Sunday Tribune (South Africa) back issues from November 2008:
Bedding down.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... From country estates to bed and breakfasts and self-catering establishments, each has its own unique charm. Most visitors to the Midlands will spend their days checking out the arts and crafts delights of the Midlands Meander, but what highlights can they expect at the spot where they bed ...
Kissing fame at 16.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Gabriella Cilmi spent most of the day before our interview being photographed on the Thames by the Australian press, the Oz media keen for a glamorous snapshot of the girl from Down Under making a splash on the other side of the world. Given that this is the most unpredictable ...
Fancy dress dodgy do to quick steppe.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... He wore the most untidy, shoulder-length wig and a chamber pot on his head, and sported a sprigged, ankle-length dress, while a fag hung from his lips. Across his chest hung the sign "Ambassador to Tristan da Cunha." We were sailing from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town, ...
Form is a myth, say academic authors.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Nick Harris in London The top striker at your club has just banged in a hat-trick. He must be in "form", mustn't he? And thus more likely than average to score in his next game as well? No, actually. According to a new book, "form" is a myth. Analysis ...
Spoon bender turns rands into dollars.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: MASOOD BOOMGAARD HE CAN bend teaspoons by staring at them and transform your crumpled R10 note into $100 by running his hands over it - just a hint of Mo Magic's capabilities. Since he burst on to the entertainment scene seven years ago, Mo Magic, who is ...
LOVE BITES.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... The young adult twilight series written by newcomer Stephenie Meyer has taken the pop culture scene by storm. Her first book, Twilight, introduced us to Bella, a clumsy teen who falls head first for a boy in her new school, Edward. The only problem is that Edward is a ...
Meander magic.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... The downturn in the economy has heightened the appeal of destinations closer to home. So what better time to extol the wonders of the Midlands, right on our doorstep? Here Phillippa Gordon, editor of the Midlands Chronicle, tells why she fell in love with the Midlands and shares her 10 ...
Capital gains.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Vibrant Veg Holy hand basket! What a find. The Pietermaritzburg Farmers' Market is a Saturday morning smorgasbord, fresh from the dirt. We found great prices on an excellent selection of fresh goodness from God's green earth. The 60 or more tables offer a bit of live music, some ...
Fare country.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BIERFASSL Main Road, Nottingham Road Sit under the trees in beer garden surrounds or huddle inside next to the fire with warming Germanic fare like kassler, eisbein and sausages and local ales. Place for the kids to play and their own menu. Open Mon-Sun lunch and ...
Scrap metal men are thieving scallywags, not martyrs.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Regarding your article about scrap metal dealers (Sunday Tribune, October 12), I really think you should show the other side of the picture. I am an 83-year-old widow, refused a state pension because I own a 100-year-old house and still manage to eat occasionally. ...
Higginson bedlam.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... The traffic lights on Higginson Highway near Clairwood Hospital were not functioning during peak-hour traffic on Monday, October 20. There was not a policeman in sight. ...
Bayview swimmers making waves.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: MERVYN NAIDOO The club still churns out a healthy crop of Level 2 and 3 swimmers even though it has not been able to get the municipal pool heated. "Having a heated facility at our headquarters would enable our swimmers to practise throughout the year," said ...
Learn how to play the 'celestial drum'.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: DOREEN PREMDEV PREGALATHAN Singaram has created beautiful music over four decades. The respected musician is to launch his book Heartbeat of a Maestro on November 7, a manual on mridangham playing. Singaram said he had often dreamt of writing the book, and it ...
Models get daring in search for the sexiest.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Masood Boomgaard AN INTERNATIONAL magazine's search for South Africa's sexiest models has revealed that local Indian models are testing the boundaries with increasingly daring photo shoots. Skimpy bikinis and minimalist lingerie are the order of the day among ...
Bok haters seek revenge.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... A FEW years ago a journalist asked me how I had felt playing as a Springbok during my golf career. I suffered both desire and guilt: I wanted to be recognised but knew that my country had caused me to be labelled a pariah. However, I believe that being a Springbok ...
The quick pick.(Entertainment)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Masterchef Goes Large is screened daily on BBC Lifestyle. In it amateur chefs are set a variety of challenges, and are eliminated each episode until they find an overall winner. If you are interested in food you'll find it compulsive viewing. The competitive element coupled with ...
Darius in KZN squad.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: MERVYN NAIDOO BELLAIR Primary's Darius Veeran has been selected for KwaZulu-Natal's primary school cricket team that will play at the Standard Bank Under-13 Week in Pretoria and Bloemfontein next month. Darius, who admires Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, is ...
Hindi animation venture.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... DISNEY has made a major foray into the lucrative Bollywood film market with the release of an animated Hindi film. Roadside Romeo, a joint venture between Walt Disney Pictures and leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films, tells the story of pampered pet dog Romeo after he is ...
The horse WHISPERER.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... IF HORSES could speak they might not be terribly complimentary about some of the people who ride them. Kelly Marks, whose way with horses is legendary, reckons some riders are simply ill-suited to their steeds, and that "problem" horses are often difficult because of the way ...
Naked on the Internet.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Chris Irvine LONDON: Fears have been raised that pictures of celebrities photographed through their clothes could be posted on the internet when an airport body scanner is introduced. The scanners were denounced by MPs as a threat to personal dignity. They ...
Russell says Aishwariya looks good but can't act.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Canadian comedian RUSSELL PETERS ridiculed AISHWARIYA RAI BACHCHAN during his recent show in India. Peters was talking about Indian films and said that he would not watch a Bollywood film even if he was at the "lowest point of my life". "These films have horrible ...
Life in the limelight.(Entertainment)
Nov 02, 2008 ... TheGuide: How did you get into presenting? Was it always something you wanted to do? LW: It all happened by accident, I was invited by the programming manager from Jacaranda 94.2 to audition as a presenter. Having never done radio before I was a nervous wreck. I got the job and have been ...
Thunderous showdown.(Entertainment)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Watching rugby on television is better than being there. "There" in case you were wondering, is a place of endless queueing: you queue to get in, you queue to buy beer, you queue to get rid of the beer, you queue to braai and finally, you queue to go home. In between all this interesting ...
You heard it here.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... WITH the bookshops already filling their shelves with Christmas novelty books, you may well be asking yourself, "And where is Non Domestic Goddess Publishing's effort this year?" Well, feeling as we do that collections of puzzling queries have had their moment - although ours, ...
The search is over.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... I have been on a quest to find the beating heart of Africa. I have searched the far horizons and the endless savannahs for the answers to my question. Where is the real Africa? Will I know the moment when she reveals herself to me? My quest has finally come to an end for I have ...
First imagine it.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... I'm sure you know people who light up your day when you spend time with them. Somehow their positive energy seems to rub off on you. Well, the good news is that energy is contagious and self-taught. You can decide how you want to feel and what vibe you give out. But the only way ...
Healthy happenings.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Body Talk A one-day course, 9am to 4pm on November 8 in Umzumbe on the South Coast, will provide the lay person with simple techniques to ensure health maintenance and the management of daily health challenges. Directions: From Port Shepstone, travel 18km towards Hibberdene, ...
Into the wild Azure yonder.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... The big news in the computer world last week was Microsoft's announcement that there will be a new version of Windows, which will run over the internet. The product will be called Windows Azure and the announcement was made at the company's Professional Developers Conference in ...
Revenge.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... In the film Max Payne, now on circuit, Mark Wahlberg plays a homicide detective hardened by the murder of his family at the hands of thugs who are pawns in a corporate drug conspiracy. When the killers and their white-collar handlers surface again, Payne harnesses his rage and ...
Fight for good food.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... "I didn't start out wanting to become an organic farmer, you must understand that. The truth is that I was just massively pissed off with the current system. The old order is dead - it's f . . . d up. "People need to realise it all starts with the food supply. It's up to each ...
All's well that ends well.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... "Die Kaap is weer Hollands", the expression goes: "The Cape is Dutch again". It's one of the quaintest phrases bequeathed to us by those Voortrekker scamps, and can be loosely translated to mean, "Oh joy; all is right with the world again." Filled with naive, wistful, ...
Top of the class.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... South African youth led the way at the box office last weekend by propelling Disney's HSM3: Senior Year to the top of the weekend box office takings at countrywide sneak previews, helping the film gross R1.4 million in just two days. Troy and Gabriella are most definitely the ...
EGGS.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Eggs really are something to rave about. They are easily kept at hand to provide snacks, salads, hors-d'oeuvre or main dishes with speed and simple techniques. The grain-fed, organic versions are better in taste but expensive - in nutritive quality there is little difference. ...
Easy ways to spruce up a home for sale.(Property)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Property Reporter Sellers can hone the marketing edge of their homes by taking advantage of the change in seasons and it does not have to cost a lot - but if you are going to spend money on anything, spend it on the bathroom. Jeanne van Jaarsveldt, director ...
How to get bond finance.(Property)
Nov 02, 2008 ... With a myriad mortgage products on the market, it is not always easy to know where to go to obtain the exact bond finance you need. That's where the mortgage originator comes into the picture. The key function of a mortgage originator is to introduce a borrower to a lender and ...
Google hunt.(Property)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Property Reporter With South African residential stock levels at a five-year high, home buyers could trudge through 30 or 40 properties before feeling confident enough to make a final decision, according to Acutts chairman Pat Acutt. With Acutts' recent ...
Critic of Halloween shows his ignorance.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... I refer to Mos van Schoor's letter "Halloween - prime recruiting time for satanists" (Sunday Tribune, October 26). He is obviously a poor, misguided soul who needs to be made aware of a few facts. More rapes, murders and vandalism take place during a full moon than ...
Mascot adds muscle to dynamite Sharks.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Mascots make great marketing sense in sports I am a die-hard Orlando Pirates fan and for experience last Saturday, I attended the Currie Cup final to watch two rugby teams competing, and to observe crowd behaviour. Words usually come easyily to me, but I am having a hard time ...
Winds of change needed.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Last weekend was a memorable rugby one, as we saw the Sharks' under-19 team raising a cup to join the senior side as national champions. But as we bask in the glow of the Currie Cup victory, we should look at rugby as a whole in the country. After all, the ultimate strength of ...
Sporting let it slip again.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: MERVYN NAIDOO The Premier Division's 45-over competition got off to a cracking start last Sunday, with all six matches producing results. As forecast, the Group B clash between Crusaders and defending champions Chatsworth Sporting produced rivetting action ...
Markets, massages and treetop flights.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Simple but delicious light meals are served in the coffee shop adjoining the art gallery and shop, and, if you have to think about the kids, the play area is within earshot. Continuing along the R103 towards Maritzburg, Piggly Wiggly is hard to miss with its thatched A-shape ...
Bangs frighten pets.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... The Sharks' wonderful win last Saturday was marred by the selfish fans who found it necessary to detonate bomb-like fireworks in the parking areas surrounding the Absa Stadium, particularly near Rovers Rugby Club. There was a fireworks display at the conclusion of the game on ...
Delighted with Telkom service.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... I have always heard how terrible the service from Telkom is, but recently they provided me with a new line and I was very impressed. The staff manning the toll-free service know their jobs ...
Classic omelette.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... makes one Ingredients 2 eggs 1 tbs cold water Salt and white pepper 15g butter Method Crack the eggs into a jug. Add the water and use a fork to whisk (water will make it lighter and fluffier). Season with ...
The opera at Cinema Nouveau, Gateway.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... And get dolled up, whip out your oculars, put on your best posh accent and head to Gateway for a truly unique experience. The newly launched opera season is a must for everyone. If you haven't been before, you may be pleasantly surprised (it's just like a movie; only with better stories, ...
DUT's design exhibition.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Third year students from the graphic design programme of the Visual Communications Department will showcase their talent at the city campus, corner Warwick Avenue and Anton Lembede (Smith) Street. The themed exhibition, Design Estates - the Home of Great Design (which has nothing ...
Sleeping with silence.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Pumpkin Cottage A friend who grew up on a farm was ecstatic to hear the sound of tractors and farm life early in the morning, while I raved about the milk - clotted with inches of wonderfully fattening cream on the top. Pumpkin looks out over paddocks and trees, while a sister ...
Valley of vistas.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... stress floating away with the current. Telephone 033 234 4413. Greenfields Manor House Another one of these places built in 1893, when people knew how to live life in the slow lane on their vast country estates. It, too, transports one back to a more ...
He helped secure freedom.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... It was with immense sadness that I read of the death of activist Billy Nair (right). He taught us not to be subservient at the cost of our liberty. He insisted that we worked in tandem in our shared struggle for the realisation of human rights. During the struggle, ...
Ye gods, Massa as Brazilian champion?(Sports)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Kevin GArside Great champions define their sport. They dominate, inspire, excite, enthrall. Does Felipe Massa do it for you? In Sao Paulo today Massa threatens to depose Ayrton Senna as the last Brazilian to reign over Formula One. Ye gods! Emerson ...
Why I won't be voting.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... I too, like Archbishop Desmond Tutu will not be voting in the forthcoming general election, but for very different reasons. I have not voted for any political party - ever. My reasons for refraining from voting are, as I explained, in letters to several newspapers in November ...
Thousands live housing dream.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: CHRIS MAKHAYE THOKOZILE Ndlazi spent more than eight years renting a shack from slumlords in Cato Crest. But this year things changed for the better for the 64-year-old grandmother. In April this year she was allocated a house in Ridge View, one of the newest ...
MS cure a giant leap forward.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jeremy Laurance Scientists have made a dramatic leap forward in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) with the discovery of a drug that not only halts the disease but can also reverse it. The discovery is being hailed as the biggest advance against the ...
Young, grey and gifted.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate, began the race as a sprightly 45-year-old with a jet black crop, whose boyish looks made him seem 10 years younger. However, as he enters the final few days of his campaign, with hundreds of sleepness nights behind him, patches of salt and ...
Up close and personal in the name of science.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... los angeles: The search is on for more than 100 000 participants to enrol in one of the most extraordinary interactive research programmes ever launched. The call is for participants, whether in Dubai or Dubrovnik, to allow their personal genome sequences to be presented on the ...
Muslim comic walks that artistic fine line in Halaal show.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: sally scott "YOUR emergency exits are here, here and here and your Muslims here, here and here. You will also be able to pinpoint your Muslims when we hand out the halal meals later." Many a true work spoken in jest . . . With a Muslim name, try ...
Kim is a contrast to golfers of the 1930s.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Grant Winter Can it really be true that 23-year-old Anthony Kim signed an $80m deal with Nike after his heroics in the Ryder Cup? I mean, half that would be an awful lot of greenbacks. Even a tenth would be more than enough to set someone up for life. The ...
Artist gives Monty the brush-off.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jonathan Brown in London THEY are two of Scotland's most famous and richly rewarded sons, but when Jack Vettriano was asked to paint his countryman Colin Montgomerie, his opinion of the golfer's looks outweighed any long-held desire for his work to hang in the National ...
Injured Abendanon to miss Tests.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2008 ... LONDON: Nick Abendanon was released from England's squad with a toe injury on Wednesday, further limiting manager Martin Johnson's fullback options for the four November Tests. The Bath player will miss the Tests against the Pacific Islands, Australia, South Africa and New ...
High gear creativity.(News)(Recipe)
Nov 02, 2008 ... 9th Avenue Bistro, Avonmore Centre, 9th Avenue, Morningside. 031 312 9134 Well, it's the end of something but exactly what and for how long I don't know. Anyway, here to bring tears to your eyes is a report that over 3 000 ...
Oh when the saints.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... I have a sneaking suspicion that Saint Cecilia has been holidaying in Durban recently because there has been a virtual explosion of (mostly) wonderful live music in the city over the past few weeks. On Wednesday, October 16, drummer Bruce Baker, pianist Burton Naidoo and bassist ...
Loeb the best driver in the world?(Sports)
Nov 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Mike Roeder As befits any self- respecting adrenalin junkie, the world champion-elect Sebastien Loeb spent part of his build-up to this weekend's Rally of Japan as a passenger with La Patrouille de France - the equivalent of the Red Arrows - streaking across the skies ...
Fine, fresh approach.(Lifestyle)
Nov 02, 2008 ... There are something like 20kg of bones in the pot that will make a mere 2.5 litres of jus to flavour tonight's peppercorn-encrusted springbok fillet with polenta, baba ganouch, wilted lettuce and ruby port syrup. It's an inspired dish. Such is the basis of classical French cooking with a ...
Pollock: victim of his times.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... If, said Graeme Pollock, that long ago era of the 60s to 1970 was one of South African cricket's finest, graced as it was by some of the greatest talents the sport in this country has ever produced, then why have such outstanding cricketing minds been lost to the country? "Barry ...
No place for fireworks.(News)
Nov 02, 2008 ... WITH respect to my Hindu comrades, loud bang-like fireworks celebrating the Festival of Lights should not be permitted in a built-up, multicultural city like Durban in the 21st century. Period. It's so simple to understand. Besides, this fireworks thing is not the sort of ...