BACHCHAN and AISHWARIYA RAI BACHCHAN, are to use their chemistry to ignite the flames that Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan started with the classic Abhimaan. Director Rajeev Menon, with hits such as Sapnay and Kandukondain to his credit, is keen to ...
cd nominated for award.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: SHAN PILLAY SINGER Magantharen Balakisten, now living in Durban, has carved a niche for himself in carnatic music in South Africa. His CD Thevaram (a selection of sacred Saivite hymns) is currently attracting much attention and has been nominated for the 2008 ...
Scooting on to tourist map.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... country has a dish devoted to it and sometimes a restaurant too. This flair for gastronomic improvisation is a legacy of war. Faced with destroyed fields and nothing to plough with, Vietnamese cooks were reduced to experimenting with bat, cat, rat, dog, seahorse and the ...
Take it from me.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Some people believe that most celebrities will endorse pretty much anything for the money, but we don't. No way. For example, we know that UK TV presenter Davina McCall always does phone her mother after she has just dyed her hair - "I've just coloured my hair a divine chocolate ...
Fine time for a half-price queue.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... SOUTH Africans just can't seem to meet deadlines, not even when it means saving 50% of one of our most detested debts. In the recent past we've been granted deadline extensions, sometimes more than once, for tax returns, new car registration plates and credit card-type driver's ...
Zuluboy at a glance.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... * He was expelled from high school in Amanzimtoti because he was a rebel. "I would use the same book for geography and mathematics. "I wore the wrong pants, had the wrong hairstyle and even though I was a prefect, I sold cigarettes." * He performed in Holland and was ...
Up ellie alley.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... But it's the Okavango Delta and elephants that have become her life's work, due to the interest that Moore and his elephant-back safaris have taken in her research. Moore has built an elephant research project fairly close to Abu camp. Seba Camp, where Evans mainly ...
About Seba Camp.(Lifestyle)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Opened in June 2006, Seba Camp is one of the most exciting new bush retreats in the Okavango Delta. Seba has two distinctive features: it has been constructed as a family-friendly camp and it is also the base of one of the most fascinating elephant research projects ever ...
SA takes a showy stand.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Liz Clarke Nobody can say what the full effects of global warming will be in generations to come. But what we do know is that change has already begun and plants that have been around since the dawn of history may not survive. This was the sobering message ...
Top expert to judge in plant competition.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Mention the Chelsea Flower Show and the name Prunella Scarlett will almost certainly arise. Scarlett, member of council, Royal Horticultural Society; vice chairman, Herbaceous Committee; and chairman of the herbaceous panel at the Chelsea Flower Show for many years, will be judging at the ...
Small business not on the ball for 2010.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jani Meyer SOUTH Africans are letting 2010 Fifa World Cup opportunities slip through their fingers by not taking advantage of potentially lucrative business associated with the event. While big business in eThekwini is booming with various projects like the ...
Ace is on the ball.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: MERVYN NAIDOO WARANT Machavele, of Stonebridge in Phoenix, is turning heads with his football talent. Golden Arrows, Thanda Zulu Royals and Ajax Cape Town are some of the PSL clubs that have already made overtures, inviting him to join their ranks. ...
Durban beach sex safer.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: AGIZA HLONGWANE A BRITISH couple on trial in Dubai for allegedly having sex on a beach must be wishing they had been caught in Durban instead. Unlike the conservative Arab nation, the Banana City sees a fair bit of action, yet seems to have a rather limp ...
Kathak dancer at Playhouse.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: Herald Reporter ACCLAIMED kathak dancer Aditi Mangaldas and her troupe are expected to set the stage ablaze as part of the extensive Shared Histories - The Indian Experience, a festival of music, theatre, dance and art currently on circuit. Organised by the ...
Juicyplum tart,limes and chilli.(News)(Recipe)
Sep 07, 2008 ... As any Italian will tell you, nothing is more versatile than the tomato. They don't even need to be eaten particularly fresh; they ripen to a soft juiciness in a bowl on the window sill. The best summer salad is no more than ripe tomatoes, chopped, sliced and ...
Wonderful musical mix.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... On Wednesday evening, I was reminded - yet again - how internationalised the Durban music scene is. Leon Scharnick (saxophone), Sipisihle Mngwenge (piano), Ildo Nandaja (bass) and the ubiquitous Paki Peleloele (drums) had just finished playing two really cooking sets at the Jazz ...
Spicy history you can eat.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... The riches of choice from our Indian restaurant cuisines are increasing every year - in fact, they now offer better regional choices than you will find in most Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cities. When I worked in India as a correspondent for eight enthralling months, I ...
South Africa off human rights track.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... SUPPORTERS of human rights around the world watched in joy 14 years ago as apartheid ended and a new era of democratic governance began in South Africa. But many of us are now watching in dismay as the country's foreign policy often aligns with global enemies of human rights. ...
Crime talks a waste of time for all.(News)(Conference notes)
Sep 07, 2008 ... All across the world, we expats have listened with shame and disgust to the vacuous prattle seeping out of the latest anti-crime conference and talk shop in Sandton. Ahead of this glorified and ill-fated bunfight we warned that nothing would come of it. These things are held at ...
Vandals are really fed-up protesters.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... Bravo to the street name vandals - I wish I had the agility and guts to do it. Boo to Sutcliffe's minion, Logie Naidoo, who once again proved that he is all bluster and inanity. My dear unesteemed deputy mayor, forget about setting traps for so-called right-wingers, ...
Proteas are completely washed out.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... The nation is in mourning. Suddenly the euphoria of a Test series victory has subsided and in its place an ominous depression for SA cricket. What led to a 4-0 drubbing of South Africa? How could England - a bunny for SA batsmen and bowlers - so thoroughly outplay, outclass and ...
Pregnant, but who's the daddy?(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... PARIS: One of the stars of Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet is pregnant, but has refused to say who the father is. French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has become the public face of the president's drive to add some much-needed diversity to France's politics. The divorced, ...
We can't entrust SA to one party.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... THE intemperate language of ANC alliance worthies and their threats against the institutions underpinning our democracy make one forget the good times when our country was full of hope and much promise. The period was the first five years of democracy. Then our institutions, ...
He has a loyal following.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... The second paragraph of the article entitled "De Villiers out of his depth" by Gavin Rich (Sunday Tribune, August 31) tells me a lot. First, he is a little man who gets his jollies denigrating people doing their jobs to the best of their abilities. De Villiers is a better coach ...
Fat cats must make way.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... FOR a tiny country at the southernmost tip of the African continent, South Africa boasts a track record in sport totally out of proportion to its size and importance. Giant killers in many disciplines, it often challenges mightier and wealthier sporting nations to a point of ...
Sutcliffe: change your name.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... It would be an interesting exercise to work out what it would cost the government of the day if it changed the names of buildings, roads and municipalities when different political parties controlled the country - as frequently as, for example, in the US or UK. Further, I wonder ...
No special treatment.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... In a bid for equal treatment, Oscar Pistorius and Natalie du Toit pursued and won a court battle to qualify and, if successful, compete in the "able-bodied" Olympics. Natalie managed to qualify, Oscar didn't. Both are sportier than I'll ever be. They deserve enormous credit for ...
Inflation beater.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... South Africa has at last discovered how to beat its conundrum over inflation - give the governor of the Reserve Bank a whopping 28% pay rise and the problem will probably disappear. Or so many cash-strapped South Africans can surmise as Tito Mboweni pockets a highly inflated ...
Local stars win dance competition.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... BYLINE: DOREEN PREMDEV DURBAN dancers Serena Rajkumar and Lynne Giai-Minietti caused a stir at the Masters in Line, Line Dance World Championships in Blackpool, England. Rajkumar won the intermediate silver section, while Giai-Minietti won the novice section in the ...
KZN flood relief effort is a disaster.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... On June 16 and 17 an area stretching from Umkomaas down to below Margate and about 40km inland was devastated by storms, flooding and loss of lives and property. Much has been written about the assistance given by local municipalities, NGOs, companies and private individuals to ...
Rebate on rates, ha ha.(News)
Sep 07, 2008 ... My double carport was valued at R630 000, so I did the right thing and lodged an objection. This week I received notification that my objection had been declined and that Michael Sutcliffe and his cronies are "satisfied with our value and therefore no change to the value has been ...