Recently added articles from The Independent on Saturday (South Africa):
Winners play a losing game; Winning the national lottery can be a nightmare come true.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: CARVIN GOLDSTONE SEVERAL South Africans who have had their lifelong dreams fulfilled after winning the national lottery have instead found their lives turning into nightmares. In some cases they have found themselves broke and in debt and recently there have ...
Still waiting for Sutcliffe to respond.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: CB |Glenwood On March 28 I requested that Mike Sutcliffe please publish the gazetted notice approving the street name changes, as outlined by the State President. To date he has not responded. Does this mean that: (1) He, like so many South ...
Empty suites reflect poorly.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: S Khan |Westville I attended the Sharks versus Lions rugby match at the Absa Stadium on Wednesday, June 10. All the suites were full, but two were conspicuous by their emptiness. On enquiry, I learnt that they belonged to the KZN Department of Sports ...
Punishment is /needed to fit the crime.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: Ian Burtt |Pennington At a recent Community Police Forum meeting it was noted that the illegal possession of a firearm warranted a fine of R500. A speeding motorist was given a R3 000 fine. On commenting on the seeming discrepancy of the fines, ...
Fines write-off on cards.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... Durban motorists may receive a year-end treat in the form of another fines write-off and amnesty period. However, police are tight-lipped as to exactly when the write-off will take place. Durban Metro Police spokeswoman Joyce Khuzwayo, said: "We want to urge ...
Good and bad news . . .(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... The good news is that the sardines are coming - but it will cost more to get to see them after it was announced that the price of petrol is to increase. The retail price of petrol will rise by between 37 and 40 cents, diesel by 40c and illuminating paraffin by 46c a litre next ...
RIGHT ROYAL AFFAIR; Sumptuous, but dramatically erratic.(Tonight Broadsheet)
Jun 27, 2009 ... POOR Albert, prince consort to Queen Victoria of England: he always loses out in the billing. The age in which he and his wife reigned is named after her. London's great museum is the Victoria and Albert Museum, with the prince in second position. Now comes a movie about these ...
ON THE BALL!(Tonight Broadsheet)
Jun 27, 2009 ... ART-LOVERS visiting the East Coast Radio House and Garden Show, from July 3 to 12 at the Durban Exhibition Centre, will have a treat - some of the early artworks approved as official licensed products of the 2010 Fifa World Cup will be on view as part of the 2010 African Fine Art ...
Strife-torn Zimbabwe safer than South Africa.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: T Markandan |Silverglen I WAS talking to a young Zimbabwean working at a motor repair shop in Clairwood. I asked him how he found our country. He said you can make money in South Africa but the crime was frightening. The criminals often operated freely ...
Jazz and the high flyers.(Tonight Broadsheet)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: BILL RYAN HIT recording act Lira heads the line-up of stellar talent assembled for the third annual Vodacom Ugu Jazz Festival, to be held from 10am today at the Marburg Sports Ground in Port Shepstone. Other acts on the bill will include Caiphus Semenya, ...
Lording it /at the Manor.(Tonight Broadsheet)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: Lynn Lister THERE'S something very special about the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. It is the perfect place in which to kick back and rejuvenate mind, body and soul. The sound of doves softly cooing, lawnmowers droning in the distance and the ethereal sound of windchimes ...
Finding your roots - and love - among a thousand beautiful hills in Drummond.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... Do you remember the birth dates of your relatives? Or if you have two or three siblings, can you remember their birthdays? Somebody who does have difficulty remembering birthdays is Kathy Foxcroft of Drummond. But she has a very good |excuse, because for openers she has 12 ...
The long and short of your health; Body dimensions can tell a lot about susceptibility to certain diseases.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... WE ALL know it's important to keep an eye on your waistline because of the risk of diabetes and heart disease, but it's not the only measurement that matters. From your height to your foot size, body dimensions can indicate a wealth of information about your susceptibility to ...
Study finds cause of lung cancer in tobacco.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... Scientists have detected two substances in tobacco smoke that directly cause lung cancer. They said the finding may help one day predict which smokers will develop the disease. They said people with high concentrations in their urine of a nicotine by-product called ...
Patrolling police not apparent.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: Des Netto Morningside I am a staunch DA supporter. However, for John Steenhuisen to suggest there are patrolling motorcyle policemen suggests his eyes function like a chameleon's and pick up things all others miss, or they have accepted his gullibility by showing ...
go, go, go joseph!(Tonight Broadsheet)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: BILL RYAN ONE is a seasoned understudy (but never a star) on London's West End, another is a tall drama student fresh out of school, and the third is a youthful Scottish imp who works as a supermarket cashier. They are, respectively, 26-year-old Lee Mead, ...
Time to take a stand against incompetence.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: George van der Merwe Glenwood Mike Sutcliffe's arrogance and sense of importance is only matched by his incompetence as a city manager. Which city in the world would have put up with such incompetent leadership? Durban must be the only city in the world ...
Brit's back and fighting fit.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... LOOKING tanned, toned and tidy - and with a beaming smile for her fans - this was Britney back to her best. The singer, 27, was spotted in London last week taking a stroll, dressed in tiny shorts and a white top. Her healthy appearance is a huge contrast to the way ...
Izzie or isn't she coming back?(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... LOS ANGELES - It has been a real-life cliffhanger, bigger than the one faced by her character, Dr Izzie Stevens, in the season finale of Grey's Anatomy: will Katherine Heigl return to Grey's next season? Sources have said Heigl's option on the medical drama has been picked up, ...
All eyes on Greyville as hot horses line up.(News)
Jun 27, 2009 ... BYLINE: CHAD COOKE Seven days from today Greyville racecourse will be the centre of attraction in South Africa as the 2009 Vodacom Durban July takes place. As in the past, 20 of the finest thoroughbreds in South Africa will line up to compete for the prize money, this ...