Sunday Tribune (South Africa) back issues from February 2009:
Mad about bark.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Not long ago we had a request in the nursery for a silver birch tree (Betula pendula) and I had to point out that the tree was not indigenous, so we wouldn't stock it. "I know," the customer said, "but it's featured in all the gardening magazines." According to Kristo Pienaar, ...
Not quite doing the rice thing.(Lifestyle)
Feb 01, 2009 ... during a recent visit to Mexico I often thought about a certain consular official 39 years earlier, and felt triumphant. I had tried in America and New Zealand to get a visa to Mexico, but been declined because of my South African passport. I was told the most likely place to ...
California cravings.(Lifestyle)
Feb 01, 2009 ... What do 145 scenic |kilometres of beaches have in common with eating well? For starters, there's the seafood. November 15 marks the opening of California's crab season and for many people, parties featuring piles of fresh Dungeness crab - seafood dressing or mayo for dipping ...
Tiny card packs big storage punch.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Imagine storing 100 movies in glorious high-definition on a card the size of a postage stamp, then calling them up instantaneously for viewing on your cellphone whenever and wherever you like. That could happen within five years, according to the SD Association, a trade group ...
African spa.(Lifestyle)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Heaven, by tradition, is up in the sky somewhere. So it seemed appropriate that we should travel upward to a little slice of paradise, where even the animals seemed chilled. As the Karkloof Spa - not far from the Albert Falls dam, 24km from Pietermaritzburg - incorporates a game ...
PICK OF THE WEEK.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2009 ... By accident I stumbled on BBC Entertainment's The Worst Week Of My Life, and was instantly hooked by this hilarious account of the run up to Howard and Mel's ill-fated wedding, when everything that could go wrong, did. Despite the implausibility of some of events, the show worked ...
Chatsworth push to stamp out crime.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: ANNIE DORASAMY CHATSWORTH residents are more determined than ever to clamp down on crime in their suburb. Bold plans have been mapped out, with several new projects under way in addition to previous initiatives. Neighbourhood watches, urban ...
Place of shade.(Lifestyle)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The plaintive cry of a fish eagle sealed it for me. Already, I had fallen in love with the tiny coastal village of Mtunzini, a skip off the N2 heading north and a completely unexpected little seaside paradise. Already, I had been blown away after discovering the town ...
Knock around the clock . . .(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: CHRIS MAKHAYE THE next time you hear a knock on your door, it might be from a political party official making sweet noises to win your valuable vote in the upcoming elections. Political parties are set to go on the offensive in KwaZulu-Natal as election day, ...
Healthy happenings.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY A weekly course of discussion and practical guidance on how to live in the present moment. Come and experience how this can reduce stress, improve sleep and achieve greater clarity of the mind. Every Wednesday at 7pm, starting February 11, for seven weeks at ...
Saying it like it is.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Musa Kalenga has a BCom degree; is studying for a marketing degree; is the owner of Monatefellaz, a marketing and research consultancy with a high profile client base; and is a presenter on the breakfast show, Africa Awakes. Now he will be fronting his own show, The Kalenga Touch as from ...
Bees not on verge /of extinction: experts.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: MYRTLE RYAN BEE experts take issue with those predicting the demise of the insect. Clem Sunter said one of the things to watch out for this year would be the continued dying off of honey bees in America and China. Bee expert Mike Allsopp, senior ...
Turning the tide to turn off dripping beach taps.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Myrtle Ryan Dripping taps and showers in Durban cost the city millions of rands, but this is a problem that could start to dry up if measures being planned are put in place. The beachfront is particularly affected. Even a drip a second can mean the loss of ...
Slowly does it.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Worldwide, there is a |move towards food that tastes like the food we remember from our childhood: chewy, full-flavoured artisanal breads, small producers' cheeses that lift the roof of your mouth, smooth pates and chunky terrines sold at farmer's markets, sausages, hams, jams, chutneys ....
Where dreams come true.(Lifestyle)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The DARK sky CASt GLOOM on our plane as we taxied into the parking space at terminal five of Orlando international airport. Since we had just flown in from New York, we were still dressed in layers of warm clothing. A few minutes outside would make us social outcasts if we didn't start ...
Shepherd to/the well-heeled.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: CHRIS MAKHAYE IN the past he has been known to walk, not on water, but on money while praying to help people realise their dreams. Now charismatic pastor Vusi Dube is venturing into the shark-infested world of politics. Dube is the colourful KwaZulu-Natal ...
'Poofy Nazi'.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... When Tom Cruise is asked if he'd like to dispel one of the many myths that surround him, he laughs that famous laugh and flashes that million-dollar toothpaste smile. "Oh man, we'd have to get into a long conversation," he says. True, Cruise has generated ...
politicsof beauty.(Lifestyle)
Feb 01, 2009 ... My favourite place in Washington is not on the ground. It is up in the sky, in a window seat on the left side of the plane, as you land at Reagan National Airport. It may be one of the most spectacular airport approaches on Earth - a sweep down the rocky and foaming Potomac ...
A hit-and-miss affair.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2009 ... There are times in the life of every grown man when his wife or lover looks at him with that special mixture of pity and rage which accompanies the age old question, "Why don't you lift the seat?" This infantilising accusation, based as it is on a total inability to understand the meaning ...
Your best foot forward.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... It's cheap, you can do it anywhere, and you already know how to do it. Whether you are working off a belly acquired over Christmas, or looking for a regular way to improve your health, putting one leg in front of the other is the way forward. Britain's National Health Service ...
fun, fun.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Whether we care to admit it or not, there's something intriguing about sex toys. More often than not talking about them, or even looking at them, elicits laughter and anecdotal stories. For many couples, though, sex toys are an integral part of their relationship, ...
kissand tell.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... "I hate those late-night sex movies; they're responsible for the rift in my relationship with my husband." This is a line from *Pam Smith's letter in reaction to a newspaper column about e.tv and M-Net Action X's screening of adult content on Friday and Saturday ...
Mending the gap.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... It could have been stiff and formal, this meeting of descendants of the battle of Rorke's Drift, which took place 130 years ago on the banks of the Buffalo River - the then border between Natal and Zululand. Although both sides had indicated it was a meeting they eagerly sought, ...
Chandni Chowk banned for Buddha scene.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The film Chandni Chowk to China has been banned in Nepal because of a scene that suggests Buddha was born in India. Siddartha Gautama, who became the Buddha about 2 500 years ago, was born in what is now south-western Nepal. Many Nepalese revere Buddha and have been upset by the ...
Intelligentsia have a vital role in society.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... ZIMBABWE is an example of what happens to a country when its intelligentsia disengages from public life. Not only has governance ground to a halt, but there also seems to be a poverty of ideas to right the wrongs. The importance of intellectuals in any society is ...
Sound of music floats the boat.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Question: WhY did the blonde throw away her M&M's? Answer: She kept getting W's! I'll admit, the last time I ate at uShaka's Upper Deck, the restaurant was flooded with pirates: swinging from the rafters, jumping out at patrons, yelling "Arrr!" and ...
Let's go Exploring.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Microsoft has certainly been busy in the past few weeks, what with the launch of a beta test version of Windows and, now, Internet Explorer 8. I mentioned the launch of Windows 7 recently and I reported that it was available for download from the internet. It seems the download ...
Killing or Kama Sutra?(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... If I were former British military policewoman Rebecca Smith, I'd be feeling a little miffed about double standards right now. She was the lance-corporal sacked by the armed forces after she was discovered selling her favours over the internet. A defence ministry statement claimed she had ...
Zimbali beats 4 000 to snap up global award.(Property)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Property Reporter KwaZulu-Natal luxury housing estate Zimbali has been chosen out of 4 000 properties in 97 countries to receive the Best International Property Award Worldwide. The estate won accolades at the International Property Awards in Orlando in ...
Crunch time is best off-plan buying time.(Property)
Feb 01, 2009 ... "The best time to invest in a residential property development is when conditions in the real estate market as a whole are cyclically at their worst - and the most effective and rewarding way to do it is to buy off-plan." That is the view of Andre Dippenaar, head of the ...
Never a better time to buy.(Property)
Feb 01, 2009 ... This year should be the one for owning your own home. It has started with a wide range of property for sale at exceptionally good prices, so it is a good time to upgrade your property and area. Good value-for-money properties combined with a declining interest rate and lower ...
More than potholes at beautiful Coffee Bay.(Lifestyle)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Durban North reader Mike Sanzin took issue with the Khumo Ntoane story on the Wild Coast, first published in Getaway magazine and which we republished on January 18. This is what he had to say. I really take issue with the comment about "80km of potholed dirt road" ....
Durban's burning.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... SPEEDING fire engines and black smoke billowing across Durban's skyline were common sights in January. Six major buildings caught alight - some in the space of a few days - raising questions about the causes and the safety of our city buildings. John Goring, head of the ...
Days of brainless beauties now over.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... THE popularity of beauty pageants is particularly evident in KwaZulu-Natal, where the growth in the number of contests is matched by the increasing number willing to participate in them. Beauty pageantry is a lucrative industry for organisers and prospective winners alike and is ...
What a catch.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Phillida Ellis A tiger fish weighing 720g won Chris Ahrens of Pietermaritzburg the prize of his life - a 4 000m2 site at the luxury Royal Jozini Big Six Estate in Swaziland. During a weekend at Nkwazi Lodge on the shores of Lake Jozini the seven finalists in ...
Arrest over brutal /La Mercy killing.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: ANNIE DORASAMY ONE man has been killed and another arrested in connection with the brutal murder of 60-year-old La Mercy businessman Morgan Govender. The two allegedly broke into Govender's home two weeks ago, bludgeoned him with a hammer and made off with his ...
Cruise'scritics.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Valkyrie's subject matter and British-dominated cast inspired some very funny comments from critics: "His earnestness suggests at best some kind of fictional American soldier trying to infiltrate the Luftwaffe." - Roger Friedman, Fox News "In the end, you just have ...
New chief has /big plans for uShaka.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Jani Meyer MARIUS Earle is a busy man. As head of uShaka Marine World - the biggest theme park of its kind in Africa - his diary is packed with appointments and meetings, as well as having to deal with major and minor emergencies. But he is enjoying every minute of it. ...
Breaks with the past.(Lifestyle)
Feb 01, 2009 ... They come with different names and themed decor, while the site also welcomes other vintage vehicles, caravans and campers, and has pitches available for these. Or you could go to Arizona for some genuine mid-century American kitsch, and stay in an Airstream there, at Shady Dell ...
Book on freedom fighter took 16 years.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Juggie Naran A DURBAN historian has spent 16 years completing a book on the life of freedom fighter, poet and journalist Subramani Bharathi. Glenwood mother of three Shireen Sarojini Mudali Munsamy's book, Subramani Bharathi: In Freedom's Quest was launched at ...
Preparing for battle.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Nicki von der Heyde of Campaign Trails - the local military tourism group which organised the visit to South Africa of the descendants of the British soldiers who fought at Rorke's Drift - sketched a brief history of the days leading up to the battle. "The Zulus had gathered for ...
Karmic prophet harsh on Palestinian innocents.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... We are all victims of the choices we make, writes |A M Griffiths (Sunday Tribune, January 25). It is on this premise, the vote in the elections, that the people of Zimbabwe and Gaza are suffering. In Zimbabwe, people have had a number of opportunities to throw out ...
No crabbiness in surf country.(Lifestyle)
Feb 01, 2009 ... purchased at the famed Cunha's Country Store in Half Moon Bay or Arcangeli Country Bakery and Deli in Pescadero - both long-time favourites with locals and visitors alike - and probably a bottle or two of local wine from Half Moon Bay's La Nebbia Winery. Coastal San Mateo ...
India open to dual citizenship.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: DOREEN PREMDEV PEOPLE of Indian origin who live outside the country will now be able to hold dual citizenship and work in and buy property in India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. Speaking at the Divas in Mumbai, Singh ...
BMX season gets under way at Giba Gorge.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: MERVYN NAIDOO A DARING Anees Ebrahim could be zipping around the undulating Giba Gorge BMX Track in Mariannhill in two weeks, when BMX KZN jump- start their season at the venue. The 6-year-old Pietermaritzburg lad could hardly pedal up and down the jumps at ...
Helpful hints to banish bad breath.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... South African lovebirds might find their Valentine's Day dinners ending in an anti-climax due to unromantic bad breath. To prevent the problem, dentists and oral hygienists are recommending that South Africans take greater care with their oral hygiene. A national survey ...
Quality needn't be costly.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Tapas On The Block, Palm Boulevard, Umhlanga Ridge (opp Gateway) 031 566 7500 Beijing Restaurant, Kloof Village Mall, Village Road, Kloof 031 764 5770 In Britain, where 23 000 restaurants have closed in the past few months, a country innkeeper in ...
Unfair criticism of councillors - officials to blame.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The letter from M du Plooy of Morningside entitled "Councillors: do your job" (Sunday Tribune, January 25), in which he states that councillors should cruise their turf and report long grass, overgrown verges, blocked gutters, dug-up pavements and rubbish lying on pavements, implying that ...
A note to Glenwood's brothel creepers.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... An open letter to the men who use the prostitutes in lower Clark Road, Durban. There are so many things I could say to you about your lies and indiscretions, but I don't want to dwell on the times when I pull up outside my house and my car's headlights pick out the shape of you ...
Fresh take on affirmative action needed.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... I refer to R Suraj Narayan's letter, "Indians victims of affirmative action", in the Sunday Tribune of January 25. Not only Indians, but all minorities - that is, whites, Indians and coloured people - are the victims of affirmative action. In the run-up to the general ...
Do the right thing, Zuma - quit.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Yes, they can! Jacob Zuma is being used and abused by those who want to recall favours for protecting and supporting him and, sadly, by those who are waiting for him to fall so they can walk into the presidency when (not if) it happens. Shame on you, Tokyo - it is so obvious ...
Dirty fuel can cause generator failure.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Myrtle Ryan Generators failing, leading to lives being put at risk. Booster pumps feeding water to put out fires, unable to function, allowing a conflagration to take hold. These are just two of the possible scenarios of what could happen when generators do ...
Britney swallows her down and dirty words.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... First Britney Spears rediscovered her marbles; then she relaunched her singing career. Now she has stumbled on her old knack for offending middle America. The singer has been forced to rename and partially |re-record her latest single from her Circus album, If You ...
One Click Wonder: Musical Disasters.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... This week, Oscar-nominated star Joaquin Phoenix launched an unlikely new rapping career with a bizarre Las Vegas gig, which climaxed with him tripping off the stage. Here we pay tribute to some actors-turned-musicians disasters. Bruce Willis: In 1987, the Die Hard ...
A missed opportunityto do right.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... WITH few exceptions, African leaders have a tendency to disappoint when the occasion calls for doing the right thing. They can be counted on to be on the side of a tyrannical colleague, rather than the oppressed people under his yoke. They were at it again this week, failing to ...
Kickstart.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... WHEN South Africa was picked to host the 2010 World Cup four years ago, few really appreciated its significance, beyond the obvious euphoria. Now, with less than 500 days to go before kickoff, the reality is beginning to sink in. A survey this week indicated a sense of growing ...
If the world ends now.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Phaidon's follow-up to the Atlas of World Architecture, the Atlas of 21st Century Architecture, came not a moment too soon. Although often overlooked at the time of its completion, architecture is generally acknowledged as one of the most enduring repositories of culture. That ...
Top pupils turn into high riders.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: ANNIE DORASAMY MATRIC pupils at Phoenix Secondary last year bagged more than 100 distinctions, placing their school on the map as one of the top-achieving institutions in the district. To celebrate their success, the school held an elaborate awards evening ...
Well done on the Dusi.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... I wish to congratulate the organisers and all the participants in the recent Dusi Canoe Marathon, and I thank the press. Ant Stott, Michael Mbanjwa and Abbey Miedema were outstanding performers and we are all proud of their success, but I am sure that every participant knows ...
Degree no guarantee.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... "Indians victims of affirmative action" (Sunday Tribune, Letters, January 25) refers. Unemployed graduates are misunderstanding the concept of affirmative action. I am a law graduate who has been fortunate enough to be on a skills development programme because I ...
ANC has gone backwards since Polokwane.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... This ANC government of ours is quite unbelievable. We are into our fourth general election since 1994, and they are making the same promises they made in previous elections, without honouring any of them. Job creation, housing, health, education, food security and crime are ...
President portrayed as playboy.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... THE Jacob Zuma faction is seeking to expose President Kgalema Motlanthe's private life as being far from holy. The Zulu saying "Indlu yegagu iyanetha" is apt. He who sings innocence and is presented as morally straight is hiding his true colours. Zuma hardliners are ...
Back to school no time for clean-up.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... It is shocking that children start the school year having to clean out classrooms that have been damaged by weather some months back. KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Ina Cronje should be held accountable for schools that were not ready for the opening of the school year. ...
Malema and other abysmal material.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Julius Malema would have been about 13 years old at the time of the 1994 election. Then, great and wonderful things were promised in our country. There was much optimism and much belief. Most of all, there was an ANC that was trying its best to be fair and, of ...
Study suggests little risk for kidney donors.(News)(Clinical report)
Feb 01, 2009 ... A ground-breaking report has found that donors have fewer kidney problems than the general populace, perhaps because of stepped-up screening procedures. Potential kidney donors can stop worrying about the long-term effects such a donation might have on their health and ...